Becca Horn will be the Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings and Rye, offering a fresh and energetic alternative to the current two party race. Becca says
“I am delighted and honoured to be selected to represent Hastings & Rye Green Party in the next General Election. I stood because I’m so disillusioned by our political system that leaves us with a choice of the least bad option between Conservative and Labour, and I want to give our community an alternative. Let’s ask voters to consider what one more Green voice could do in parliament compared to just another Labour or just another Conservative who will invariably toe the party line.
I will be an independent voice who can speak truth to power, and hold both major players to account. Just as our soil needs diversity to grow resilient crops, so our democracy needs diversity to grow resilient, lasting policy that will shore us up against a rapidly destabilising climate and economic system.”
Becca is an actor and a yoga teacher and has lived in Hastings since 2017. She narrowly missed becoming the Green councillor for Castle ward in May 2022 where she lives. She has been active as a campaigner with Hastings and St Leonards Clean Water Action Group (CWAG) putting pressure on Southern Water to clean up their act as well as helping raise funds for all year round independent sea water testing. As a performer, she has been playing the character of ‘Climate Nan in a Caravan’ this year, campaigning to give local communities a stronger voice in planning issues and community issues related to their local environment and within the broader picture of the climate emergency.
Julia Hilton, Green group leader at Hastings Borough Council said,’ We had a very strong field of candidates standing to be our parliamentary candidate and I am delighted that Becca has been selected so local people have the chance to vote for a strong Green voice in parliament at the General Election.”