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 »
Mayor’s ‘fares freeze’ claim melts away 2 January 2020 by sianberry Fares on London transport have risen by up to more than £300 since current Mayor Sadiq Khan came to power pledging a freeze. New fare increases today mean passengers are paying up to £317 more a year compared with 2016. Despite Mr Khan’s election pledge that “Londoners won’t pay a penny more for their travel” […] Read more »
Green Growth – A Sign of Hope 18 December 2019 by sianberry Thank you London for your brave Green votes for the environment and for social justice. In Dulwich and West Norwood we gained second place receiving 16% of the vote, up from 2% previously, and we saved our deposits in Camberwell and Peckham, Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Lewisham Deptford laying strong foundations to win […] Read more »
Doing Politics Differently for GE19 10 November 2019 by sianberry The Green Party has shown it really does do politics differently by coming to an arrangement with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats to field one candidate from a Remain party in selected seats in England and Wales for the upcoming election. Co-Leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley said: “This is about recognising how […] Read more »
Greens Defend the Right To Protest 16 October 2019 by sianberry MEPs from across Europe were given a warm welcome by the Greens when they arrived in London on 14 October to show solidarity with their British colleagues at this chaotic time of Brexit uncertainty. But following a Stronger Together 4 Climate event they saw for themselves the UK’s democratic deficit when MEP for West Midlands […] Read more »
Bold New Ideas At Greens’ Annual Conference 9 October 2019 by sianberry The Green Party has proposed a raft of original and striking initiatives at their annual conference. Members came together for three days in Newport to shape policy and develop campaigns. Abolish the Home Office; In his opening speech Jonathan Bartley proposed the complete abolition of the Home Office in light of the Windrush scandal. […] Read more »
Southall Residents ‘Poisoned’ by Ex-Gasworks 3 October 2019 / 3 October 2019 by Residents in Southall are preparing a legal challenge after becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of an ex-gasworks redevelopment. Managed by Berkeley Group, the site is known to contain dangerous compounds including asbestos, cyanide, naphthalene and benzene, a known carcinogenic. Constant petrol-like smells, respiratory ailments, headaches and eye irritation have been reported since work began, […] Read more »
Southall Residents Prepare Clean Air Legal Challenge 3 October 2019 by sianberry Residents in Southall are preparing a legal challenge after becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of an ex-gasworks redevelopment. Managed by Berkeley Group, the site is known to contain dangerous compounds including asbestos, cyanide, naphthalene and benzene, a known carcinogenic. Constant petrol-like smells, respiratory ailments, headaches and eye irritation have been reported since work […] Read more »
Greens join London’s children to urge climate action NOW 24 September 2019 by sianberry When your house is burning you don’t call 999 and ask for a fire engine in 30 years time. London’s children became climate leaders, as the school climate strikes saw 100,000 people take to the streets to demand immediate action to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown. Greens stood side by side with them. Young Green and […] Read more »
