No CETA public meeting comes to Westminster 2 February 2017 by sianberry As Greens were some of the first to raise the truth about corporate-led trade deals at the European level, the pressure is on as the vote approaches in the EU parliament in Strasbourg, where Justin Trudeau, the well-dressed successor to conservative leader Stephen Harper, is expected to speak. If the bulk of the Labour MEPs […] Read more »
Marking Holocaust Memorial Day at City Hall 27 January 2017 by sianberry Caroline Russell, who is the sole opposition councillor in Islington Borough Council, and tweets at @CarolineRussell, said, “At a moving City Hall HMD (Holocaust Memorial Day) event on Monday I was reminded by speakers of my visit to Auschwitz in 1991 which woke me to politics.” Sian Berry, who is a Humanist, represents Highgate ward […] Read more »
Protesting Disappearances of Pakistani Online Dissidents 17 January 2017 by sianberry On Friday, 13 January 2017, the London Green Party joined a protest outside the Pakistani Embassy in the UK to protest enforced disappearances of online political dissidents. The critics included bloggers, poets, writers, and commentators, and all were active online criticising the state and military as well as social conservatism and […] Read more »
New years resolution: Get involved in 2 January events 10 January 2017 by sianberry Our campaigns and political education officers have put together a fantastic event this Saturday to which supporters are welcome in the morning if invited by Green Party members and also welcome for lunch. The afternoon will be for Green Party members only. Next Tuesday, The EU referendum result was the biggest shock in the UK since […] Read more »
Green Party Christmas message: 25 December 2016 by sianberry The Green Party has released a Christmas message reflecting on the year of Brexit, Trump, record breaking global temperatures and an escalating refugee crisis. But the message also cites the stories of hope which have emerged through the turmoil. In the video, which was released today, co-leaders Jonathan Bartley and Caroline Lucas promise to keep […] Read more »
No strategy for flood prevention: Green Councillor Slams Islington Council failure 5 December 2016 by sianberry Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell has expressed her outrage at the Council’s failure to develop a flood prevention strategy in Islington, in spite of the considerable risk to local residents, and particularly, the likelihood of major transport disruption. Environment Agency maps show that key infrastructure in the Borough is at high risk of flooding from […] Read more »
Sian Berry’s renters survey: Almost no-one escapes unscathed from London’s private renting market 10 October 2016 by sianberry London Assembly Member Sian Berry has launched a report “What are London renters thinking?”, based on the results of her recent Big Renters Survey of London’s private tenants.[1] The report lays bare the scale of dissatisfaction among London’s renters, over a range of areas including rocketing rent costs, incomplete repairs, lost deposits and fear of […] Read more »
Greens call for community spaces not exploited property guardians in empty public buildings 30 August 2016 by sianberry Over 1,000 ‘property guardians’ are being charged to live in precarious conditions in empty public buildings owned by councils across London, the Green Party has discovered. New figures from borough councils obtained by Green Party Housing Spokesperson and candidate for Mayor of Hackney, Samir Jeraj, show that more than 200 empty public buildings are being […] Read more »
Take part in the Big Renters Survey 1 August 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry AM is launching a survey to find out more about the problems faced by London’s 2.3 million private renters. The short survey asks about problems with costs, contracts and letting agents, maintenance and repairs and how renters think a union of tenants working together could help improve their rights and situation. Sian says: […] Read more »
Win for private renters on council estates at Mayor’s Question Time 20 July 2016 by sianberry At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Sian Berry AM won valuable promises for the rights of private renters on council estates. On estate regeneration across London, we’ve seen serious problems with residents not being listened to when councils make development plans. Private renters – many of whom rent relatively cheaply in former right-to-buy homes on estates […] Read more »