I found myself drawn to politics very naturally as an autistic person with an incredibly strong sense of justice and the habit of questioning why everything is the way it is. I was 10 during the Brexit referendum and it’s when I first became aware of politics, of how divisive it was but also how important it was. I became aware of how politicians use immigrants and refugees to direct people’s righteous anger at the wrong target, at their fellow workers and community members, instead of the rich and the corporations who want to take advantage of us all. I’ve been heavily involved with the local party, making our website more accessible, increasing our online presence and creating posters.

As your Green candidate, I care deeply for our local community and everyone in it. My greatest passion lies in making politics more accessible to everyone, so I can not only represent you, but also so you can represent yourselves too! Far too many people still think politics is just for students, the wealthy and the highly educated when it’s really for everyone because it impacts everyone. The phrase ‘I don’t do politics’ always makes me cringe because politics will do you regardless and the best thing you can do is act, to get directly involved in creating the world you want to live in and pass down to the next generation. If I can get even one more person involved in politics, get one more person doing something to make our world better, I know all my work will have been worth it.

Never forget that you can be part of the change you want to see. The world isn’t kind, therefore I will be!