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14 March 2022 / 14 March 2022 by London Green Party
London Greens have talked of their “disappointment” that the London Assembly has refused to cancel the toxic Silvertown Tunnel. Greens proposed cancelling the Silvertown Tunnel and introduce smart-charging for the Blackwall Tunnel – but were turned down by the London Assembly. The Assembly heard how these plans would reduce traffic and pay for the costs incurred in cancelling Silvertown Tunnel construction by using payments from road users travelling through the Blackwall Tunnel. Greens […]
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6 March 2022 / 6 March 2022 by London Green Party
London isn’t prepared for the growing dangers of climate change, and adaptations need to be introduced fast. That’s according to the Green Party’s Zack Polanski. The London Assembly member pressed the Deputy Mayor to do more to protect Londoners now. He said: “Climate adaptation may not as often take centre stage compared to climate mitigation, but […]
27 February 2022 / 27 February 2022 by London Green Party
A quarter of people in outer London feel pressured to own a car due to a lack of transport options, according to an important new survey. This is in stark contrast to the 14 per cent in central London who reported feeling forced to own a car, while half said they were already able to live car-free. […]
20 February 2022 / 20 February 2022 by London Green Party
Green Assembly Members are making the case that the Mayor of London needs to fix the cladding crisis. In an amendment to the GLA draft, Greens and Lib Dems have called for a Building Safety Hub to be set up. This would help residents deal with the complicated financial and legal issues of making their homes […]
13 February 2022 / 13 February 2022 by London Green Party
The majority of Londoners are in favour of policies to help people on low incomes recover from the pandemic, according to a survey commissioned by Green London Assembly member Zack Polanski. A YouGov poll found that fifty per cent of Londoners support the idea of a universal basic income, with only 22 per cent opposed. […]
6 February 2022 / 6 February 2022 by London Green Party
A daily levy of up to £2 to drive a petrol or diesel car in London could be brought in by Sadiq Khan under options being considered to reduce toxic air pollution. Expanding the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) across all Greater London’s 33 boroughs, beyond the ULEZ’s current boundary of the North and South Circular […]
2 February 2022 / 2 February 2022 by London Green Party
Green London Assembly member Caroline Russell has accused TfL of prioritising safety on tube and trains over road safety at a London Assembly hearing. Referring to TfL’s proposed cost-cutting measures which abandon the Vision Zero plans to stop all deaths on the road by 2041, Caroline warns the mayor: ‘Be careful because then you get […]
24 January 2022 / 24 January 2022 by London Green Party
The Green Party have launched a petition to enforce a “full, fair and truly independent investigation into Partygate.” On 20th of May 2020, lockdown rules stated that nobody could leave their home without a reasonable excuse. However, gathering took place in the garden of 10 Downing Street which the Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended. The invite suggested guests […]
Cryptocurrency adverts should have no place on the London Underground, according to Green London Assembly Member Sian Berry. Sian Berry is among many campaigners and experts who believe investing in digital currency markets is too risky to promote on the tube. “Investment bubbles have always worked by dragging in more and more inexperienced suckers towards […]
17 January 2022 / 17 January 2022 by London Green Party
Transport for London (TfL) is planning to reduce London’s congestion charge zone – a move slammed as “completely irrational” by Sian Berry. The Green London Assembly Member say it will cost TfL tens of millions in revenue and that central London business have been calling for less traffic. TfL’s plan include moves to reduces charging […]
10 January 2022 / 10 January 2022 by London Green Party
A Green Party London Assembly Member wants more action to tackle the effect of the pandemic on LGBTIQA+ young people. Repeated lockdowns have affected this community – and LGBTIQA+ youth are more likely to worry about their mental health as well as facing bullying and discrimination. Sian Berry wants the Mayor to target funding for […]
20 December 2021 / 20 December 2021 by London Green Party
The London Assembly recently voted to demand that the Metropolitan Police starts recognising and recording misogynistic hate crime, but much deeper reform is needed in the face of a deeply sexist institution, says Green London Assembly Member Sian Berry. In an recent Opinion piece in the Camden New Journal, Sian says action to change police culture […]
