Lambeth Greens Set Out ‘Alternative Budget’ 22 March 2021 / 22 March 2021 by London Green Party Lambeth Greens have set out an ‘alternative budget’ for the London borough, after a disappointing budget by the ruling Labour group. The Greens are proposing trialling universal basic income in Lambeth as well as piloting a four-day work week. The existing budget makes no mention of the climate emergency, and the Green group are severely […] Read more »
KEY WORKERS DESERVE MORE 20 March 2021 / 20 March 2021 by London Green Party The Green candidate for the London Mayoral race has has attacked the treatment of key workers by the government during the Covid crisis. Sian Berry said that health secretary Matt Hancock left workers “exposed” to coronavirus and attacked chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak for “ignoring nurses who need a pay rise”. Berry made the […] Read more »
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT THOUGHTLESS DRIVING 20 March 2021 / 20 March 2021 by London Green Party Fines for many traffic violations have not increased in over a decade in London. Fines for illegally parking in a bus lane or a red route, or for breaking loading restrictions, are still at 2011 levels. ‘This is effectively a ten year “fines freeze” for thoughtless driving in London,’ according to Caroline Russell, Green London […] Read more »
Green ‘Vision Zero’ – 20mph speed limit 17 March 2021 / 17 March 2021 by London Green Party Despite lockdown, almost 100 people died on London’s roads in 2020, and in recent years progress towards Sadiq Khan’s 2041 target of zero road deaths has slowed. Sian Berry, Green London Assembly member and mayoral candidate, is calling for a more radical target and approach, achieving ‘vision zero’ ahead of schedule with a 20mph speed […] Read more »
Green Party Mayoral Candidate backs Universal Income for Londoners 15 March 2021 / 15 March 2021 by London Green Party The Greater London Assembly has backed a motion by Green Party Mayoral Candidate, Sian Berry, calling on the government to provide support and funding for a trial of Universal Basic Income (UBI). The Greater London Assembly joins 27 other local authorities across the UK in calling for trials to be implemented Sian Berry and fellow Green Party Assembly Member, Caroline Russell, have long campaigned for City Hall to back a UBI scheme in […] Read more »
Green Party Co-Leader Condemns £100 million Contract To Serco 13 March 2021 / 13 March 2021 by London Green Party Green Party Co-leader, Jonathan Bartley, has condemned Lambeth Council’s decision to award a massive contract to Serco. Serco is controversial for its running of the Yarls’s Wood immigration detention centre, its involvement with NHS privatisation, the ‘hostile environment’ policies of the government and the failing test & trace programme. But the Labour-led council decided to […] Read more »
GREEN PARTY VOTE IN FAVOUR OF A 15% PAY-RISE FOR NHS STAFF 12 March 2021 / 12 March 2021 by London Green Party The Green Party of England and Wales has voted overwhelmingly to back calls for a 15 percent pay-rise for NHS health and care workers. It was the result of a motion brought by Green Party candidate for Sheffield City Council Rebecca Mulvaney at the recent spring party conference. This was after the government announced its […] Read more »
BAN CONTROVERSIAL FACIAL RECOGNITION, SAYS SIAN BERRY 10 March 2021 / 10 March 2021 by London Green Party London’s new rules for developers of new public spaces must ban the use of facial recognition cameras, according to Sian Berry, Green London Assembly member and mayoral candidate. Since 2016, Sian has worked with campaigners to win new policies from the mayor to stop arbitrary rules being imposed in new public squares. “The freedom to sit, […] Read more »
Barnet care workers protest over employer exploitation 9 March 2021 / 9 March 2021 by London Green Party Barnet Sage nursing home workers and members of the trade union United Voices of the World recently prepared to take strike action to protest against being underpaid, undervalued and exploited by their employer. Earning between £8.72 and £9.60 per hour (£8.72 is the legal minimum for a worker over 25 years old), these workers, largely […] Read more »
WARNING ABOUT ‘SWIRLING SOUP’ OF AIR POLLUTION 7 March 2021 / 7 March 2021 by London Green Party London Assembly member Caroline Russell has been leading action on HGV emissions across the capital. New data from City Hall shows that over 85 per cent of vehicles in London, and 90 per cent of cars, meet the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) minimum requirements – a huge increase from 39 per cent of vehicles in […] Read more »