07:19 Friday 30th May 2014
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
[C]HRIS MANN: They may not have had any councillors in Cambridgeshire, but the Green Party say they’re confident they will have a representative in Cambridge again. They came third in the popular vote in the Euro and local elections in the city of Cambidge last week, beating the Conservatives into fourth place. So, are environmental issues becoming more important to the general public? I’m joined now by Matt Hodgkinson, who was the Green Party candidate in the Petersfield ward in Cambridge. Hello Matt.
MATT HODGKINSON: Morning.
CHRIS MANN: Pleased with last week’s results?
MATT HODGKINSON: Yes. Definitely. Obviously it was disappointing not to get councillors, but I think we weren’t expecting too much this time. But we’ve got quite a lot of momentum. We just had the local Young Greens founded last October by Ellisif Wasmuth, and there’s a lot of enthusiasm among the local party, especially the Young Greens, so we’ve got a lot to do for next year.
CHRIS MANN: It didn’t help you that you got into power in Brighton and then messed up, did it? You were running the local council there. You’ve got a local MP. And it’s a bit of a dog’s dinner so to speak, isn’t it down there?
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