Oscar-winner Mark Rylance: ‘Elect Green Party councillors in Lambeth to protect libraries and parks’ 20 April 2018 by sianberry Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance has said publically he will be voting for the Green Party in Lambeth in the local council elections on May 3rd. Pointing to the need for a stronger opposition to balance the current huge majority of the Labour Party in Lambeth, he said he would be giving all three of his […] Read more »
Caroline Lucas visits Highbury 20 April 2018 by sianberry Last weekend, Caroline Lucas came to Highbury East to support Caroline Russell, Benali Hamdache and Ernestas Jegorovas, our Islington Green Party candidates for the local council elections. The Islington Greens gathered in Highbury Fields and greeted Lucas with big grins upon her arrival. After commenting on the great turn-out and energy of the campaign, Lucas […] Read more »
Camden Greens launch election manifesto with pledge to hold the Labour-dominated council to account 19 April 2018 by sianberry Greens have pledged they will continue to hold the council to account if they achieve their goal of electing more Green Party councillors in Camden on 3 May. Green co-leader Caroline Lucas today joined current Camden Councillor Sian Berry and other Green candidates to launch their manifesto for the next four years. The launch took […] Read more »
Brixton community organiser, BBC Windrush poet and Green Party candidate Michael Groce calls for solidarity for the Windrush Generation 18 April 2018 by sianberry Community organiser Michael Groce, whose training and advice centre Green Man Skills in Brixton, has been successfully helping members of the ‘Windrush Generation’ fight deportation, is calling on the community to come together at Friday’s Brixton Respect solidarity event 5-7pm in Windrush Square in Brixton Friday 20th April. Michael Groce said: “Join us in the […] Read more »
Camden candidates – vote for Green councillors on 3 May 16 April 2018 by sianberry Camden Green Party has announced its candidates for the 2018 council election. Aiming to hold Sian Berry’s seat in Highgate and gain more Green councillors to hold the council to account. The party’s manifesto will be published soon, and will see candidates pledging to be a principled opposition on Camden Council, ensuring fairness and transparency, […] Read more »
Islington First Past the Post distorts electoral outcomes and thwarts aspirations 9 April 2018 by sianberry In Islington and beyond, First Past The Post distorts electoral outcomes and thwarts aspirations. We campaign for PR in the House of Commons, but First Past the Post distorts elections wherever it’s used! In One party councils, voters go unrepresented and decisions go unchallenged. This serves no-one well; not even those who voted for the […] Read more »
Visiting home and Granddad needed to go to the hospital, by Nathan Wade 9 April 2018 by sianberry Visiting home and Granddad needed to go to the hospital. Came in with him and mum. Theres literally queues of sick people up and down every corridoor and around every corner. The staff seem used to this, it’s clearly a normal night for them. I wish I could tell you that despite all that, everything […] Read more »
Hackney – North London Muslim Community Centre hustings 9 April 2018 by sianberry Join Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, our great candidate for Mayor of Hackney, at the North London Muslim Community Centre hustings on Wednesday 11 April 6.30pm. To watch the hustings please follow the link to YouTube Channel OccupyNewsNetwork below. Hackney Mayoral Hustings and Debate Green Party’s Alistair Binnie-Lubbock would ‘give power back’ to residents […] Read more »
Greens promise to protect social housing at local election launch 5 April 2018 by sianberry * Greens promise to repair social homes, give residents a say in their future and stand up against unwanted demolition of estates * Jonathan Bartley, co-leader, calls on Government to “treat social housing with the value it deserves” and end Right to Buy * Bartley: “Greens value social housing and will fight to protect it” […] Read more »
Fairer Votes for Lewisham 24 February 2018 by sianberry The Green Councillor John Coughlin, the only councillor who is not Labour on Lewisham Council, put forward a motion at Lewisham Council on Proportional Representation in local elections. This would make the local voting system fairer and allow the views of all residents to be represented on the council. At present, there are 54 councillors, 53 of whom […] Read more »