LATEST NEWS: Wakefield Green Party have selected a Prospective Parliamentary Candidate to contest the next General Election in the Wakefield constituency. She is Miriam Hawkins, who was endorsed via a vote of the membership in December. Miriam is 43, married, and works as a freelance professional development tutor to medical students, mainly at Leeds University. Additionallly,she serves as a simulated patient for the Yorks. and Humber SHA., and is an adult- learner support worker. Miriam stood as a candidate in the local elections in 2008 for Wakefield Rural ward.
Her major interests include the Health Services, incomes and pensions, housing, and local economic systems. For more information about Green policies, see our website: wakefield.greenparty.org.uk where there are links to our national and local policies. In addition to fighting the General Election, Wakefield Greens will also be fielding candidates in the local elections in May 2010 , and are presently reviewing and revising their local programmes.
