Green Party Recommit to Safeguarding London’s Vital Green Belt 23 October 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party Party reaffirms position on ‘gold-plating’ London’s Green Belt to protect land from housing development & untap it’s full potential At the recent Autumn Conference, Green Party Members came together to pass a new Food and Agricultural policy which ensures the sustainable use of Green Belt land in providing a wide range of environmental benefits including […] Read more »
Green Party call to end “high carbon” advertising 17 October 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party A new Green Party policy calling for the end of “high carbon” advertising could restrict commercials for environmentally unfriendly products on London’s transport services. The pioneering plan to phase out all advertising for polluting goods and services, like long haul flights, became official policy on Sunday at online Party Conference. As London’s first Green Mayor Sian Berry would move Transport for London (TfL) to implement the policy […] Read more »
Green Assembly Member Calls for Cancellation of Silvertown Tunnel 19 September 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party Green London Assembly member, Caroline Russell, revealed last week that the Mayor of London has committed Londoners to paying £65 million a year for a quarter of a century for the Silvertown Road Tunnel. Green Assembly Members have asked 102 questions about the Siltvertown Road Tunnel and it has taken sustained cross party work, community […] Read more »
Jonathan Bartley & Sian Berry Re-elected As Co-leaders 11 September 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party Green members have re-elected Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry as co-leaders of the party following an internal election this summer. Bartley and Berry have now begun their second term as co-leaders by setting out their vision to build a grassroots mass movement for a Green recovery from the economic, climate and health crises we are […] Read more »
Cuts to London’s youth services – just when they’re needed most 17 August 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party Councils are having to make further cuts to vital youth services budgets, according to a report by Sian Berry, the Green Mayoral candidate for London. Youth clubs and community centres have had to shut their doors during the coronavirus crisis, and more than ever, London’s young people need mentoring and moral support. But Sian’s data shows […] Read more »
Could London become a 15 minute city? 12 August 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party The Green Party is presenting a vision for London as a ’15 minute city’ as the capital comes out of lockdown. An idea that has had huge success in Paris, the ’15 minute city’ means that Londoners would be able to get everything they need for daily life within a short walk or bike ride […] Read more »
Cycling revolution falls short says Green Assembly Member 12 August 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell has said that the government’s promised £2 billion to boost cycling and walking is not enough to meet the UK’s needs – and that it leaves London starkly underfunded. Caroline compared London’s £25 million share of the funding to the £70 million requested by London boroughs, according to the Mayor’s […] Read more »
Greens Lead On Reparations For Slavery 16 July 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party Lambeth council voted on 15 July to call on national government to examine reparations for enslaved people. The motion was initiated by Green Party councillor Scott Ainslie and prepared jointly by the ruling Labour and the opposition Green groups of Lambeth council. It is the first such motion to be passed by a UK local […] Read more »
Black Lives Matter – London Green Party urge action 13 July 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party The Green Party has been at the forefront of demanding action in support of the Black Lives Matters (BLM) campaign. In Kingston, councillor Sharon Sumner affirmed her support for BLM (against opposition from local Conservative councillors) with a powerful speech that spoke of “the reality of police brutality which happens on a regular basis here […] Read more »
Sian and Caroline Greening the Mayor’s Budget 29 January 2020 / 11 November 2020 by London Green Party January 2020 saw the busiest week of the year in City Hall as our Assembly Members, Sian Berry and Caroline Russell, proposed Green budget amendments to the London Assembly. As usual they were full of good ideas the Mayor needs to take up. They lead on the climate emergency proposing to boost the solar panel fund, put extra […] Read more »