At the London Green Party’s European and Local Elections Campaign this morning, Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP since 1999, spelt out how only the Green Party can deliver positive change for the common good.
At the launch at College Green, Westminster, London, Lambert highlighted how only the Greens possess a “roadmap for real change” for London and offer a genuine alternative to the established order’s tired and destructive business-as-usual approach to politics.
Polling undertaken by YouGov, some of which has been commissioned by the London Green Party, reveals that Londoners wholeheartedly support Green policies; 58% of Londoners support Green calls to cap bankers’ bonuses, 64% support making the Living Wage mandatory and 66% support building more social housing. On air pollution, an issue on which the Greens have campaigned hard, 73% agree that tougher measures need to be taken to enforce legal emissions limits and 81% support our calls to make it easier to walk and cycle in the capital.
Lambert said:
“When people hear about our worked-through policies – cleaning up our dangerously dirty air, turning the minimum wage into a living wage and providing more affordable housing for Londoners – they vote Green. And because elections to the European Parliament are proportional you know that when you vote Green you get Green. At both a local and European level Greens don’t just highlight problems, we build lasting solutions.”
At the launch, Lambert, who is running for her fourth term, was joined by leader of the Green Party Natalie Bennett, Baroness Jenny Jones, Member of the House of Lords and London Assembly member, Cllr Darren Johnson, also a London Assembly Member, and Green MEP candidates including Caroline Allen.
Allen, number two on the London Greens’ European list and an award winning clean air campaigner, said:
“A vote for the Green Party in these elections is a vote for an economy that works for everyone, not just the richest. It’s a vote for jobs to build a life on, and a cap on bankers bonuses – rather than a race to the bottom on wages and tax breaks for the wealthiest.
“At this election the choice is stark. You can vote for one of the establishment parties, who offer different shades of business as usual. Or you can vote Green for positive change.”