Even though it has been a long time coming, Sian Berry, London Assembly member and Green party candidate for Mayor, welcomed the news that hate crimes motivated by misogyny, will be recorded by the police from autumn 2021. Sian had called on the Mayor of London to make this a priority for the Met since […]
Government airport expansion undermines climate plan
The government’s airport expansion plans for Heathrow and Gatwick severely undermine efforts to cut air pollution and carbon emissions, and are completely at odds with the UK’s role as chair of this year’s COP, according to Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley. Bartley reiterated: ‘It makes no sense to talk about climate ambition as a priority […]
Lambeth Greens Set Out ‘Alternative Budget’
Lambeth Greens have set out an ‘alternative budget’ for the London borough, after a disappointing budget by the ruling Labour group. The Greens are proposing trialling universal basic income in Lambeth as well as piloting a four-day work week. The existing budget makes no mention of the climate emergency, and the Green group are severely […]
KEY WORKERS DESERVE MORE
The Green candidate for the London Mayoral race has has attacked the treatment of key workers by the government during the Covid crisis. Sian Berry said that health secretary Matt Hancock left workers “exposed” to coronavirus and attacked chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak for “ignoring nurses who need a pay rise”. Berry made the […]
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT THOUGHTLESS DRIVING
Fines for many traffic violations have not increased in over a decade in London. Fines for illegally parking in a bus lane or a red route, or for breaking loading restrictions, are still at 2011 levels. ‘This is effectively a ten year “fines freeze” for thoughtless driving in London,’ according to Caroline Russell, Green London […]
Green ‘Vision Zero’ – 20mph speed limit
Despite lockdown, almost 100 people died on London’s roads in 2020, and in recent years progress towards Sadiq Khan’s 2041 target of zero road deaths has slowed. Sian Berry, Green London Assembly member and mayoral candidate, is calling for a more radical target and approach, achieving ‘vision zero’ ahead of schedule with a 20mph speed […]
Green Party Mayoral Candidate backs Universal Income for Londoners
The Greater London Assembly has backed a motion by Green Party Mayoral Candidate, Sian Berry, calling on the government to provide support and funding for a trial of Universal Basic Income (UBI). The Greater London Assembly joins 27 other local authorities across the UK in calling for trials to be implemented Sian Berry and fellow Green Party Assembly Member, Caroline Russell, have long campaigned for City Hall to back a UBI scheme in […]
Green Party Co-Leader Condemns £100 million Contract To Serco
Green Party Co-leader, Jonathan Bartley, has condemned Lambeth Council’s decision to award a massive contract to Serco. Serco is controversial for its running of the Yarls’s Wood immigration detention centre, its involvement with NHS privatisation, the ‘hostile environment’ policies of the government and the failing test & trace programme. But the Labour-led council decided to […]
GREEN PARTY VOTE IN FAVOUR OF A 15% PAY-RISE FOR NHS STAFF
The Green Party of England and Wales has voted overwhelmingly to back calls for a 15 percent pay-rise for NHS health and care workers. It was the result of a motion brought by Green Party candidate for Sheffield City Council Rebecca Mulvaney at the recent spring party conference. This was after the government announced its […]
BAN CONTROVERSIAL FACIAL RECOGNITION, SAYS SIAN BERRY
London’s new rules for developers of new public spaces must ban the use of facial recognition cameras, according to Sian Berry, Green London Assembly member and mayoral candidate. Since 2016, Sian has worked with campaigners to win new policies from the mayor to stop arbitrary rules being imposed in new public squares. “The freedom to sit, […]
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