Pippa Maslin has applied to be the Green Party's candidate for Wandsworth & Merton in the London Assembly elections in May 2020
Put questions to Pippa Maslin at a hustings on Tuesday 27th November at 19:30 hrs in Balham Bowls Club, 7-9 Ramsden Road SW12 8QX.
This will be followed by a social with Wandsworth Greens
Pippa Maslin
A state secondary school English teacher for thirteen years, a Media Arts university tutor during the completion of my doctorate, and now a trainee case worker for a local user-led deaf and disabled people's organisation, as well as a carer for my father, I first lived in Merton in the late 1970s and returned in 2013 when I was lucky enough to move into the property in which my grandparents were the first council tenants in the 1950s. I take a keen interest in local issues - such as the devastating impact of 'austerity' upon public services, the council’s outsourcing of both waste management and the management of our green spaces, the burgeoning role of housing associations in the wake of a transfer of housing stock formerly owned by the council, the dearth of truly affordable housing, the various proposals to 'reconfigure' healthcare provision, the chronic underfunding of adult social care, and high levels of air pollution - always working hard to hold elected representatives to account, and determined to help improve the area. Furthermore, I have stood as a candidate for my ward twice, am the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Mitcham and Morden, and am Election Agent for my local party.
Merton Green Party meets on a monthly basis. The next meeting will take place at 7.15pm on Wednesday 12th December 2018 upstairs at The Sultan Pub. For more information please contact Membership Officer John Boyd. You can also register your interest on our Facebook event page.
December's meeting will consist of a brief AGM, followed by food, drinks and games. Please bring a plate of food to share if you are able to. We'd love to see as many of our members as possible. If you have never been to a Merton Green Party meeting, then December's meeting is definitely the one for you!
Our litter-picking sessions take place in Colliers Wood on the last Sunday of every month from 11am, come rain or shine. The group usually meets at Colliers Wood tube. Please contact killicktom@hotmail.com for more information or call him on the day on 07821 882380. We would welcome help from anyone interested, regardless of political affiliation.
Please note that we won't be meeting in December, so will resume on Sunday 27th January 2019.
Join local like-minded residents for a fun, relaxed evening chatting about all things green and sustainable. The next meeting is Thursday 22nd November 2018. From 19:30 hrs in the Garden Shed Pub, 145 Haydons Road, SW19 1AN London
Please refer to our News Page for previous activities.
