Picking on Berry
Apr. 29th, 2008 10:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
webfarmerAt least it's a halfway clever type of slagging.
Away With the Eco-Fairy, Siân Berry - Times Online - 27 Apr 08
"Their mayoral candidate is Siân Berry. Isn’t Siân Berry just the quaintest, most peachy-perfect Green name — half Celtic, half hedgerow."
"'I’ve stood for so many elections,' she says. 'And I’ve always lost. There’s a moment right at the end when I always think maybe I’ll win.' And she beams and I beam back in the way doctors beam at people who have only got a week to live."
And more fun with the Independent (UK). A bit nicer.
Sian Berry: We Ask The Questions - The Independent (UK) - 28 Apr 08
"What single achievement are you most proud of in your life?
That my campaign, the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s, persuaded the current mayor to bring in a higher congestion charge for the most polluting cars, and introduce discounts for cleaner cars.
What is your favourite thing to do in London during your day off?
A walk on Hampstead Heath then a trip to the pub."
Away With the Eco-Fairy, Siân Berry - Times Online - 27 Apr 08
"Their mayoral candidate is Siân Berry. Isn’t Siân Berry just the quaintest, most peachy-perfect Green name — half Celtic, half hedgerow."
"'I’ve stood for so many elections,' she says. 'And I’ve always lost. There’s a moment right at the end when I always think maybe I’ll win.' And she beams and I beam back in the way doctors beam at people who have only got a week to live."
And more fun with the Independent (UK). A bit nicer.
Sian Berry: We Ask The Questions - The Independent (UK) - 28 Apr 08
"What single achievement are you most proud of in your life?
That my campaign, the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s, persuaded the current mayor to bring in a higher congestion charge for the most polluting cars, and introduce discounts for cleaner cars.
What is your favourite thing to do in London during your day off?
A walk on Hampstead Heath then a trip to the pub."