14 December 2021 / 14 December 2021 by London Green Party
The Mayor of London is hoping to bring Formula 1 racing to London – in the midst of the ongoing climate emergency. Sadiq Khan has been meeting with the car racing group to set up a circuit around the Royal Docks in Newham. Green Party Assembly Member Zack Polanski has spoken out against the scheme. […]
6 December 2021 / 6 December 2021 by London Green Party
Signs in pubs and restaurants telling people that only patrons can use their toilets may soon be a thing of past, if an important report is acted upon. The report ‘Toilet Paper’ was commissioned by the London Assembly Health Committee, and was released on Nov 19th to coincide with World Toilet Day. It addresses the […]
29 November 2021 / 29 November 2021 by London Green Party
Sian Berry has urged Transport for London (TfL) to ban adverts for unregulated financial products after it ran a cryptocurrency poster campaign, funded by an anonymous group. Posters for Floki appeared on buses and in London Underground stations last month. Sian, a Green London Assembly Member, tabled a question to London Mayor Sadiq Khan about […]
22 November 2021 / 22 November 2021 by London Green Party
Transport for London is hiding the true cost of the Silvertown Tunnel, says Green London Assembly member Caroline Russell. In a recent London Assembly session Caroline Russell grilled TfL bosses on the project costs, suggesting the publicly-owned body had made the full costs deliberately hard for the public to understand. She said that the cost of constructing and running the tunnel would cost £2.2 billion. But TfL Silvertown Tunnel […]
The Greenwich and Bexley Green Party has announced Jonathan Rooks will contest the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election on December 2. Jonathan is a long-standing resident of Sidcup and highly respected in the community. His wealth of experience is diverse, from time as a soldier for the King’s Own Royal Border Regiment to achieving a degree in Zoology. Currently he is Chairperson of Greener Bexley and a senior lecturer in Accounting at London South Bank University. Greenwich […]
14 November 2021 / 14 November 2021 by London Green Party
Against the backdrop of a disappointing COP26, Green Party spokesperson Sian Berry has called for less talk and more action. Speaking to her local paper, Ham & High, the Camden councillor said: “Quite honestly, the things we’re doing right now are nowhere near enough. Greta Thunberg says it so well: it’s a lot of […]
10 November 2021 / 10 November 2021 by London Green Party
Caroline Russell, Green London Assembly member, has welcomed the review into the professional standards and internal culture of the Met Police, launched in the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder by a serving police officer. However, Caroline is shocked by reports that Met police officers under investigation for sexual misconduct or who are suspected of it, are still serving and walking the streets. Caroline has called for any officer with a […]
4 November 2021 / 4 November 2021 by London Green Party
The Mayor of London needs to act more seriously on cutting air pollution, according to a leading Green Assembly member. The Mayor has recently expanded the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone). But questioning from Zack Polanksi revealed this will not be enough to bring air pollution in London within new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. One out of ten London […]
29 October 2021 / 29 October 2021 by London Green Party
Camden’s deputy mayor has become the 7th councillor this year to defect to the Greens. Lorna Russell made the switch from Labour citing the ‘broken promises’ of her previous party. Writing to residents of Fortune Green she said: “My principles and core values of social justice, equality and environmentalism have not changed, but I have found myself […]
Green Party Assembly member Caroline Russell has demanded that more is done to tackle the epidemic of violence in London. Caroline has compiled a report, looking at homicide figures in the capital between 2005 and 2020. In that time 2,000 Londoners were murdered, with the rate barely going down. “That means more than 2,000 families living without […]
20 October 2021 / 20 October 2021 by London Green Party
Sadiq Kahn has been warned he may have to reintroduce the congestion charge at night if traffic levels increase in central London. About 10,000 Londoners responded to a consultation on the Mayor’s plans to reduce the charge’s operating hours, from 7am-10pmseven days a week to 7am-6pm on weekdays and midday-6pm at weekends. Simon Munk, of London Cycling Campaign, said ending charging […]
The Mayor of London’s target of zero carbon homes by 2030 will not be met, according to a report by the London Assembly Housing Committee. Sian Berry, chair of the committee, said ‘The world is in a race against time to fight climate change, and action on existing homes can no longer be put off or […]