How can more people not know about this woman? I feel excited by someone I actually want to vote for, rather than the lesser of two evils IYSWIM. I have cut and paste from the policies page on her website, particularly interested in the bold bits (my highlighting, I don't work for her-honest!) I alos read today that she is lookng to support rape crisis centres:
Make education a priority
Work for every child to have an excellent primary school place
Make the transition to secondary school fair and sensible
Appoint an Education Commissioner to raise standards
Appoint a Young Mayor for London and create a new youth assembly
Create jobs and boost economic growth
Support long-term investment to keep London's economy strong
Work with employers to create new jobs and opportunities
Provide free travel for jobseekers and reduced fares for low earners
Introduce a monthly "Free London" day - where Londoners can travel for free and have access to a range of discounts and offers in restaurants, shops and attractions across London
Improve transport in London
Freeze fares until at least April 2014
Keep tubes running one hour later on Friday and Saturday night
Make the transport network more accessible and user-friendly
Reduce congestion by charging companies for digging up roads and introducing smarter charging in the congestion zone
Make good use of the River Thames -create an affordable River Boat Service running between Putney and Greenwich
Build better, safer neighbourhoods
Put more police on the streets and focus on crime prevention
Address residents top five local issues in each borough
Provide safe havens for people under threat of violence or abuse
Create housing and make better use of space
Target unused and derelict buildings for new housing
Build more homes on GLA owned land
Introduce a private rented sector property MOT
Work with Councils to offer space in underused public buildings to charities and other organisations