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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Greens get out and about in Burnley in push for more local election success

(L-r) Scott Cunliffe, Alex Hall and Andy Fewings of the Green party
(Left to right) Scott Cunliffe, Alex Hall and Andy Fewings of the Green party. Composite: Guardian Design

Standing on the doorstep of his terrace house in Brunshaw, a few minutes’ walk from Burnley football club’s stadium, Turf Moor, Vic is perhaps not many people’s idea of a typical Green voter. For one thing, he was formerly a Conservative. There’s also the fact he’s 85.

“They’re working hard all the time. It’s not just at elections you hear from them,” Vic says, having just promised his support to Alex Hall, who hopes to become the Greens’ second councillor in the ward on 5 May. “The other parties take you for granted.”

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