Caroline Allen launched her candidacy for the North East constituency with a trip to Hackney Town Hall, where I met her on a grey December afternoon.
As a vet, she’s leading our action on animal welfare and anti-social dogs and as an Islington resident she wants to extend the success she and Caroline Russell have had with [...]
Earlier this month, I met Dr Shahrar Ali on Neasden Lane to launch his campaign as Green candidate for the Brent and Harrow constituency. Like me, Shahrar is increasingly concerned about the dangers of poor air quality in London and Neasden Lane is one of Brent’s air pollution hotspots. Shahrar showed me the source of [...]
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Last Monday evening I attended a public meeting on air pollution in Islington. It was well attended and a council officer praised the Green Party for getting such a good turnout. The problem with London’s air pollution is that it’s very dangerous, but we can’t see it and we can hardly smell it.
The panel take [...]
Last Monday I had the honour of co-hosting (with Allegra McEvedy, celebrity chef) the annual Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) ‘Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards’ ceremony. These annual awards go to groups from the public sector who are tackling the issue of animal welfare by only sourcing their produce from ethical farms.
CIWF has been handing [...]
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Last week was the launch of Susanna Rustin’s candidacy for the West Central constituency. I met Susanna at the Berwick Street Market, sandwiched between Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue, to highlight how she intends to campaign to protect the market and take the case to City Hall.
The market has been active since the 18th Century, [...]
This Sunday Caroline Allen, our constituency candidate for Islington, Hackney and Waltham Forest, will be launching the Green Party’s ‘Action Plan for Animals’ at the Animal Aid Christmas Fair. She wrote a guest blog for me about the plan…
“As a vet I know animal welfare is a big concern for many Londoners and that there is much to be done [...]
