Anthony Slaughter
Anthony Slaughter | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Wales Green Party | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Political party | Wales Green Party |
| Residence(s) | Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | https://wales.greenparty.org.uk/green-party-wales-leader/ |
Anthony Slaughter is a politician who has been the leader of the Wales Green Party since December 2018.[1] He previously served as Deputy Leader from 2014 to 2015.[2] In 2024 Slaughter was appointed as the President of Wales for Europe.[3] He has previously been a candidate for general, local authority and town council seats.[2] Slaughter regularly appears in the media on behalf of the party to discuss political issues including BBC Radio Wales[4] and S4C.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Slaughter was born in Yorkshire and stated in 2021 that he had lived in "Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan for the last 17 years".[6] He has worked as a garden designer and landscaper.[3] Slaughter has been involved with and was chair of the local community organisation Gwyrddio Penarth Greening, a grassroots community organisation focused on planting and maintenance of the GPG Community Orchard that serves the local community.[7]
Political career and campaigning
[edit]In 2017, Slaughter stood in the local authority ward of St Augustine's, a target seat.[2] In the 2019 UK general election, Slaughter stood as the Green candidate in the Vale of Glamorgan UK parliament constituency, coming third, with a 5.9% vote share.[8] The seat was supported by Unite to Remain as part of a coordinated effort with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, in the interest of a people's vote for Brexit.[9] Slaughter was also a co-founder of the Vale for Europe campaign group, a Vale of Glamorgan grassroots group that campaigned for a people's vote concerning Brexit.[3]
For the 2021 Senedd election, he stood in the Vale of Glamorgan Senedd constituency, obtaining 2.9% in fifth place.[10] During the 2024 UK general election he stood as the Wales Green Party candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth coming second, increasing his vote share to 14.5%.[11] In September 2024 Slaughter announced "...we will get our first Green elected to the Senedd in 2026" at the Green Party of England and Wales autumn conference in Manchester.[12]
Policies and views
[edit]Since the Brexit referendum he has consistently campaigned for Wales to have closer ties with Europe.[3] In 2021, Slaughter joined YesCymru, and supports Welsh independence.[13]
In 2023, Slaughter voiced his support for an "immediate ceasefire in Gaza", condemning the "indiscriminate killing of civilians and collective punishment of a population".[14] Slaughter also supports a tax for the "super-wealthy" to help fund services like the NHS.[15]
In 2024, Slaughter authored a book called Future Wales - A Vision for Green Democracy which pointed 'to the possible ways forward for our country in an uncertain global future.'[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Mansfield, Mark (23 October 2024). "Anthony Slaughter re-elected as leader of Wales Green Party". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Slaughter". Wales Green Party. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d Price, Stephen (6 September 2024). "Wales for Europe appoint Greens leader as President". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Sunday Supplement, Senedd Election, legacy trials and US police reform". BBC. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Y Blaid Werdd yn dweud y bydd gyda nhw aelod yn Senedd Cymru yn 2026". newyddion.s4c.cymru (in Welsh). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (28 March 2021). "Senedd election 2021: Who's standing in the Vale of Glamorgan?". WalesOnline. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Slaughter - Bylines Cymru". bylines.cymru. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ harrietking (9 November 2019). "Vale Of Glamorgan Candidate Picked For Unite To Remain Seat". Wales Green Party. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan - Welsh Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Cardiff South and Penarth - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (7 September 2024). "Anthony Slaughter: "We can, we must, and we will get our first Green elected to the Senedd in 2026."". Bright Green. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ NationCymru (1 March 2021). "Wales Green Party leader joins YesCymru". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Price, Emily (6 November 2023). "Welsh Greenparty leader makes Gaza ceasefire call at conference". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Wales Green Party want tax on wealthy to boost NHS and education". BBC News. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Slaughter, Anthony (2024). "Future Wales - A Vision for Green Democracy". Cardiff, Vale and Valleys Green Party. Retrieved 10 December 2024.