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Sian Berry: Standing firm against faith schools

March 31, 2016 10:50
Berry - Green candidate for Mayor - says the state should not be involved in faith education

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Sandy Rashty,

Sandy Rashty

6 min read

Siân Berry has very little chance of being elected London Mayor in May.

This week, the bookies rated the Green party candidate's chances at just 150-1, leaving her trailing behind Labour's Sadiq Khan, Zac Goldsmith of the Conservatives, George Galloway of Respect and the Liberal Democrats' Caroline Pidgeon - but a margin above Ukip representative Peter Whittle.

This, I suspect, may be music to the ears of much of London's Jewish community and pro-Israel contingent.

For if Berry were to be elected, the 41-year-old activist would hope, among other policies, to clamp down on faith schools, support boycotts of Israel and cancel next year's Tel Aviv festival in London.