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9 March 2021 / 9 March 2021 by London Green Party
Barnet Sage nursing home workers and members of the trade union United Voices of the World recently prepared to take strike action to protest against being underpaid, undervalued and exploited by their employer. Earning between £8.72 and £9.60 per hour (£8.72 is the legal minimum for a worker over 25 years old), these workers, largely […]
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7 March 2021 / 7 March 2021 by London Green Party
London Assembly member Caroline Russell has been leading action on HGV emissions across the capital. New data from City Hall shows that over 85 per cent of vehicles in London, and 90 per cent of cars, meet the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) minimum requirements – a huge increase from 39 per cent of vehicles in […]
6 March 2021 / 6 March 2021 by London Green Party
Fare rises are back, and again costing people in outer boroughs much more in travel costs. But Green Party candidate for Mayor Sian Berry has pledged to flatten fares and move towards a single fare zone for all Londoners. Extra costs are being charged to people living in outer London for their travel with each increase – […]
5 March 2021 / 5 March 2021 by London Green Party
Green Mayoral candidate, Sian Berry, promises to empower Londoners by setting up Land Commissions enabling people to make the best use of land in their areas. Bringing together residents, experts, and community groups, they would transform under-used buildings and plots of land, creating new homes, green spaces, community infrastructure and businesses. City Hall would support […]
3 March 2021 / 3 March 2021 by London Green Party
After the last 12 months – dominated by the pandemic and Brexit – London, according to Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry, is in need of a new plan, a fresh start, and a serious response to the climate emergency. “Only a Green mayor”, asserts Berry, “will act with the urgency these extraordinary times demand.” But only […]
Green Party Mayoral Candidate Sian Berry has said she will end hostile environment policies in London if elected Mayor. “Services under my remit will refuse to share data on migrants with the Home Office Immigration Enforcement”, she said. Berry has long campaigned on the issue in the London Assembly. Sian said, “As Mayor, I will […]
28 February 2021 / 28 February 2021 by London Green Party
London doctors are reporting that some people are being invited twice for coronavirus vaccine appointments – by different systems for the same injection – by their local GPs and the national vaccination scheme. Dr Farah Jameel, a GP in Camden, has said that too many patients were receiving two invites, with clinician’s time ‘being wasted’ […]
26 February 2021 / 26 February 2021 by London Green Party
Despite the declarations of climate emergency, the UK’s tax system rewards carbon-intensive new-build while penalising carbon-efficient refurbishment and retrofit. Molly Scott Cato, Green Party finance spokesperson, has urged the government to put this right and remove VAT on refurbishment projects. Scott Cato’s parliamentary petition, which has amassed 2,500 signatures since launching, calls for VAT on new-build […]
24 February 2021 / 24 February 2021 by London Green Party
Last week, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed. The decision entitles drivers to the minimum wage, holiday and sick pay, with wider implications across the deregulated gig economy. Caroline Russell, Green London Assembly member and list candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections, has been a […]
London Underground’s green infrastructure amounts to 10 per cent of all green spaces in the city. Yet Emma Wallace, Green London Assembly candidate, has highlighted that TFL contractors have been repeatedly reported removing miles of trees and vegetation running along London’s Underground tracks – most recently along the Metropolitan and Chiltern Lines. Wallace states: “These […]
