West of England mayoral election - sadly there is no candidate from the English Democrats. However, Stephen Morris steps up to the plate in Greater Manchester.

As someone who lived in Bristol for 60 years before moving to Somerset, I take a passing interest in the West of England Mayoral election – in effect an election for a mayor of Greater Bristol.  It is a pity there is no candidate from the English Democrats.  However, I am pleased to see tireless campaigner Stephen Morris is standing for the English Democrats in the Greater Manchester mayoral election.

In a recent interview he gave to Mancunnionmatters I noted three of his policy statements with which I entirely agree.

He opposes building on the green belt and proposes all new planning applications would have to include solar panels on residential property and industrial units. 

He is against hospital car-parking charges saying: "We already pay for hospitals with our taxes.  Parking charges are an attack on the sick injured and vulnerable and we can't have it".

Regarding the Green Party he suggests that their "open border policy" makes it not such an environmentally friendly party as it would seem. 

For Mancunnionmatters entire article on Stephen Morris, the English Democrats' candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election, here is a link: 

http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/070476566-interview-i-want-manchester-be-place-%E2%80%93-english-democrats-mayoral-election