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22 May 2015 by sianberry
Lambeth Councillors vote in support of Green Party proposals to introduce electric bus routes and to launch a campaign against engine idling, which was put forth by Green Party Councillor Scott Ainslie. Scott welcomed the outcome, calling for “a clear timetable (to be) put in place for delivery”. Lambeth Green Party achieved a momentous step […]
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20 May 2015 by sianberry
Night bus services on some routes could be scaled back under plans set out by Transport for London (TfL) yesterday. The frequency of buses on seventeen of the capital’s night bus routes could be reduced, according to TfL’s consultation webpage. The bus routes in question are: 14, 88, 94, 134, N5, N8, N9, N20, N29, […]
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones questions Boris Johnson on what actions is being taken by the MET “against the company and the licenced operator, who gave a job to Barry Meyer, despite him not having a valid HGV licence and a history of being banned on five previous occasions”. Jenny Jones has asked Boris Johnson […]
18 May 2015 by sianberry
The paving over of front gardens must be “urgently reversed” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, who calls for “an additional surcharge on council taxes on homes in high surface water flood risk areas with paved over front gardens”. Three times as many front gardens are now completely paved over compared to a decade ago, […]
13 May 2015 by sianberry
“The Commission’s proposals are timid and don’t go far enough” says Green MEP Jean Lambert, who warns UN-military deterrence plans will cause “desperate people (to) seek out even more dangerous routes into the EU”. The European Commission today presented a new package of measures on migration. The proposals do not go far enough, according to Jean […]
8 May 2015 by sianberry
* Under a proportional system, London could have woken up this morning to 3 or 4 Green Members of Parliament * Greens achieve record result in capital, tripling their 2010 vote share Greens are today celebrating a “bitter-sweet” result in the capital, after the first-past-the-post system failed to deliver voters a Green MP for London […]
7 May 2015 by sianberry
“The polling stations are open and it’s time to go out and vote Green. “This is such an important moment for our country and you have a unique opportunity to vote for desperately needed political change. It is time to elect brave, independent Green voices to Parliament. “Green MPs will never prop up a Tory led coalition. And […]
5 May 2015 by sianberry
Latest polls put Green Party on 11% in London, 4 points ahead of Liberal Democrats Support for Green Party is surging just before election day Big swing from Labour and Liberal Democrats over to the Greens With just four days to go until the general election, polls suggest the Green Party could be about […]
3 May 2015 by sianberry
Green Party Deputy Leader and candidate for Brent Central launched the Party’s Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) manifesto today in Brick Lane, London. He was joined by the party’s Equalities Spokesperson Benali Hamdache and members of the Greens of Colour Group. The BAME manifesto pledges: • Anonymised CVs so that BAME candidates are not […]
2 May 2015 by sianberry
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, has launched the party’s LGBTIQ Manifesto in Soho today. The manifesto contains pledges to • Review the discriminatory blood ban • Introduce LGBTIQ-inclusive sex education • Protect LGBTIQ asylum seekers • Improve services for trans people • Promote LGBTIQ rights abroad Bennett gave a speech in Soho Square alongside Peter […]
27 April 2015 by sianberry
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett pledges an end to Right to Buy and calls for a ‘Living Rent Commission’ * Greens calling for a ‘Living Rent Commission’. * ‘Right to Buy’ would end under Greens who would build 500,000 homes for ‘social rent’. Green Party leader Natalie Bennett today announced plans to introduce smart rent […]
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 […]
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 […]