My letter to the future

A Leicestershire Parliamentary Candidate has joined a campaign to protect our natural world by signing the Letter to the Future. Rory Palmer, Labour’s challenger in Bosworth, is supporting the campaign led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).

The letter calls for better investment in nature by politicians, urging them to consider our natural as well as our financial future when making decisions about how to tackle the country’s economic challenge.

The RPSB aims to gain tens of thousands of signatures to the letter before the next general election, showing the government that people care about nature as well as the economy and want to see it protected for the benefit of future generations.

A host of famous faces have already put pen to paper including Philppa Forrester, Bill Bryson and Mariella Frostrup. Rory Palmer has joined them, signing the letter to show his support for this important campaign.

Rory Palmer said:

“I am supporting the RSPB’s campaign because I want our children and grandchildren to be able to grow up in a world where they can appreciate tigers and sparrows, tropical rainforests and bluebell woods, a world worth living in.”

“As politicians we must all accept our responsibility to protect the natural world and safeguard it for future generations. Through effective policy-making we can stem the extinction of endangered species and protect vulnerable natural habitats. Locally in Bosworth we have some wonderful habitats and natural settings including Thornton Resevoir, Ambion Woods, Bosworth Battlefield and the Ashby Canal. These must be protected and as the local MP I will work to protect and enhance them.”

The RSPB’s Head of Sustainable Development, Martin Harper, added:

“The government faces tough economic decisions but these mustn’t be taken at the expense of the environment. We are calling on the government to recognise this and ensure future generations will be able to appreciate the natural world as we do. It’s vital that politicians support us in this campaign and we are very grateful to Rory Palmer for lending his support.”