Cornwall needs to be brave and challenge accepted systems

The future Cornwall I want to see...

• Has an enviable cycling and rail infrastructure that connects towns with rural areas and prioritises active travel over polluting transport (e.g cars)
• Has many more fast charging points for electric cars but also considers other sustainable forms of transport
• Creates our own school curriculum - because the national one isn't fit for purpose - that teaches the truth about our colonial history and values and promotes stories and histories of diverse people with an explicit effort to include voices and examples of those so often missed. A curriculum that promotes and values kindness, tolerance and respect for all.
• Creates a school curriculum that teaches about, and readies children for, climate change. A curriculum that values nature and teaches fundamental basic skills that will allow future generations to live sustainable lives (gardening, cooking healthy meals from scratch, fixing broken items so they aren't thrown away) and promotes physical and mental health and wellbeing.
• Provides a post 16 education offer that trains young people for the future green economy, with courses mapped to predictions of future gaps and working practice to ensure long term employment.
• embraces the idea of the 4 day working week which will make people more productive and allow more time to invest in our communities, local projects, being with family, exercising.
• considers equality in all decision making and works hard to reduce impacts of any decision on vulnerable groups and those that experience inequality.
• finds sustainable solutions to the broken housing system which results in affordable homes, fit for the future.