Mayor and Assembly candidate visit Queen’s Market with local shopping pledge 4 April 2008 by sianberry Green candidate for Mayor of London, Sian Berry, joined Heather Finlay, Assembly candidate for City and East London, to visit Queen’s Market in Newham on Friday 4th April to meet with traders and shoppers. Siân also launched the Green Party’s pledge to protect and promote local shopping, not let London’s high streets and markets be […] Read more »
Siân Berry responds to BNP candidate 1 April 2008 by sianberry Green Mayor candidate Siân Berry has responded to the comments of BNP candidate for the London Assembly, Nick Eriksen. Second on the BNP’s list, Eriksen wrote that the seriousness of rape is a "myth," that women who work are "unnatural and vile," and that "some women are like gongs – they need to be struck […] Read more »
Teddy bear MP backs Siân for London’s children 27 March 2008 by sianberry Siân has won the endorsement of Harry Bear, the first teddy bear to become an MP. Harry, the creation of author Richard Heller, works to make politics more accessible to children. His backing comes after Siân promised to ask London’s children to write her three new policies to make their lives better if she becomes […] Read more »
Open letter to Nick Clegg MP 27 March 2008 by sianberry Green Assembly Members Jenny Jones and Darren Johnson have delivered this letter to Liberal Democrat headquarters in Westminster. Dear Nick, We are writing this open letter because we are concerned that your voters are about to go into a London election with no Liberal Democrat candidate. Although we do not always agree with the Liberal […] Read more »
Greens win backing of Lush cosmetics boss 26 March 2008 by sianberry Siân Berry visited the Regent Street Lush store on Tuesday 25 March to receive the endorsement of Mark Constantine, the co-founder and MD of the Lush cosmetics chain. Mark is backing Siân as his choice for Mayor of London, and has backed up his announcement with a £10,000 donation to her campaign. Mark Constantine said:"I’m […] Read more »
Greens take anti-crime message to Brixton 25 March 2008 by sianberry Siân Berry, Green Mayor of London candidate, visited Brixton on Tuesday to launch the campaign of Lambeth and Southwark London Assembly candidate, and well-known local campaigner, Shane Collins. Siân and Shane highlighted crime issues affecting the area, and presented some of the Green Party’s policies for London that will help solve these problems, including: Extra […] Read more »
Siân recommends "Siân 1, Ken 2" to stop Boris 19 March 2008 by sianberry In a joint press conference with Ken Livingstone this morning, Siân urged Green supporters to vote "Siân 1, Ken 2" as insurance against a Boris Johnson mayoralty. At the same press conference, Livingstone asked his voters to back Siân second. London Green Party members voted at a meeting on Monday night (17th March) to issue […] Read more »
London MEP denounces deportations of asylum-seekers to Iraq 14 March 2008 by sianberry Jean Lambert MEP has criticized the Government’s decision to return or leave destitute 1,400 Iraqi asylum-seekers, whilst Jordan and Syria have been left to cope with the exodus of millions of Iraqi citizens since the conflict began. Ms Lambert was speaking ahead of a Stop The War demonstration taking place on Saturday 15 March at […] Read more »
Siân’s Budget Day message to Londoners 11 March 2008 by sianberry London is a great city but a tough place to live and work. Every day is budget day for Londoners. Here’s what I would do to make our city a greener, more affordable place for all of us. Other cities can provide reasonably priced transport, why can’t London? Never mind a fares freeze, I’d cut […] Read more »
Capital Woman leads debate on health inequality for International Women’s Day 7 March 2008 by sianberry Women across London will find true inspiration this weekend at the annual Capital Woman conference, where London’s Green MEP, Jean Lambert, will be chairing a debate on health and tackling inequality across the city. The event, which is taking place on Saturday 8th March, marks International Women’s Day. Having been London’s Green MEP since 1999, […] Read more »