BBC News - Gordon Brown gives advice on tactical voting
'...if people don't want a Conservative government, then they must make sure they don't allow the Conservatives to get in.' Gordon Brown
Since the fight in Brighton Pavillion is between the Greens and the Tories, Gordon Brown is effectively advising non-Tory voters there to vote Green. I've alway been of the view that people should vote on their convictions myself but the current first past the post system does present some people with a dilemma - and in Brighton, as elsewhere, people voting Green could help create historic wins.
The Greens top three seats...
Brighton Pavillion http://www.carolinelucas.com/cl.html
Norwich South http://www.adrianramsay.org.uk/sites/adrianramsay.html
Lewisham Deptford http://www.darrenforlewisham.org.uk/sites/darrenjohnson.html
Friday, April 09, 2010
Free schools meals for all children
I very strongly agree with Steve, who emailed me today (copied below). Its Green Party policy to provide all children with a meal at school free of charge. Our full policy statement on schools meals says,'It will be a minimum requirement that all children are provided free of charge with a balanced nutritious lunch including local and organic non-GM food, free from additives. Vegetarian, vegan, religious and other dietary requirements will be catered for. Vending machines will only supply healthy snacks and not crisps, carbonated drinks and sweets. Schools will be encouraged to involve children in growing, preparing and cooking food. Not only will this provide invaluable and essential education in the importance of a good diet, but evidence shows it will greatly improve behaviour, quality of life and learning.'
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Dear...
I am writing to you because all children deserve a hot healthy meal at lunch time. Providing more free school meals will ensure that every child in your constituency realises their right to not go hungry and will reduce educational and health inequalities. They also make good economic sense as they reduce health care costs and increase educational standards.
As a Parliamentary candidate for my constituency I call on you to support the extended provision of free school meals to ensure that all children have a hot, healthy meal at lunch time.
Yours sincerely
Steve...
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Further Green policies on Young People and Education:
Labels:
cooking,
education,
food,
health,
quality of life,
wellbeing,
young people
Pledges on children and childhood
I pledge to support children today to make tomorrow better for everyone - see email below from Action for Children. See all posts on young people here (which includes details of NSPCC, Every Disabled Child Matters, Save the Children and Gingerbread work and pledges).Via the Political Exchange site I've also signed Plan UK's pledge to: Do what I can to ensure young people are given a voice in discussions about issues that affect the world they live in, particularly climate change; Support the campaign to ensure more girls have the chance to realise their potential and go to secondary school; Encourage more schools in my constituency to create links to schools in developing countries to share learning and turn young people into global citizens.
Also via Political Exchange I've agreed with the National Deaf Children's Society work to: Close the gap in educational attainment between deaf children and other children; Improve public services so deaf children and their families get the support they need from the start; Help deaf children in my constituency get the same opportunities as other children
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Dear Mr Vowles,
Make the future better: take your action for children now
As a prospective parliamentary candidate for the forthcoming general election, I would like you to take action for children now by pledging to support children today to make tomorrow better for everyone.
Around a million of today's children will be trapped in the same cycle of deprivation as their parents. From the moment they are born, their hopes of leading a happy and fulfilling life will diminish. Right from their first breath, they will be at risk of neglect - they will do worse at school, they are more likely to be unemployed, they are more likely to suffer mental ill health, to misuse drugs or alcohol and to end up in prison. And eventually, when they have children, the chances are the same thing will happen all over again. The costs of this to individuals, families, the State - and society as a whole - are almost unquantifiable.
But it doesn't have to be like this. Financial support alone will not solve the problem of deprivation. We are writing off their futures unless we take action now. We know what action is needed: targeted early intervention breaks the cycle of deprivation.
Please sign our pledge to support our campaign for early intervention and help us stop another generation being caught in the cycle of deprivation.
http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=114&ea.campaign.id=5915
To find out more, read our latest research: Deprivation and risk: the case for early intervention.
http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=680
Best wishes,
Helen Donohoe
Director of Public Policy
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