ACT NOW TO MAKE A GREEN MAYOR A REALITY 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 […] Read more »
Sian Berry Pledges to Create Anti-racist City 3 March 2021 / 3 March 2021 by London Green Party Green Party Mayoral Candidate Sian Berry has said she will end hostile environment policies in London if elected Mayor. “Services under my remit will refuse to share data on migrants with the Home Office Immigration Enforcement”, she said. Berry has long campaigned on the issue in the London Assembly. Sian said, “As Mayor, I will […] Read more »
GP time being wasted over doubled-up vaccine appointments 28 February 2021 / 28 February 2021 by London Green Party London doctors are reporting that some people are being invited twice for coronavirus vaccine appointments – by different systems for the same injection – by their local GPs and the national vaccination scheme. Dr Farah Jameel, a GP in Camden, has said that too many patients were receiving two invites, with clinician’s time ‘being wasted’ […] Read more »
UK TAX SYSTEM WORKING AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT 26 February 2021 / 26 February 2021 by London Green Party Despite the declarations of climate emergency, the UK’s tax system rewards carbon-intensive new-build while penalising carbon-efficient refurbishment and retrofit. Molly Scott Cato, Green Party finance spokesperson, has urged the government to put this right and remove VAT on refurbishment projects. Scott Cato’s parliamentary petition, which has amassed 2,500 signatures since launching, calls for VAT on new-build […] Read more »
Victory for Uber Drivers 24 February 2021 / 24 February 2021 by London Green Party Last week, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed. The decision entitles drivers to the minimum wage, holiday and sick pay, with wider implications across the deregulated gig economy. Caroline Russell, Green London Assembly member and list candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections, has been a […] Read more »
Greens Stand Up For Vital Green Spaces Under Threat 24 February 2021 / 24 February 2021 by London Green Party London Underground’s green infrastructure amounts to 10 per cent of all green spaces in the city. Yet Emma Wallace, Green London Assembly candidate, has highlighted that TFL contractors have been repeatedly reported removing miles of trees and vegetation running along London’s Underground tracks – most recently along the Metropolitan and Chiltern Lines. Wallace states: “These […] Read more »
Assembly Candidate’s Call to End War on Drugs 21 February 2021 / 21 February 2021 by London Green Party Zack Polanski believes racial discrimination in policing is a problem – especially when it comes to drugs. Along with Sian Berry, the Green Party’s mayoral candidate, he would deprioritise police wasting time on cannabis possession, allowing them to focus on serious and violent crime. Zack’s eyes were opened when he and a friend were stopped […] Read more »
Green London Mayor Would Stand Up for Trans Rights 19 February 2021 / 19 February 2021 by London Green Party Sian Berry, Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, has said she will improve trans rights and protect LGBT+ spaces in the capital if elected in May. Sian plans to remove barriers to healthcare, employment and housing for trans and non-binary Londoners if elected.She has pledged to make London the most “trans-inclusive city in the […] Read more »
Leading Green Backs Campaign for Reparatory Justice 19 February 2021 / 19 February 2021 by London Green Party Caroline Russell calls on Mayor to work for all-party parliamentary commission on atonement and compensation for African enslavement In February, the London Assembly debated a motion to mark the United Nations International Decade for Peoples of African Descent 2015-2024, committing City Hall to eradicating racial injustice and anti-Black racism in the capital. Welcoming the motion, […] Read more »
Sian Berry Calls on Government to Return London’s Road Tax 18 February 2021 / 18 February 2021 by London Green Party Londoners not benefitting from vital cash says Green Mayor Candidate Green Mayoral Candidate Sian Berry has made an urgent plea to the Transport Secretary to allow TfL to retain Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) raised in the capital to stabilise its finances, decimated by the pandemic. The Green Party joined other London Assembly political groups in […] Read more »