ALL TOP THREE CANDIDATES FOR LONDON MAYOR SAY YES TO OUR RELATIONSHIP ASK!
On Wednesday night the Guild rocked the Bishopsgate Institute! Members of the EETG and the new Trades Guild Community Land Trust filled the Great Hall. Serenaded by Len & The Grease Monkeys + Fire Choir, the Guild established the case on our four proposals for the next Mayor at our Accountability Assembly.
Huge congratulations to all who attended and to everyone who played an active role. Only through taking action together can we make progress and our assembly has now put our Manifesto for the New Economy on the agenda the three front runners standing for election.
“I feel uplifted by the turnout of the Guild members and customers who came on Wednesday night. The efforts of the last year have made us stronger. Thanks to everyone pulling together, we got a meeting agreed by all three leading candidates standing for Mayor of London. Now we’re on track to hit the ground running in the months ahead. I hope everyone will turn up and vote on 2nd May” Len Maloney, JC Motors.
“The Guild had a major challenge to overcome with all three candidates being pulled away to the pre-record of the BBC’s coverage of the London Election. Nevertheless we persisted, and decided that if the mountain won’t come to Mohammed then Mohammed will go to the mountain. Despite being eclipsed by the BBC’s Mayoral debate we managed to make a significant step forward by securing a meeting with all three front runners standing to be Mayor. So now thanks to our efforts whoever is elected on 2nd May the Guild can be in dialogue with the person who has decision making power to help see through our ambitious goals. This is a big victory for everyone who has joined the collective actions of the Guild. Congratulations to all our members!” Krissie Nicolson, EETG Director.
HEADLINE RESPONSES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Sadiq Khan – Labour Party
“If I am elected I would love to meet again with the EETG along with my Deputy Mayors as soon as possible to discuss your manifesto”
Susan Hall – Conservative Party
“If elected I will meet with the EETG within a reasonable timeframe”
Zoe Garbett – Green Party
”I will meet the Guild because it’s key that we mutually hold each other to account, if elected I will also create a Deputy Mayor for Small Business so we can really make a difference” Zoe Garbett agreed to all four of the Guild’s proposals.
OUR MANIFESTO ASKS FOR THE NEXT MAYOR OF LONDON
COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS
If elected, will you match fund 50k revenue costs to deliver a robust business plan including a viability study for the transfer of three TfL arches currently home to JC Motors, Tripspace and Signature Brew E8 to London Trades Guild CLT? And if both social value and business viability are proven, will you transfer these three named arches with a discount on market value?
SOCIAL VALUE
If elected will you make Social Value Leases a core part of your affordable workspace policy for Transport for London commercial estate and a percentage of floorspace in new developments?
COMMUNITY WEALTH
If elected, will you work with us to support London Trades Guild to become a relationship broker between our members, local authorities, and B-Corp-incorporated large businesses to find creative ways in which local small businesses can become their suppliers?
THE RELATIONSHIP
If elected, will you meet with us again halfway through your next term to ensure we’re on track to achieving our aims together?
WHAT NEXT?
Get out the vote! Make sure you turn up to vote on 2nd May and remember to take valid voter ID with you. The full list of what you can take can be found here.
On Wednesday people mapped out their networks and made a commitment to get the word out on our key proposals. Those who joined in made a total of 738,490 people through a combined reach across their social media and on the ground in local clubs, community partners and neighbouring businesses! And that was just the people in the room. Our event on Wednesday night took place in the London Assembly constituency of City & East, the largest of all the assembly constituencies has an electorate of 637,319. Can you see how your vote has power?
You can also play a key role in our groundbreaking Manifesto, simply by talking about it with friends, family and colleagues. Tell them we have secured these pledges from the Mayoral Candidates and spread the word on your socials find us here X: @EastEndTrades Insta @East_End_Trades_Guild FB: EastEndTradesGuild. Like, love, repost and share our posts!
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