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15 January 2021 / 21 March 2023 by London Green Party
Independent shops and businessesare the lifeblood of London. But high rents and rates, made worse by the pandemic, are forcing thousands out of business. Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell has been working with small businesses to establish a ‘working rent.’ A fair settlement to ensure landlords aren’t bankrupting our businesses. Sian says: “Caroline’s work is […]
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14 January 2021 / 20 January 2021 by London Green Party
Public spaces are the beating heart of London – where Londoners are free to play, shop, exercise, perform, protest, socialise and live. But there has been an increasing privatisation of our public spaces, which comes with new rules over which nobody was consulted. Since 2016, Green candidate for Mayor, Sian Berry, has been campaigning to […]
13 January 2021 / 13 January 2021 by London Green Party
The London Assembly unanimously supported Sian Berry’s call for more action on the crisis of youth homelessness in London. The number of rough sleepers, in the Capital, among 18-25 year olds has rapidly increased by 47% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Coronavirus has compounded homelessness in the Capital for young people with restrictions forcing […]
4 December 2020 / 10 December 2020 by London Green Party
Airport expansion and hitting environmental targets to slow down global warming are incompatible. But the current Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is continuing to support the expansion of Gatwick airport. While Heathrow expansion is being challenged in the courts, Sian Berry, the Green candidate for Mayor, has criticised the current administration for only paying “lip […]
19 November 2020 / 19 November 2020 by London Green Party
Covid-19 has exposed so many of the fault lines in our society – from the treatment of older people to an ever-growing mental health crisis. But the Green Party has a number of exciting initiatives that would help Londoners as part of a post-Covid world. These include… Building smarter homes More inclusive neighbourhoods And introducing […]
5 November 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
Londoners won’t be benefitting from a universal basic income any time soon as a call for a pilot in the city in a motion brought by Sian Berry AM and Caroline Pidgeon AM was kicked into the long grass by the other parties on the Assembly. [1] Sian Berry last week joined 520 other elected […]
1 November 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
The rising support for Green parties across Europe has led to many talking about a Green “tsunami” and a “quiet revolution” – that will shake up international politics. Greens had unprecedented success in the EU elections last May, with almost 10% of seats going to Green or allied parties. More recently, in France’s municipal elections […]
23 October 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
Party reaffirms position on ‘gold-plating’ London’s Green Belt to protect land from housing development & untap it’s full potential At the recent Autumn Conference, Green Party Members came together to pass a new Food and Agricultural policy which ensures the sustainable use of Green Belt land in providing a wide range of environmental benefits including […]
17 October 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
A new Green Party policy calling for the end of “high carbon” advertising could restrict commercials for environmentally unfriendly products on London’s transport services. The pioneering plan to phase out all advertising for polluting goods and services, like long haul flights, became official policy on Sunday at online Party Conference. As London’s first Green Mayor Sian Berry would move Transport for London (TfL) to implement the policy […]
19 September 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
Green London Assembly member, Caroline Russell, revealed last week that the Mayor of London has committed Londoners to paying £65 million a year for a quarter of a century for the Silvertown Road Tunnel. Green Assembly Members have asked 102 questions about the Siltvertown Road Tunnel and it has taken sustained cross party work, community […]