Liberal Democrats sometimes like to put policy into nice little boxes, roughly corresponding to government departments.

Other parties do this too, but sometimes it is necessary to ‘think outside the box’ as it were.

With the growing environmental awareness in soceity these days the Party has tried to link its ‘green credentialls’ with the whole gamut of policies.  (From Transport, Crime through to Foreign affairs and many other issues) Its true to say that every part of policy has a envrionmental aspect and it is right for the Lib Dems to recognise this.

One such area is ‘Health.’

The magazine of the ‘Green Liberal Democrats’ produced an article on this subject.  People living near motorways have an increased chance of heart attack.  Modern urban living environments increase stress and poor mental health.

The answer to these problems isn’t Rocket Science. The Netherlands has 600 ‘care farms’, places where sufferers of Depression can recover and feel better.  The mental charity MIND talks about ‘ecotherapy’ 

So being a ‘Green Party’ is not just about Wind Turbines and Solar Heating.  Its a much broader approach…