Steve Campkin: Green Party parliamentary candidate for Ashford

Steven Campkin was born and raised in Ashford and has seen many changes in the town.

He has worked for Wastenot Recycling (now Viridor) and the PDSA, volunteered at the RSPCA Cattery in Station Road and currently works for Cooksons, on Henwood industrial estate.

Steve joined Greenpeace at age 28, the Green Party at age 30 and stood as candidate for Ashford central at the local elections in 2009. He also campaigns locally for Animal Rights.

During the campaign for the local and European elections Steve volunteered to stand as parliamentary candidate in his hometown of Ashford.

Steve maintains a blog, snippets from his recent posts:

The Greenwash Fades...
Sun, 18 Jul 2010
I've actually spoken to people who voted Conservative because 'Cameron said something nice about the environment'.

AV or PR
Mon, 05 Jul 2010
AV = Alternative Vote

PR = Proportional Representation

FPTP = First Past The Post

Nick Clegg is selling us short in agreeing to AV.

Dungeness and the expansion of Lydd Airport
Sun, 13 Jun 2010
A new power station at Dungeness and the expansion of Lydd Airport would be insane.

Nuclear power is not the Green alternative it is passed off as, and must have no
part in the future of power generation.

Prey for Justice.
Sun, 06 Jun 2010
Got myself in the paper again...



Kent Green Party is urging the public to write to their MPs in support of the Hunting Act.