Anna Firth: After the crisis, what can councils do to reset the environmental dial?
We need to install more electric vehicle charging points, plant kelp farms, and offer Council Tax discounts for environmentally-friendly gardening.
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Anna Firth is a councillor and barrister who fought Erith and Thamesmead at the 2015 General Election. She is co-chair of Women for Britain.
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Anna Firth: Why I am standing to be Voluntary Director of the Conservative Policy Forum
An 80-seat majority is a fabulous opportunity, but we need practical, effective and popular policies to deliver on our manifesto.
Anna Firth: We need a plan to regain the university seats, and win over the students who flocked to Corbyn
We won the election but suffered badly in places like Canterbury, which I contested.
Anna Firth: Local Government, not central Government, has the power and the tools to combat loneliness
In Sevenoaks, we are using public health funding to pay for advisors working in GP surgeries to help tackle the non-medical causes why people visit their doctor.
Anna Firth: Holding back the tide in Kent during last week’s local elections
In Sevenoaks we ran an uber-local campaign. I am pleased to report that this was a successful strategy.
Anna Firth: How we are helping to protect children in Sevenoaks from digital harm
Using our extensive links with schools, charities and parents, we have designed an array of internet safety measures.
Anna Firth: As a Brexiteer, the White Paper plan is not what I would have written, but it is a compromise I can live with
It is not perfect, but I believe it delivers the essentials of leaving the EU while also recognising the real fears held by many Remainers.
Anna Firth: Parents have a vital role to play in keeping children safe online
We can’t depend on the Government or internet providers to empower young people to use the internet safely.
Anna Firth: Tories must be more than pragmatists to win over young people
My pizza-fuelled focus group confirmed why our campaign was so unattractive to these voters, and how we can win them over.
Anna Firth: Five reasons why women should vote Leave
Women are the most important group of swing voters in the EU referendum campaign: Harriet Harman has a point.