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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 […]
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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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
20 January 2021 / 20 January 2021 by London Green Party
Frontline workers such as police, fire brigade and TfL staff should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination once the vulnerable are immunised, according to a Green London Assembly member, Caroline Russell. “These key workers need to be protected from coronavirus rapidly,” said Caroline. “Prioritising vaccination for the people keeping the city running is a sensible step […]
19 January 2021 / 20 January 2021 by London Green Party
Sian Berry is a private renter and she understands the fears of those living in the country’s most expensive city. Many renters have lost their jobs in the pandemic and one in eight are behind on their rent. That’s why Sian is calling for the Government and Mayor to protect them. Sian says: “We need […]
18 January 2021 / 20 January 2021 by London Green Party
We need to fix Test and Trace The Government has failed in a crucial job to stop the spread of coronavirus: creating a ‘test and trace’ system that quickly tests people for the virus and traces people who might have been exposed. They handed out contracts to private companies that have made huge profits while […]