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27 October 2014 by sianberry
Camden and Islington Green Parties demand the Ultra Low Emission Zone be extended and brought forward as Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones describes the 4,300 people in London a year who die prematurely due to air pollution “one of the biggest scandals of our age” Smog in Canary Wharf. Photograph courtesy of Matthew Buck. […]
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22 October 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson criticises the Mayor of London for failing to spend half of his budget for Superhighways with only the first four to be completed by the end of his term. CS7 on Clapham Road, photograph courtesy of Stephen Craven. An update provided by Transport to London to the London Assembly budget […]
21 October 2014 by sianberry
Scott Ainslie, Lambeth Green Party Councillor, and Green MP Caroline Lucas call for Lambeth Council to follow the recent trend of divesting from fossil fuels and investing in more profitable renewable energy. Caroline Lucas protesting against fracking in 2013. Photograph courtesy of the BBC. Lambeth Green Party Councillor Scott Ainslie has called on Lambeth Council […]
“Welfare reforms are hitting the poorest and the most vulnerable in our communities” says Hackney Green Spokesperson, as the rise in total evictions in Hackney over the last year are a direct result of the rise in those due to arrears. Frampton Park Estate, Hackney, photograph courtesy of Dr Neil Clifton. 98 people were evicted […]
“Parliament needs to listen and people should have the right to get their voices heard” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, who is also a former member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, citing the police’s “duty to facilitate peaceful protest in this country”. Jenny Jones was arrested this morning at Parliament Square when visiting the protestors there. […]
20 October 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson urges Boris Johnson to complete cycling superhighways and extensions swiftly, with two fatalities in the last year on a route due to be improved. Ludgate Circus has been the site of the death of two cyclists in the last year and eight deaths or serious injuries since Boris Johnson was […]
18 October 2014 by sianberry
London Green Councillors call for London councils to start paying the living wage to staff and for business to work towards a 10:1 pay ratio. Green Party Councillors in London have issued a united call for action to tackle wage inequality in the capital as thousands take to the streets in support of the TUC’s […]
15 October 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for a “radical change in direction” in the housing market, as the Mayor of London continues to promote house and land sale to private investors. Darren Johnson AM has accused the Mayor of promoting the sale of land and homes at MIPIM-UK to “big developers and rich investors” in […]
14 October 2014 by sianberry
TfL must “reject any future advertising bids from ‘junk food and drink’ companies” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones. At the Space for Cycling protest. Photograph courtesy of Jim Killock. Responding to speculation that Coca Cola has expressed an interest in taking over from Barclays as the sponsor of the Mayor’s bike hire scheme, London […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson fears local areas could end up with far more congestion and pollution than the Mayor has previously suggested. Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London; Alan Haughton, Stop City Airport Campaign; Jenny Bates, Friends of the Earth; Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly. Photograph courtesy of thisislocallondon. TfL […]
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones accuses the Mayor of London of “making a mockery” of his health responsibilities by endorsing companies whose products are associated with childhood obesity. Below are Baroness Jenny Jones questions to Boris Johnson, submitted for October’s Mayors Question Time: Mayor’s sponsorship deals with Coca Cola and McDonalds In an open letter […]
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 […]
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 […]