LEO CUsssons, Green Party candidate in PEEL & GLENFABA (2021)
The Isle of Man Green Party is a registered political party running political candidates to lead sustainable change for the Isle of Man.
Leo Cussons is Election Strategist on the Green Party Committee. Born in Glen Maye in 1971 and raised on the island. He worked on the farms in Glen Maye in his youth, studied business at the Isle of Man College and Law at Lancaster University. He has set up several businesses over the years, including an environmentally friendly industrial cleaning business, website design and is currently the proprietor of Ken Quine’s hardware shop in Port Erin. He lived for ten years in the Netherlands working as an ERP computer consultant before returning to the island in 2004.
“I believe that we have got to look for a new way in politics. Green politics is not about left or right but about fair, just and sustainable future for all of us. For far too long politicians have looked at the short term for their own careers. We have seen how bad decisions like the MEA have fundamentally destroyed years of opportunity of looking at alternatives to energy requirements for the island. We need an effective form of government and the Green party has to be part of that package, if we are to see a future and social mobility going back up for women and men.
We need our young people to stay as they are the lifeblood of our Island. That is why we need to consider putting into housing planning not just design, efficiency, location but also ownership as part of the planning process for a proper property owning democracy for everyone.
I believe in fairness and justice but we have to accept that if we don't earn it we can't spend it. Just being irresponsible by accruing more and more debt and liability which has had a major effect on transport, energy, infrastructure schools etc. The incompetence at best by the previous Tynwald administration has left us with major holes in basic services such as maternity pay to name just one.
The new engines will only come about when we have the legislators who create the environment for all to flourish. New engines include things that have been brought up in the past like encouraging international organisations to come to the Island. Perhaps we can look at some sort of kitemark internet dispute resolution system for our legal services. Other ideas include building a trading relationship with Ireland. Attracting hi-tech jobs and developing cottage industries. Creating innovation centres of excellence and environments of learning. No stone must be left unturned in working with established industries small or big to ensure that our economy is more diverse and self sufficient than before.
The ridiculous scenario over Peel sewage works has to be resolved once and for all without doing damage to the food park and other businesses there. The same goes for the Corrin home. It is important that we have employment opportunities in Peel instead of people having to trail in at 8:15 in the morning to get to work in Douglas. As one of your Mhk's, I see it as a priority to create an integrated transport solution which will save residents £3000 plus in their back pocket per year and reduce traffic.
Voting Green is common sense politics which in turn will create unity, harmony and success in our Community.”
Read more about the Isle of Man Green Party Principles here.
Contact
Email: lcussons@gmail.com
Telephone: 07624 406750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leocussons
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeoCussons
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Published by L.Cussons, Thie Ben Varrey, 11 Bridge Street, Peel, IM5 1NF