Uncategorised
7 October 2014 by sianberry
Lambeth Council’s move to re-take direct control of its homes in the borough is welcomed by the Green Party, but Greens call for guarantees there will be no job losses in the progress. Lambeth Town Hall, photograph courtesy of Steve Cadman. The Green Party has welcomed the announcement by Lambeth Council to re-take direct control […]
Read more »
3 October 2014 by sianberry
“The Mayor shows again that he is in the pocket of big developers and rich investors” says Green Assembly Darren Johnson as the Mayor of London approves the Mount Pleasant scheme. Photograph courtesy of alternativeSE4. Darren Johnson AM has criticised the Mayor of London for approving the Mount Pleasant scheme today, and called on him to honour his commitment […]
Haringey Green Party candidate Tom Davidson holds third place, coming above both the Conservatives and UKIP. South-west Haringey with the City in the background, from Alexandra Palace, one of the highest points in London. Haringey Green Party successfully defended third place in Thursday’s by-election for the vacant Woodside seat on Haringey Council. A campaign team of 30 Green Party activists, including […]
Today, Islington Green Party declared that Cllr Caroline Russell and campaigner Charlie Kiss have been selected to stand as Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) in the Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury constituencies respectively. The Green Party is the second party in Islington having achieved record results across both constituencies in recent elections. In May, […]
2 October 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson speaks out against Newham Council’s attempted eviction of the Focus E15 mothers group and the way such “model citizens” have been treated, suggesting a community-led solution. Darren Johnson photographed outside the flats in Carpenters Estate. Following the outcome of the court case today Darren Johnson has called for Newham Council to […]
27 September 2014 by sianberry
Caroline Allen, Green Party candidate for May’s European elections, joins forces with the Focus E15 group. The London Green Party is backing the Focus E15 Mothers group, and calls on Newham Council to: 1. Immediately stop persecuting the squatters, and to enable them to live in the empty homes on short-life contracts for the time […]
24 September 2014 by sianberry
“A night time tube service is long overdue” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson as he welcomes the new services, but he calls for it to not be run “on the cheap” to avoid over-stretching staff. A selfie of Darren Johnson at the construction of the new ticket hall at the Victoria tube station. Darren […]
23 September 2014 by sianberry
“The Mayor has dithered, delayed and dropped so many of his promises on cycling” says Green Assembly Darren Johnson, as he expresses his concern that the Mayor will leave office without having built the safe cycle lanes that are needed. London Superhighway 7, photograph courtesy of Stephen Craven. Two of the cycling superhighways have been […]
22 September 2014 by sianberry
Green Party politicians, activists and members were be out in force this Sunday to support the historic People’s Climate March, a global day of action thought to be the largest climate rally in history. Left to right: Camden Councillor Sian Berry, Green Deputy Leader Shahrar Ali and activist Rebecca Johnson at Sunday’s march The People’s Climate March took place on the eve […]
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has been criticised by Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson over his failure to attend the UN’s New York Climate Summit. Photograph of the New York skyline courtesy of William Warby. The Mayor of London has been criticized by London Assembly Member Darren Johnson for not joining other Mayor’s of […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for the Mayor to invest more in the bus service and safe cycle routes, instead of “pushing road-building projects aimed at encouraging driving”. Darren Johnson pictured above (third from the right) with campaigners this August calling for greater investment in safer cycle paths in London. Darren Johnson AM has […]
18 September 2014 by sianberry
Deputy Leader of the Green Party and London Green Amelia Womack writes about today’s referendum in Scotland – and what it means for the future of democracy in the UK. The fight against ‘business-as-usual’ is a fundamental aspect of Green Party politics. We stand against a political system that allows people to fall so far […]
Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Green motion on the EU response to the Ebola outbreak, calling for urgent, immediate and coordinated action by the international community. The deadly virus has claimed the lives of over 2400 people so far, in what is being described as the worst ever Ebola epidemic […]
17 September 2014 by sianberry
Green Councillor Caroline Russell expresses her delight at the installation of the safe barbecue bin, but states the importance of creating specific barbecue areas. Councillor Caroline Russell has campaigned for measures to tackle the regular bin fires on Highbury Fields caused by foil barbecues thrown out with general picnic rubbish. This week, Islington Council has installed […]
16 September 2014 by sianberry
Haringey Green Party have confirmed Tom Davidson, experienced community figure and ex-Labour councillor, as the Green candidate in the Woodside by-election, to take place on Thursday 2nd October to fill the vacancy on Haringey Council. Tom works as a barrister specialising in criminal defence. He was a Labour councillor in Wood Green for 12 years, and a member of the Labour Party until 2013. He is currently a […]
In the wake of a new report Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones calls for Mayor Boris Johnson to take much needed action and invest in solar panel, instead of backing environmentally damaging fracking. Jenny Jones pictured with teachers on an Islington school roof, whose school receives over 20% of it’s energy from the solar […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson criticises the Mayor over the dramatic price rise in London homes, highlighting the Mayor’s signing off of luxury apartments, whilst rejecting measures such as tax breaks for buy-to-let investors and controlling overseas investment. Darren Johnson will be questioning the Mayor on house prices tomorrow, after new ONS figures showed that house […]
Ryan Coley has been selected as the Green Party Councillor candidate for Kingston; Ryan is a local resident and activist, who wants to focus on protecting local business owners and cleaning up the roads. Young activist and local Kingston resident Ryan Coley has been selected by the Green Party to contest the Tudor Ward council […]
12 September 2014 by sianberry
London Green Party rally against TTIP, highlighting the need to go further than just excluding the NHS from the deal so as to “protect hard won standards” and the environment. London Green Party today joined the No to TTIP protest held outside the Dept of Business Innovation and Skills. London Green Romayne Phoenix (pictured, left) spoke on behalf of the Green Party. […]
Local Jonathan Bartley has been chosen by the Lambeth Green Party; Jonathan has been heavily involved in many movements the Green Party have supported. Jonathan Bartley photographed when he was Vice Chair of the ‘Yes’ campaign to change the voting system for Westminster. Lambeth Green Party has selected local campaigner Jonathan Bartley as Parliamentary candidate for Streatham. Jonathan […]
11 September 2014 by sianberry
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett speaks out against HS2, saying “the investment should be going into local infrastructure” instead. Natalie Bennett and Highgate councillor Sian Berry at the Green Conference in Aston University, Birmingham Green Party Leader and Camden resident and parliamentary contender Natalie Bennett has condemned HS2 rail link running from the capital through Birmingham, during […]
“Passengers should not have to put up with being crammed into train over double their capacity, as prices rocket” says Green Party Transport spokesperson, stating the need for the railways to run to “serve the common good, not as a source of profit”. The Green Party has today urged politicians to support Caroline Lucas’ bill to take the […]
10 September 2014 by sianberry
The Assembly have voted to support Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s motion to have the Mayor respond to the ‘Renters manifesto’, calling for reforms in private rental market. The London Assembly today voted to support Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s motion to do more for London’s renters. The vote means that the Assembly will now […]
8 September 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for a “London-wide pay-as-you-drive charging system” to help fund an expansion in public transport and to stop spiralling fares. Green AM Darren Johnson has described the Mayor’s announcement that TfL fares will rise again in the new year as “a bitter start to 2015 for struggling Londoners”. Although this year’s […]