Siân Berry Speaks Out On Controversial Policing Techniques 14 March 2019 / 20 September 2019 by Green Party Admin 16 September 2019 September has seen the Met police confirm they will roll out use of controversial spit hoods on London’s streets despite concerns from Green Assembly Member, Siân Berry and various human rights groups. This follows ‘a review’ but no details of any public consultation have been given. Siân Berry criticised the initial three-month […] Read more »
Sian Berry selected for Green’s London Mayor candidate 14 February 2019 by sianberry Sian Berry has been confirmed as the Green Party’s candidate to run for Mayor of London. She will be standing alongside a strong and diverse team of people ready to represent Londoners on the Assembly and cement our status as London’s third party in the 2020 elections. You can donate to our Mayoral and Assembly election […] Read more »
Greens Declare Climate Change Emergency 25 January 2019 by sianberry Greens declare a climate emergency and bring borough’s CO2 emissions target forward to 2030 23 January 2019 A Green party motion calling on the Leader of Lambeth Council to declare a climate emergency and bring the borough’s carbon neutrality target forward to 2030 passed in a Full Council meeting this evening (Wednesday 23rd January). The […] Read more »
Lambeth Labour Councillors Reject Green Call to Halt £470,000 a Year Gravy Train 3 June 2018 by sianberry A month in and the new Council administration falls in to chaos under scrutiny. Lambeth Labour faces serious questions over mistruths, misrepresentation and mismanagement A call from the Green Party for Lambeth Councillors to cut 56% from additional allowances has been rejected by Lambeth’s Labour councillors. It would have provided over £200,000 a year […] Read more »
Hackney Council election result proves we need a fairer voting system 12 May 2018 by sianberry While the Conservatives won 11pc of the overall vote, the Greens won 17pc and yet have no councillors because of the first-past-the-post voting system. Labour has 52 seats and the Tories have five. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems lost all three of their seats and the Greens failed to win any either. In Dalston, the […] Read more »
Greens Become the Official Opposition Party in Lambeth 8 May 2018 by sianberry Lambeth Green Party are celebrating their local election results in Lambeth on 4th May, which saw them finish second in the borough with five seats to become the official opposition to the Labour-run council [1]. In St Leonard’s ward in Streatham, where the Greens saw their candidate Scott Ainslie elected in 2014, a 9 point […] Read more »
Caroline Russell re-elected in Highbury East 8 May 2018 by sianberry The results are in, and Green Councillor Caroline Russell has been decisively re-elected to serve Highbury East for another four years. From an 8-vote lead in 2014 to a 666 vote majority in 2018, Caroline’s win is testimony to her years of hard work and dedication to the local residents of Highbury. Islington Greens celebrating […] Read more »
Lewisham Green Party local election results 7 May 2018 by sianberry Lewisham Green Party local election results 7 May 2018 Lewisham Green Party expresses its thanks to all those who voted for our candidates in Thursday’s elections. We took roughly 12% of the votes cast and came second in terms of average votes per candidate. In a third of Lewisham’s wards we are the second party. […] Read more »
Brockley Voters Urged to Re-Elect John Coughlin 25 April 2018 by sianberry We urge voters in Brockley ward to re-elect John Coughlin and elect Clare Lorraine Phipps and Harvir Sangha to form an official opposition on Lewisham Council. Read more »
Lewisham Candidates for Local Elections in May 2018 22 April 2018 by sianberry Lewisham Council has looked like this for the last four years. Our councillor John Coughlin has held the only seat, one of the three for Brockley ward, not taken by Labour. John has worked hard to be a constructively critical voice, holding Labour to account on issues ranging from the Council budget to the Millwall […] Read more »