Jonathan Bartley

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Jonathan Charles Bartley (born October 16, 1971 in London ) is a British politician . Since September 2, 2016 he has been one of the two party leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales . First he shared the position with Caroline Lucas and since September 4, 2018 with Siân Berry . He was also the Greens' spokesman for work and pensions.

Childhood and family

Bartley was born on October 16, 1971 in London. His father was Christopher Bartley, an NHS medical consultant and a Normandy veteran .

Bartley attended Dulwich College from 1980 to 1989 and, after graduating from high school, the London School of Economics and Political Science , which he graduated in 1994.

life and career

After graduating, Bartley worked for several years as a cross-party researcher and parliamentary assistant in the UK Parliament. He was a member of John Major's campaign team in the election of Conservative Party leader against John Redwood .

In 2002, Bartley co-founded Ekklesia , a Christian think tank dedicated to "the changing role of beliefs, values, and belief / non-belief in public life". In 2008 he was also a co-founder of the Accord Coalition , which works to eradicate religious discrimination in the English and Welsh school systems.

He is a regular contributor to BBC One 's The Big Questions. Previously, he was on BBC Radio 4's “Thought for the Day” and ITV's “The Moral of the Story” and was a columnist for the Church Times. He was a guest on BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze and has written for The Guardian newspaper . He also has the Green Party of England and Wales represented in the media, including the welfare debate, the BBC in the general election in 2015 , he in the former work and pensions minister Iain Duncan Smith from the Conservative Party collided.

Incident with David Cameron

On April 27, 2010, while Bartley and his son Samuel were waiting for a hospital appointment at Evelina London Children's Hospital , a Conservative Party representative asked if he would like to meet then-party leader David Cameron . Bartley agreed, and Party officials brought Cameron to him.

Bartley then criticized him for saying that the conservative education plans would increase the marginalization of disabled children, as there was talk of ending the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools . In relation to his own two-year attempt to get his son a place in mainstream school, Bartley also asked why the Conservative Party did not encourage children with disabilities to attend mainstream school. Cameron said: "That's absolutely certain, sir, I promise you". However, a Channel 4 fact check subsequently disproved Cameron's claim.

Career with the Greens

In 2012, Bartley was selected as the Green's candidate for Lambeth and Southwark constituencies for the London Assembly elections and won over 18,000 votes. Bartley also acted as the party's press officer .

In 2014, Bartley served in St. Leonard 's Ward on Lambeth Council as a candidate for the Green Party of England and Wales . He finished fifth.

Bartley was the Green's nominee for the London constituency of Streatham in the 2015 general election and received 4,421 votes (8.9 percent) compared to 1.8 percent in the 2010 general election .

Bartley ran within his party as the top candidate for the Mayoral elections in London in 2016 , but was defeated by Siân Berry . He ran successfully together with Caroline Lucas for the election of the party chairman. Bartley and Lucas clearly prevailed with 13,570 votes against David Malone, who got 956 votes. In 2018 Bartley was confirmed in office, this time together with Siân Berry.

On May 3, 2018, Bartley was elected a Green Councilor for St. Leonard 's Ward on Lambeth Council. There he is group leader and opposition leader in the council.

In the course of the 2019 general election, Bartley ran in the constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood , where he came in second with 16.5 percent of the vote, ahead of the Conservative Party candidate . The Liberal Democrats waived their own candidate in favor of Bartley.

Political positions

Bartley is particularly committed to the inclusion of children with disabilities in school . Among other things, he is chairman of the Center for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE). Bartley is opposed to the United Kingdom's current majority suffrage for lower house elections and campaigned for the introduction of proportional representation during the 2011 UK suffrage referendum . He advocates a ban on halal slaughter .

Bartley rejects the use of nuclear energy , which he considers obsolete, and advocates increased investment in renewable energy . He advocates a fracking ban .

Bartley rejects Brexit and promised that his party would campaign for a second referendum.

Web links

Commons : Jonathan Bartley  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Green Party Spokespeople. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Inspiring Physicians | RCP museum. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
  3. ^ Think tank to promote theological ideas . November 10, 2006, ISSN 0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed January 27, 2020]).  
  4. ↑ Adam Bienkov: Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley talks about progressive alliances, having faith and working for John Major. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
  5. ^ Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent: David Cameron heckled by parent over special education . In: The Guardian . April 27, 2010, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 27, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Ekklesia | About Ekklesia. January 4, 2011, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Accord thanks Jonathan Bartley | Accord Coalition. Retrieved January 27, 2020 (American English).
  8. ↑ BBC Two - Daily Politics, 2015 Election Debates, Welfare. Retrieved January 27, 2020 (UK English).
  9. ↑ Jonathan Bartley: Why I 'ambushed' David Cameron over special-needs schooling | Jonathan Bartley . In: The Guardian . April 28, 2010, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 27, 2020]).
  10. ↑ Cameron tackled on special needs . In: BBC News . April 27, 2010 ( bbc.com [accessed January 27, 2020]).
  11. ↑ Jonathan Bartley: General Election 2010: my fight to get my disabled son into a mainstream school . April 28, 2010, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed January 27, 2020]).
  12. ↑ Do Tories encourage special needs children in mainstream schools? Retrieved January 27, 2020 (UK English).
  13. ↑ Election results for Streatham. General Election 2015 - Thursday 7 May 2015. Lambeth, May 7, 2015, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Jason Cobb: Jonathan Bartley of Streatham Green Party puts name forward to be London Mayoral candidate. In: Brixton Buzz news, features and listings for Brixton, London. June 18, 2015, accessed January 27, 2020 (American English).
  15. ^ Joe Lo: Record numbers vote in Green leadership contest. In: Bright Green. August 23, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2020 (UK English).
  16. ↑ Peter Walker Political correspondent: Jonathan Bartley and Siân Berry win Green party leadership race . In: The Guardian . September 4, 2018, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 27, 2020]).
  17. ^ Councilor Jonathan Bartley. Lambeth, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Full list of 60 'Remain alliance' seats revealed as Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid Cymru agree pact to stop Brexit. November 7, 2019, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  19. ^ Center for Studies on Inclusive Education. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Patrick Wintour, political editor: Labor big beasts say no to voting reform . In: The Guardian . November 26, 2010, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 27, 2020]).
  21. ↑ Jonathan Walker: Greens accused of 'Muslim-bashing' after co-leader would ban halal slaughter. November 29, 2019, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Jonathan Bartley: Nuclear is becoming an obsolete power source! It's time to invest in cheaper, cleaner renewable energy https://twitter.com/adamvaughan_uk/status/1085830392752603136… In: @jon_bartley. January 17, 2019, accessed on January 27, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Jonathan Bartley: And saying that fracking will help tackle the #climateemergency is absurd. A third of the increase in methane in the last ten years has come from exploiting shale gas. Fossil fuels must stay in the ground. Ban fracking now. In: @jon_bartley. August 15, 2019, accessed on January 27, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Green Party promises to be 'tough on Brexit and tough on the causes of Brexit' at EU election launch. May 8, 2019, accessed January 27, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Bartley, Jonathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bartley, Jonathan Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician of the Green Party of England and Wales
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH London