looking for an alternative

I sent this email today to the Green Party, I will let you know if I get a response:


Hi there,

I was wondering if you could answer a couple of queries that I have about the Green Party and your policies and viewpoints to help me make my final decision for voting in the euro-elections on June 4th?

I wondered if you could tell me what the Green Party think about the very real problem of overpopulation? As far as I can see it one of the main issues facing our planet is that there are currently more people than this planet can sustain, and the population is growing all the time. On a large scale this equates to extra pressure on resources, over crowding, famine, drought and the easy spread of diseases. On a more local scale it equates to larger class sizes, longer waiting time for NHS care and additional pressure on the infrastructure of this country. I am disillusioned with the major parties stance on promoting reproduction as a good thing for our country and for the world and I wondered if perhaps the Green Party, with its obvious concern for the environment around us could offer something different?


My second query is to do with the Green Party policies on the workplace. As you will be aware the major parties seem to be promoting flexible working and extra perks for those with "families". However it is clear that what they actually mean is those who have chosen to become parents. Those of us who provide care for elderly, disabled or severely ill relatives find it very difficult to be awarded the flexible hours and other perks offered to those who have children, and regardless of loyalty or years of service within an organisation it is practically unheard of for a childfree person to be awarded time off, paid or otherwise, to pursue other interests, such as other care responsibilities or further study.
Despite all the talk of equality it would seem that those without children are somehow less equal than those who do become parents.
Do the Green Party have policies to ensure that the flexible working and other perks offered to those with children will be extended to all employees, who after all are also paying tax into the system that allows for these perks in the first place?

I am very interested to hear the Green Party stance on these topics, and I sincerely hope that you do offer a real alternative to what the other parties are offering.

Thank you for your help with this matter

Regards

Bitchin' Atheist*


*I did actually use my real name in the email!