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5 September 2014 by sianberry
Green Party candidate for the Newham council by-election joins forces with Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson to rebuke the TfL’s recent proposal to build a new road bridge over the Thames, which local residents have been opposed to for over 30 years. Green Party candidate Jane Lithgow and Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson at Gallions […]
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4 September 2014 by sianberry
London Green Party Councillors call for members to support 999Call for the NHS, a march against the privatisation of the NHS, stating that access to healthcare is a “universal right” and should not “only be available to the highest bidder”. This Saturday 6th September the 999Call for the NHS – a national demonstration against the privatisation of […]
3 September 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson praises The Mayor’s plan for two new superhighways, but calls for safer roads everywhere which current plans will “change too little and improve too slowly”. Cycling Superhighway 7, photograph courtesy of Patrick Mackie. Darren Johnson has backed the Mayor’s plans for two new superhighways, going East-West and North-South, but has […]
Amelia Womack and Shahrar Ali express their delight at being elected as the Party’s Deputy Leaders, both having run as London Green MEP candidates earlier this year. Team London Green Party after the declaration of London MEPs. From left: Noel Lynch, Tracey Hague, Danny Bates, Amelia Womack, Jean Lambert, RoseMary Warrington (hidden), Caroline Allen, Violeta […]
2 September 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson welcomes the news of the rejection of “Boris Island” by the Davies Commision, but warns that further expansion of existing airports is not the solution either. The number of flights must be cut to avoid environmental repercussions says Darren Johnson. Photograph courtesy of Warren Rohner. Darren Johnson, Green Party Assembly […]
31 August 2014 by sianberry
This Saturday London Greens joined with campaign group 38 Degrees in a national day of opposition to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). According to 38 degress, over 7000 people across the country were out leafleting and talking to members of the public about the deal and the impact it’s passage could have on […]
27 August 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson rebukes a Government Minister’s call to scrap controls on the number of car parking spaces in London’s new developments, stating more cars in London will result in business suffering and a further decline in Londoner’s health. Darren Johnson pictured above campaigning to lower speed limits in London to 20mph. Photograph […]
Long-term Newham resident, Jane Lithgow, has been named as the Green Party candidate standing for the Beckton by-election which takes place on 11th September. Jean Lambert, Green Party MEP for London said: “Jane Lithgow, a Beckton resident, will bring a strong Green voice and fresh thinking to challenge Newham’s one-party council. “When Greens are elected, […]
21 August 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones accuses the CPS of denying justice for the victims of the undercover police and urges the Mayor of London to lobby the Director of Public Prosecutions. Photograph courtesy of Kaihsu Tai. The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to charge a number of undercover officers for forming sexual relationships […]
Croydon’s Green Party Co-Coordinator Shasha Khan has achieved a crucial milestone in his fight to protect a 400 acre wildlife reserve from becoming the site of an incinerator. Shasha Khan with Green Party MP for Brighton Caroline Lucas campaigning to stop the incinerator back in 2009. Croydon Green Shasha Khan is pleased to announce that […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for the Mayor of London to scrap right-to-buy, warning that many council homes sold will end up as properties of private landlords, resulting in fewer low-rent homes and driving more low paid people out of London. Darren Johnson warns that right-to-buy will end up hurting the people it is […]
15 August 2014 by sianberry
Green Party rises from last to third in the recent Knight’s Hill by-elections and would have had 10 seats on Lambeth Council under a proportional voting system, whilst Labour would’ve had an overall majority of just 4 seats. The Green Party’s momentum in Lambeth continued yesterday as the Greens came within just 18 votes of beating […]
9 August 2014 by sianberry
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett and London Green MEP Jean Lambert call for the UK government to do all that is possible to bring an end to the bloodshed in Gaza, including ceasing all military co-operation with Israel. The people of London showed up in force to call for an end to the violence in […]
7 August 2014 by sianberry
Lewisham Council has been criticised by local Green Safer Streets spokesperson Clare Phipps for their lax attitude in addressing residents’ safety concerns over a road that has seen four major car accidents since March. Local Green Clare Phipps calls for Lewisham Council to make good on the pledge the Labour Mayor was elected on, to […]
5 August 2014 by sianberry
From the 1st of August motorists in the borough of Islington who leave their engines on whilst stationary will be advised to turn them off or face £20 fine in a move to combat deadly air pollution. Green Cllr Caroline Russell on BBC Breakfast discussing the first anti-idling measure of its kind in the UK. […]
Jenny Jones AM has obtained information that the Metropolitan Police Service has spent £147,120 defending the civil claims brought by the women deceived into forming long-term intimate relationships with undercover police officers. Jenny Jones, seen here questioning the Met Commissioner in 2013, has long been campaigning on behalf of the deceived women The information was […]
1 August 2014 by sianberry
Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly, today met with cyclists and pedestrians in Richmond to investigate dangers at two busy junctions in the vicinity of the railway station. In an open letter to coincide with the Green AM’s visit, Richmond’s branch of the London Cycling Campaign told Darren: “It’s a real shame that […]
31 July 2014 by sianberry
London Assembly Housing Committee report has found that cuts are stretching resources leaving a serious shortage of accommodation and inadequate or even inappropriate support service. Chair Darren Johnson asks why such a wealthy city has so many rough sleepers in Left Foot Forward (replicated below) Rough sleeping has risen by 64 per cent in London over four […]
Elected in May 2014, Caroline Russell is the sole Green Councillor for Islington – as well as the sole opposition to Labour. In her blog for politics.co.uk, she describes her experience so far of being the “only Green in the village” Now that the last traces of election day paraphernalia have been tidied away, I […]
Members of Camden Green Party call for the council to go further in making Tottenham Court Road and Bloomsbury safer by removing cars from Gower Street, instead of making piecemeal adjustments. Camden Green Party, including newly elected Camden Green Councillor Siân Berry, campaigning for more ‘Space for Cycling’. Camden and London Green Parties have called for more […]
30 July 2014 by sianberry
“The Mayor is pushing for the kind of road-building projects which belong back in the 60s” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson. The Mayor of London today published the ‘London Infrastructure Plan 2050’ in which he set out his priorities for the capital’s infrastructure over the next half century. The plan refers to the Mayor’s […]
29 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones criticises the Mayor of London of taking insufficient action against diesel vehicles in London and calls for the Mayor to allow all inner London boroughs to join the Ultra Low Emission Zone if they wish. Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones with London Green Shahrar Ali campaigning for cleaner air […]
A by-election has been called in Lambeth less than 6 weeks after residents last went to the polls, following the resignation of a Labour Councillor. Lambeth Greens Jonathan Bartley and Cllr Scott Ainslie (back row, left) during their successful campaign to save The Glebe sheltered housing. They are hoping to replicate their victory in Leigham […]
28 July 2014 by sianberry
With Eid taking place today, London Green Party Councillors would like to wish London’s Muslim Community Eid Mubarak. We’re keenly aware that this summer’s hot and muggy weather will have made Ramadan an even more difficult experience than in previous years. Eid 2014 will therefore be a day of great celebration. At this time we […]