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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
6 March 2021 / 6 March 2021 by London Green Party
Fare rises are back, and again costing people in outer boroughs much more in travel costs. But Green Party candidate for Mayor Sian Berry has pledged to flatten fares and move towards a single fare zone for all Londoners. Extra costs are being charged to people living in outer London for their travel with each increase – […]
5 March 2021 / 5 March 2021 by London Green Party
Green Mayoral candidate, Sian Berry, promises to empower Londoners by setting up Land Commissions enabling people to make the best use of land in their areas. Bringing together residents, experts, and community groups, they would transform under-used buildings and plots of land, creating new homes, green spaces, community infrastructure and businesses. City Hall would support […]
3 March 2021 / 3 March 2021 by London Green Party
After the last 12 months – dominated by the pandemic and Brexit – London, according to Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry, is in need of a new plan, a fresh start, and a serious response to the climate emergency. “Only a Green mayor”, asserts Berry, “will act with the urgency these extraordinary times demand.” But only […]