By Alison Proud2024-07-01T09:30:00
The Green Party is not expected to win in the Edinburgh constituency where Alison Proud lives. But as a member of Christian Climate Action, Alison says voting for the environment still counts, and is motivated by her Christian faith
I have voted already. I’ve had a postal vote for years, so when it arrived last week, I knew the routine. Prone to procrastination, I thought I’d better get it done straight away. A cross in the box for the Green party. A vote to say the climate crisis and the environment is the most important issue for me as a Christian.
A few months ago, I met my MP in her office. It’s on a stretch of road that has experienced a big increase in flooding over recent years. A neighbouring office has a sign up: “Permanently closed due to continual flooding”. With warmer air holding more water, rain and flooding is ever increasing. The closed office is just another casualty of the climate crisis.
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