Although I have retired to live in Bristol with my son, I lived in Wales from 1981 to 2003, observing the Thatcher years, closure of the pits, and the referendum in Wales.

I voted in favour of the Welsh Assembly; and am interested in the well being of everyone; both townsfolk and countryfolk.

Being a Quaker I find war abhorrent - and so at the time of the Afghan War I joined the Green Party who also do not approve of war.

It would be great to have a Green Voice in the Welsh Assembly to remind us all of the horrors of a mother bearing sons and daughters to go and drop bombs on other innocent mothers and children.

We also need a voice to ensure that no Nuclear plants or Nuclear waste come back to Wales. It is moneymaking short term greed that wishes to continue with nuclear power.

Wales has rivers for hydroelectric power, tides for tidal lagoons and windswept moors and remote coasts for sympathetically erected wind turbines.

As a once enthusiastic hill walker, I personally prefer wind turbines to coal mining devastation or hidden nuclear dumps.

I am now 69, with a lifelong interest in the countryside and weather and so have observed our rapidly changing climate.

The future problems are extremely serious, especially for low lying areas, both in Wales and the rest of the world.

A Green Assembly Member will keep this debate at the forefront, encouraging more urgent action by other parties.

I am now a disabled pensioner and recognise that the Welsh Assembly has started helping the elderly but there is room for improvement.

Local councils are cutting costs and altering Day Centre status, and privatising services, all to the benefit of no one.

There was more consideration for the elderly in the 1960s when the country was still recovering from the war.

Green Party policies are geared towards a more compassionate and caring society, much needed to solve some of the many problems we all face. A vote for the Green Party in the South Wales East list will kick-start Wales into this much needed direction.