Natalie Bennett Visits The Constituency We interview Natalie Bennett, Head of the Green Party at an event being held in Brentford. Find out about the Green Party's plans in the run up to this year's General Election and how they are trying to change the perceptions people have had about their cause as well as what they mean by the "Green Surge".
What? A key London Conservative-Labour marginal. Where? South-west Greater London, very near Heathrow airport. Why? Labour's gains in recent European elections in London will make the party keen to get back this west London constituency. Debate in the constituency will be complicated by the fact that national Conservative and Labour parties support Heathrow expansion, but both local candidates oppose such a move.
Daniel Goldsmith claims 'flip-flopping' by other parties means Green Party is the only group which can be relied upon to oppose a third runway at Heathrow
Sarah Hayward, the new leader of Camden Council, deserves congratulations for her pledge to ensure that all new contracts let by the council will only go to companies that pay their staff the London Living Wage (New Journal, May 17). We are delighted Labour are again promising to live up to their 2010 manifesto pledge.
It seems that many people did not understand the system used in the mayoral elections. Have we got the mayor we really want? Late on Friday evening - around three hours later than expected after shenanigans involving lost ballot boxes - the UK public learned that London had returned Boris Johnson as its mayor for a second term.