David Taylor (Green politician)
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David Taylor is an environmentalist
and politician
in England
.
Taylor was a founder member of the Green Party of England and Wales
. In the 1980s, he founded the Green Gatherings festival, and also organised the litter picking at the Glastonbury Festival
. He also organised the Bath Anti-Nuclear Group.
Taylor served as a Principal Speaker
of the party from 1994 to 1997 alongside first Jan Clark
and then Peg Alexander
. During this time, he campaigned for a decentralised party, committed to non-violent direct action. He was a Green Party in Northern Ireland
candidate for Belfast West
at the Northern Ireland Forum
election in 1996, on a list which took only 156 votes. At the 1997 general election
, he stood in Yeovil, where he took 1.3% of the votes cast. He has also stood for the South West England
European Parliament constituency at each election since 1999, heading the party list in 1999 and 2004. The lists took between 7 and 10% of the votes cast, but he was not elected.
Taylor also runs a conference centre and retreat in Somerset
.
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Taylor was a founder member of the Green Party of England and Wales
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
. In the 1980s, he founded the Green Gatherings festival, and also organised the litter picking at the Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
. He also organised the Bath Anti-Nuclear Group.
Taylor served as a Principal Speaker
Principal Speaker
Principal Speakers were the public spokespersons of the Green Party of England and Wales but have since been replaced in the party by a national Leader and Deputy Leader...
of the party from 1994 to 1997 alongside first Jan Clark
Jan Clark
Jan Clark is an environmentalist and politician in the United Kingdom.Living in South Ferriby, North Lincolnshire, Clark worked as a deputy headteacher. In 1982, she joined the Ecology Party, following concerns about nitrate levels in drinking water...
and then Peg Alexander
Peg Alexander
Peg Alexander is a former politician in the United Kingdom.Alexander worked as the co-ordinator of the National Group on Homeworking. From 1995 until 1997, she served as Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales, alongside David Taylor...
. During this time, he campaigned for a decentralised party, committed to non-violent direct action. He was a Green Party in Northern Ireland
Green Party in Northern Ireland
The Green Party in Northern Ireland is the Northern Ireland subdivision of the Irish Green Party, based on the principles of Green politics. It works in co-operation with Green parties across Europe, and was formerly a party in its own right...
candidate for Belfast West
Belfast West (Assembly constituency)
Belfast West is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973...
at the Northern Ireland Forum
Northern Ireland Forum
The Northern Ireland Forum was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998....
election in 1996, on a list which took only 156 votes. At the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, he stood in Yeovil, where he took 1.3% of the votes cast. He has also stood for the South West England
South West England (European Parliament constituency)
South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, reduced from 7 in 2004.-Boundaries:...
European Parliament constituency at each election since 1999, heading the party list in 1999 and 2004. The lists took between 7 and 10% of the votes cast, but he was not elected.
Taylor also runs a conference centre and retreat in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
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