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22 April 2015 by sianberry
Marie James has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for Prince’s Ward in Lambeth. This follows the resignation of Labour councillor Chris Marsh and the announcement that a by-electon will take place on May 7. Following consultations with the local electorate, Marie James will dedicate herself to bringing accountability back to this long time Labour dominated ward by […]
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21 April 2015 by sianberry
“It turns my stomach to see how profit is being put before people in this way, and the terrible cost that others are being forced to pay” says Green Party Councillor Scott Ainslie as Lambeth’s Labour council prepares to evict another wave of people from their residencies. The Lambeth Green Party has renewed calls for […]
19 April 2015 by sianberry
On the final day for voter registration (Monday 20th April), Caroline Allen and Tom Chance, Co-Chairs of the London Green Party said: “Today is the last day to register to vote before May’s general election. On behalf of the Green Party in London we urge everyone to make sure you’re registered and ready to have […]
15 April 2015 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, calls for “greater search and rescue” efforts to “prevent catastrophe” as well as introducing “safe access routes” to avoid migrants taking riskier routes to “avoid increasingly restrictive land borders”. With 8000 desperate people being picked up in the Mediterranean in under a week, it is clear that we have […]
13 April 2015 by sianberry
The Green Party has called for tougher planning enforcement and an extra £6bn social housing grant for London up to 2020, in light of figures published by the Mayor of London showing that just 28% of new homes built in 2013/14 in London were affordable, the lowest proportion since 2005/06. This is down from 35% […]
10 April 2015 by sianberry
“Measures such as making public transport free for the day should be considered during serious smog episodes in Britain” calls Green MEP Keith Taylor who also calls for the government to follow France’s example. Keith Taylor, Green MEP for South East England, is calling for public transport across South East England and London to be […]
7 April 2015 by sianberry
“The Green Party’s policies are at the cutting edge of what we need in this society” says Former Vice-Chair of TfL Dave Wetzel, who has left Labour to be a Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Hounslow, where he was the leader of the Labour council in the 90s. Dave Wetzel, former Vice-Chair of Transport for […]
1 April 2015 by sianberry
Jonathan Bartley, Green Parliamentary candidate for Streatham, hits out at the Lambeth Council saying “it is a scandal that Lambeth Council is happy to blame everyone else rather than get its own house in order” and urging the Labour-led council to clean up its act and follow its own transport plan. Lambeth Green Party has […]
30 March 2015 by sianberry
The Green Party has announced that half of the London Green Party parliamentary candidates will be women and will also include the first ever out trans man to stand for parliament, Charlie Kiss. The Co-Chairs of the London Green Party today stated their “immense pride” as the party unveiled that half of their general election […]
26 March 2015 by sianberry
“Labour have lost touch with ordinary people” says Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Streatham, Jonathan Bartley, who challenges Ed Miliband to disprove him by overturning the Labour council’s decision on Tulse Hill housing. A member of the audience challenged Labour leader Ed Miliband over Labour’s destruction of a Tulse Hill Community in last night’s “The Battle […]
25 March 2015 by sianberry
“The Mayor needs to ask whether the extra road capacity, with all the accompanying growth in pollution and also congestion elsewhere on the road network, is now needed” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson, who expresses concern on how this will affect the environment and how future maintenance of the structure will work. Plans to […]
22 March 2015 by sianberry
Party calls for Southern, Southeastern, and Thameslink companies to be brought into public hands and management of London Bridge project to be taken over by Transport for London Only root and branch reform will end passenger misery, say Greens Party also pledges to introduce 12% cut in rail fare The Green Party has today launched […]
19 March 2015 by sianberry
Crossrail 2 project will “drive up housing costs in relatively affordable parts of London without further action” warns Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson who calls for a land value tax to dampen the rise in prices and help fund the project. Darren Johnson AM has called for the Mayor of London to gain powers to […]
17 March 2015 by sianberry
Tom Chance, Shasha Khan and Rashid Nix are announced as Green Party parliamentary candidates for Lewisham West & Penge, Dulwish & West Norwood and Croydon North respectively, along with ten pledges to Crystal Palace. The Green Party is happy to announce our three candidates for the constituencies that meet in Crystal Palace, and to launch […]
“The Breathe Better campaign is really disappointing and inadequate compared to the scale of London’s air pollution challenge” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones who has criticised how the warning has been broadcast, the steps taken to protect hospitals and schools and the steps taken to reduce pollution during the high pollution period. The Mayor […]
“The Mayor should be making the case for raising the minimum wage in London to a living wage” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, as the minimum wage is set to rise to £6.70, but remains well short of the living wage. The government has announced a 20p per hour increase in the national minimum […]
16 March 2015 by sianberry
“We need a police service that protects the vulnerable from the powerful” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, who calls for whistle blowers to be supported by the Met and for them “to promote positive examples of staff who have blown the whistle”. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to investigate 14 referrals detailing […]
14 March 2015 by sianberry
In this guest blog, London Green Party member Andrew Tobert tells us how he found his first ever Green Party Conference. Cast your minds back to last Friday. I was in Euston Station in London, leaving the familiar sights and smells of the city I love, the Pret-a-Mangers, the overpriced drinks. And I was going […]
12 March 2015 by sianberry
“This is a welcome recognition from TfL that 20mph should be the default speed limit in large areas of London” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson, as TfL announces it will cut speed limits to 20mph on Red Routes. Darren Johnson has welcomed Transport for London’s decision to cut speed limits to 20mph on Red […]
11 March 2015 by sianberry
“The Mayor’s decision to buy these weapons in advance of the Home Secretary’s approval was rash and arrogant, and a waste of public money” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones as Theresa May refuses to approve use of the water cannons at this time. The Evening Standard has reported that the Home Secretary is to […]
10 March 2015 by sianberry
“We have a chance to show real leadership on climate change, starting by making sure our pensions don’t fund more fossil fuel extraction” calls Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, as she puts forward a motion to immediately freeze any investments in fossil fuel extractions and divest within five years. Jenny Jones, Green Party Member of […]
The London Assembly backs Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones’s calls for more solar installations on London schools, with the government estimating it could earn schools £3,400 per year. Only one in fifteen London schools have taken advantage of the solar photovoltaic (PV) revolution, the Green Party’s Jenny Jones AM, revealed today. The figures are based on […]
The Lambeth Green Party hit out against the council’s demolition proposal for Cressingham Gardens, with local residents calling the consultation and decision-making process “completely inadequate”. Lambeth Council should urgently explore new options for Cressingham Gardens in Tulse Hill, which have been put forward by residents, say Lambeth Green Party Councillor Scott Ainslie and Green Party […]
6 March 2015 by sianberry
London’s political leaders are failing to take seriously their responsibility to protect the capital from climate change as thousands take to the streets in a call for action. They argue that the Mayor Boris Johnsons’ refusal to listen to the opinions of the scientific community and take steps to cut London’s carbon emissions and invest […]