Barnet Green Party were out on Tuesday to hand morning commuters ‘Bank of Boris £250,000 notes’, highlighting the Mayor’s unwavering support for the City of London at the expense of ordinary Londoners.

London’s Green Party is calling on banks to be more supportive of small businesses by seeking to require the Greater London Authority group—including Transport for London— to deal only with banks that demonstrate they’re lending to London’s small businesses.

A M Poppy, Barnet Green Party Candidate for Barnet and Camden, said: “Boris must end his nefarious affair with the big banks.” (The Bank of England’s latest quarterly trends show that lending to small businesses actually fell by 5.1% in August last year.)

Poppy said: “While the bankers rely on their big bonuses they neglect the businesses that we rely on.

“The economic crisis we’re in requiresdrastic action to straighten out our economy. A beginning is to send a strong signal that banks are meant to be a service for our local economies.”

Green Party Mayoral Candidate Jenny Jones said: “The Mayor’s support for the City of London comes at the expense of ordinary Londoners, especially at a time when so many of London’s small businesses are finding times hard.

“As the capital London must lead the way in helping change the culture of banking from casino-style speculation to useful business lending.”
More details on the Green Party’s policies towards the City of London and small businesses can be found at http://bit.ly/bankingideas