It has been a real pleasure campaigning for Zac Goldsmith, a strong voice for London. On the three occasions I have met Zac during the campaign he has always come across as a warm and genuine person and his speeches filled with a clear cut message and vision for the future of London.
Whilst making telephone calls at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, Zac arrived with a stack of pizzas to keep the activist
team going. The Conservative Party really is a united team working together.
His four key pledges are;
Start fixing London’s housing crisis by:
- Doubling home building to 50,000 a year by 2020 and ensuring development is in keeping with the local area
- Giving Londoners the first chance to buy new homes built in London
- Ensuring a significant proportion of all new homes are only for rent and not for sale
Improve the capacity and reliability of London’s transport system by:
- Ensuring the Night Tube goes ahead, starting Crossrail 2, and growing the rail network.
- Bringing suburban rail services under the Mayor’s control to increase and improve the service.
- Protecting the Freedom Pass.
Improve London’s living environment by:
- Protecting the green belt from development.
- Tackling air pollution with tougher rules on HGVs, and encouraging greener vehicles and safer cycling.
- Creating more green spaces and cleaning up local parks so they are safe to visit and enjoy.
Make London’s streets safer by:
- Protecting neighbourhood police teams and keeping them on the street.
- Tackling the root causes of crime in local communities.
- Putting more police on public transport at night.
Today, on the eve of election day, the London Evening Standard endorsed Zac, This cannot be understated as the newspaper reaches about 2 million people a day.