20 September 2022
Phil Handscomb has been selected as the Green Party candidate for the by-election in Edgeley & Cheadle Heath ward, which takes place on Thursday October 13th, caused by the sad death of local Councillor Sheila Bailey. Phil says:
"I was raised in the South but came up to Manchester for university, ended up settling nearby in Stockport about 30 years ago. I worked as an electronic engineer, mainly in the manufacturing industry, but have now taken early retirement.
I'm a keen cyclist so hope for good cycling infrastructure (and thereby keeping us out the way of cars!) as well as improvements to public transport. I'm a volunteer in 2 charities, one runs a community boat on the canal near Poynton, the other an arts & well-being organisation in Trafford.
Recent events the other side of Europe and their local consequences, i.e. increased energy bills, should have highlighted yet more reason to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. A lot of small changes can be made locally, and with local benefits. Just one example of these being home insulation, and since most of the time your heating is just compensating for heat loss, increasing insulation (preferably as part of a local government initiative) can make a considerable reduction to your bills, (whether “capped” or not) as well as helping, in a small way, with global targets."
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