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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 […]
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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 […]
11 September 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
Green members have re-elected Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry as co-leaders of the party following an internal election this summer. Bartley and Berry have now begun their second term as co-leaders by setting out their vision to build a grassroots mass movement for a Green recovery from the economic, climate and health crises we are […]
17 August 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
Councils are having to make further cuts to vital youth services budgets, according to a report by Sian Berry, the Green Mayoral candidate for London. Youth clubs and community centres have had to shut their doors during the coronavirus crisis, and more than ever, London’s young people need mentoring and moral support. But Sian’s data shows […]
12 August 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
The Green Party is presenting a vision for London as a ’15 minute city’ as the capital comes out of lockdown. An idea that has had huge success in Paris, the ’15 minute city’ means that Londoners would be able to get everything they need for daily life within a short walk or bike ride […]
Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell has said that the government’s promised £2 billion to boost cycling and walking is not enough to meet the UK’s needs – and that it leaves London starkly underfunded. Caroline compared London’s £25 million share of the funding to the £70 million requested by London boroughs, according to the Mayor’s […]
16 July 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
Lambeth council voted on 15 July to call on national government to examine reparations for enslaved people. The motion was initiated by Green Party councillor Scott Ainslie and prepared jointly by the ruling Labour and the opposition Green groups of Lambeth council. It is the first such motion to be passed by a UK local […]
13 July 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
The Green Party has been at the forefront of demanding action in support of the Black Lives Matters (BLM) campaign. In Kingston, councillor Sharon Sumner affirmed her support for BLM (against opposition from local Conservative councillors) with a powerful speech that spoke of “the reality of police brutality which happens on a regular basis here […]
29 January 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party
January 2020 saw the busiest week of the year in City Hall as our Assembly Members, Sian Berry and Caroline Russell, proposed Green budget amendments to the London Assembly. As usual they were full of good ideas the Mayor needs to take up. They lead on the climate emergency proposing to boost the solar panel fund, put extra […]
2 January 2020 by sianberry
Fares on London transport have risen by up to more than £300 since current Mayor Sadiq Khan came to power pledging a freeze. New fare increases today mean passengers are paying up to £317 more a year compared with 2016. Despite Mr Khan’s election pledge that “Londoners won’t pay a penny more for their travel” […]
18 December 2019 by sianberry
Thank you London for your brave Green votes for the environment and for social justice. In Dulwich and West Norwood we gained second place receiving 16% of the vote, up from 2% previously, and we saved our deposits in Camberwell and Peckham, Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Lewisham Deptford laying strong foundations to win […]
10 November 2019 by sianberry
The Green Party has shown it really does do politics differently by coming to an arrangement with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats to field one candidate from a Remain party in selected seats in England and Wales for the upcoming election. Co-Leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley said: “This is about recognising how […]
16 October 2019 by sianberry
MEPs from across Europe were given a warm welcome by the Greens when they arrived in London on 14 October to show solidarity with their British colleagues at this chaotic time of Brexit uncertainty. But following a Stronger Together 4 Climate event they saw for themselves the UK’s democratic deficit when MEP for West Midlands […]
9 October 2019 by sianberry
The Green Party has proposed a raft of original and striking initiatives at their annual conference. Members came together for three days in Newport to shape policy and develop campaigns. Abolish the Home Office; In his opening speech Jonathan Bartley proposed the complete abolition of the Home Office in light of the Windrush scandal. […]
3 October 2019 / 3 October 2019 by
Residents in Southall are preparing a legal challenge after becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of an ex-gasworks redevelopment. Managed by Berkeley Group, the site is known to contain dangerous compounds including asbestos, cyanide, naphthalene and benzene, a known carcinogenic. Constant petrol-like smells, respiratory ailments, headaches and eye irritation have been reported since work began, […]
3 October 2019 by sianberry
Residents in Southall are preparing a legal challenge after becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of an ex-gasworks redevelopment. Managed by Berkeley Group, the site is known to contain dangerous compounds including asbestos, cyanide, naphthalene and benzene, a known carcinogenic. Constant petrol-like smells, respiratory ailments, headaches and eye irritation have been reported since work […]
24 September 2019 by sianberry
When your house is burning you don’t call 999 and ask for a fire engine in 30 years time. London’s children became climate leaders, as the school climate strikes saw 100,000 people take to the streets to demand immediate action to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown. Greens stood side by side with them. Young Green and […]
16 September 2019 by sianberry
September has seen the Met police confirm they will roll out use of controversial spit hoods on London’s streets despite concerns from Green Assembly Member, Sian Berry and various human rights groups. This follows ‘a review’ but no details of any public consultation have been given. Sian Berry criticised the initial three-month trial of the […]
31 August 2019 by sianberry
Sian Berry, Green Party Co-Leader and London Assembly Member, addressed thousands of demonstrators outside Downing Street on 31 August protesting against the suspension of Parliament. Speaking to Green Party members later, Sian said: “Greens and people from other parties are all here to defend our MPs’ right to sit in Parliament and decide what happens […]
23 August 2019 by sianberry
For the second time this year Conservative councillors have blocked much needed plans to make London’s roads safer. Kensington and Chelsea’s Conservative administration, with the support of the local Labour party, have vetoed a TfL proposal to provide a safe walking and cycling route from Shepherdís Bush to Holland Park. This follows Conservative Westminster council […]
14 August 2019 by sianberry
Heathrow Airport is consulting on expansion plans that will result in increased carbon emissions, more traffic, more air pollution and busier, noisier flight paths all over London. Caroline Russell says “People living under these new flight paths will hear noisy planes overhead from the early hours of the morning to last thing at night. This […]
7 August 2019 by sianberry
In a time when politics is so chaotic, London needs hope. Siân Berry is standing for Mayor with a promise to deliver the bold action needed to address the chronic problems Londoners face. Siân came third in the last election for Mayor, ahead of the Liberal Democrats. With your support she can deliver the radical policies London […]
3 June 2019 by sianberry
The UK joined the ’Green Wave’ when the results of the European Parliament elections were announced on Sunday 26th May, after the whole of the EU had finished voting. Shortly after cheering the election of Eastern Region’s Catherine Rowett, London was celebrating the election of Scott Ainslie as we held on to the seat I had […]
25 May 2019 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell and Assembly candidate Benali Hamdache have helped win a campaign to ban adverts on the underground from regimes that threaten LGBT+ lives. Adverts promoting Brunei were removed from the underground after the Sultan of Brunei threatened to make being gay punishable by death, causing Green Assembly Members and activists to […]
