Swansea & Gower Green Party have re-selected Tony Young to stand for Swansea East in this year’s general election.
Tony joined the party in 2000 and has contested Swansea East for the last three consecutive general elections and the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Local council elections. He is a member of CND Wales and a leading force in the Steering Group to set up a Peace Institute in Wales.
Tony wishes to focus on cancelling the replacement for Trident Nuclear Weapons (saving £100 billion for the taxpayer) and engaging in a process of multilateral nuclear global disarmament. Tony stands alongside both Ashley Wakeling for Swansea West and Julia Marshall for Gower, meaning the party are now standing in every seat in Swansea County, the first time since 2005.
Tony said “This is a monumental chance for the people of Swansea to vote for change. We offer an alternative to the austerity rhetoric that plagues Westminster and South Wales in particular. A Green vote is one to redistribute wealth from the richest in our society through clamping down on tax avoidance and ensuring the most vulnerable in society are protected.”