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 »
Greens’ Mayor candidate promises help for homeless LGBT+ Londoners 18 February 2021 / 18 February 2021 by London Green Party LGBT+ people face serious disadvantage in housing Green Party Co-leader, Sian Berry, will provide housing for disadvantaged LGBTQ+ people if elected Mayor of London, citing the community’s high levels of homelessness. Her strategy includes creating co-operative housing out of disused buildings in the capital, as well as ‘co-housing’ – where residents live in a self-contained […] Read more »
London Needs a Green Living Wage 16 February 2021 / 16 February 2021 by London Green Party Sian Berry will set a Green London Living Wage at £14 an hour for workers and apprentices of all ages if elected as the Mayor of London. The Government’s Living Wage is £8.72 while the Living Wage Foundation calculates that a London Living Wage ought to be set at £10.85. In 2022-23, these hourly rates are projected to be set at £9.02 and £11.10 […] Read more »
Greens Become Westminster’s Third Biggest Party! 13 February 2021 / 13 February 2021 by London Green Party Overtaking the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party is now on 8 per cent. The polling finds the Tories have barely changed their position, having 42% of support. Labour has lost some support, down three points on 38%. The Lib Dems are on 7%. Commenting on the polling, the Co-Leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley said: […] Read more »
GREEN MAYOR WOULD TAKE A ‘PUBLIC HEALTH’ APPROACH TO DRUGS IN LONDON 8 February 2021 / 8 February 2021 by London Green Party Sian Berry, the Green candidate for Mayor, has pledged to change the failure of policies around drug use. One of Sian Berry’s mayoral pledges is to deprioritise the policing of cannabis in London, including an immediate stop to using just the smell of cannabis to justify stop and search. The policy aims to direct drug […] Read more »
Campaigners save Important Oak trees 3 February 2021 / 3 February 2021 by London Green Party Local campaigners and Green Party members are delighted after Southwark Council’s plan to cut down two healthy oak trees, thought to be over 100 years old, was rejected. The trees are in Sydenham Hill Wood in Dulwich. Southwark Council announced in January 2019 that the trees should be felled so that a bridge could be […] Read more »
Mayor of London Failing to Tackle London’s Housing Crisis 28 January 2021 / 28 January 2021 by London Green Party London has lost thousands of social homes in the last decade, according to Sian Berry, Green London Assembly member and Mayoral candidate. Since 2003, 13,500 social homes were lost, as revealed in Sian’s new report. Sian’s report shows how the Mayor has made steps to address the housing crisis with his London Plan, which contains […] Read more »
Hate Crime Rises on London Buses 22 January 2021 / 22 January 2021 by London Green Party Despite the number of bus journeys being low due to travel restrictions, new data has revealed a disturbing rise in hate crimes on London buses, jumping from 43 in May to 115 in June. The worrying figures were revealed following a question from Green Party Assembly Member Sian Berry at a meeting of the London Assembly. In […] Read more »
Greens stand up for cyclists 21 January 2021 / 31 January 2021 by London Green Party The Green Party is urging the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to reinstate an important cycle lane – that was removed after just a few weeks. The Kensington High Street (KHS) cycle lane was a government initiative to enhance active travel during the covid pandemic.The trial was supposed to last 12 months and cost £300,000 – and […] Read more »