Sushila Dhall
I was saddened that Peter Tatchell was forced to stand down from being the parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in Oxford East due to ill health.
I think the Oxfordshire Green Party has selected a dynamic and commited candidate in Sushila Dhall as the Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Oxford East.
She is well known in Oxford, has campaigned on many issues I feel strongly about and I know she will give Andrew Smith a run for his money.
I believe that Sushila will represent the residents of Oxford East well, her experience as a city and county councillor gives her a good understanding of the issues important to the residents of Oxford East.
I admire her social activism, standing up for the socially excluded, campaigning for affordable housing, opposing the expansion of the Westgate shopping centre and the planning proposal for the Northern Gateway development.
And I support her demands for getting better home insulation, promoting renewable energy and getting something done about the illegally-high particulate pollution in central Oxford that I have to cycle through every day.
Best of all she has a positive vision of a sustainable future based on local communities and active citizens.
I think Oxford Greens have chosen well, selecting Sushila as their parliamentary candidate for Oxford East.