The values of a fair and green future are the foundations of the Welsh Liberal Democrat election programme.

We have grasped the opportunity of the new powers - to make the Assembly work for the people of Wales.

I want a fair deal for pupils, parents and students.

A fair deal to reduce class sizes so that pupils have more time with their teachers.

Too many of our classes are bigger than 25. Making sure the classes are smaller than this gives the teachers a better chance to spend more time individually with the pupils.

I want a fair deal for patients too. Health care should be available locally when you need it. Too often we have seen ambulances stacked outside the Royal Gwent Hospital with patients waiting on ambulance trolleys.

We would ensure the ambulance, out of hours doctors services and our accident and emergency hospital units work together.

Patients in Gwent deserve health care when you need it. That?s why we would extend local services to include nurse led walk in centres where you can get treatment for all sorts of minor ailments and accidents without an appointment - and available evenings and weekends as well!

The Lib Dems will make sure that services at the Royal Gwent and Neville Hall hospitals are unchanged until we have ensured more and better local services.

And this includes the use of our smaller local hospitals as well - like the County Hospital in Griffithstown.

The lack of affordable housing and poor quality stock in Gwent is a modern injustice. That is why we will deliver extra investment to make nearly 1500 extra homes available in our area on top of those already planned over the next Assembly term.

Homes that will be affordable for local people to rent or buy.

The Lib Dem programme is full of new ideas, innovative ways to use our new powers, policies to tackle poverty, social exclusion and injustice.

We stand for a future that is fair for all - free from poverty, free from unnecessary government meddling, free from discrimination.

A future that is green- no new nuclear power, energy efficient buildings, more recycling.

A party for the future, with the ideas, experience and energy to serve Wales. Wales deserves better. Wales deserves a fair, green future.

To find out more call 01495 740458 or e mail: michael.german@welshlibdems.org.uk