GREEN Party MEP Jean Lambert bids for the influential 'grey vote' tomorrow when she joins rivals from other main political parties on a European Elections Panel organised by the Islington Pensioners Forum.
Mrs Lambert, London Euro-MP and co-president of the European Parliament's all-party group on Ageing, will tell the Islington Town Hall meeting that a vote for the Green Party is a vote for the party's 'Pensioners' Pledge' to guarantee a decent state pension for all, scrap means testing for pensioners and fight age discrimination in the workplace.
"More than two thirds of Britain's 11 million pensioners live in poverty - many more face discrimination, decaying public services, poor public transport and a failing NHS," said Mrs Lambert, who is also the Green party' s shadow spokesperson on pensions and social affairs.
"The Green Party believes pensioners deserve a life of pride and dignity, with a decent state pension, fair local taxation, better mobility and health care, and the establishment of a National Older Persons Commission to champion their rights both with the Government and, when necessary, in the courts."
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Notes to Editors
Jean will address the National Pensioners' Convention in Blackpool on May 18th
For more information - or copies of the Green Party's 'Pensioner's Pledge - please contact Ben 020 7407 6280, 07973 823358 or press@greenmeps.org.uk