Heathrow transport budget error is “cataclysmic miscalculation” says Sian Berry 25 April 2016 by sianberry Heathrow transport budget error is “cataclysmic miscalculation” says Sian Berry Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry has made the following comment on today’s news reports that Heathrow Airport would face a black hole in excess of £16 billion to pay for enhancements to road and rail links to the airport should the third runway be given […] Read more »
Greens launch manifesto to support and value BAME Londoners 23 April 2016 by sianberry The Green Party in London today launched its manifesto for Londoners from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds – more than 40 per cent of our citizens. The policies highlighted by the manifesto would help to make sure no-one in London is disadvantaged by their ethnic background. Support for BAME small businesses and reviews […] Read more »
Greens pledge more than £1.5 billion to unlock London’s cycling potential 20 April 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry will spend at least 15 percent of her total expected transport investment on cycling and walking over her first term if she is elected Mayor of London, she announces today. In her proposals, she pledges to commit £1.55 billion over four years. This will pay for the completion of the original Cycle Superhighway […] Read more »
Greens rule out recommending second-preference candidate for Mayor 19 April 2016 by sianberry The London Federation of Green Parties has announced that it cannot make a positive recommendation for either Sadiq Khan or Zac Goldsmith as an option for green voters‘ second preference in the election for Mayor.[1] Last month, the Party set out four ‘red lines’ on road building, airport expansion, estate demolition and inequality, against which […] Read more »
Green Mayor to champion business lending with a Bank for London 17 April 2016 by sianberry London needs a regional public bank to provide loans and finance to small businesses in the capital, Green candidate for Mayor Sian Berry said today. The big banks have a poor record on lending to small business and, in the wake of mis-selling scandals, take a cautious approach to building relationships and advising […] Read more »
Greens call time on Mayor’s failure to protect small businesses 12 April 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry today pledged urgent support for the small and medium-sized enterprises which provide half the jobs in London yet are battling to stay in business in the present out-of-control property market. The Green mayoral candidate made the pledge today at the Elephant & Castle where small businesses and traders at the heart of a […] Read more »
Greens to levy workplace parking charge to fund public transport improvements 6 April 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry today revealed plans for a workplace parking levy which she says will raise at least £500 million a year. The proceeds will be shared with London’s boroughs to support their local transport initiatives. Based on a successful scheme in Nottingham which helped fund a new tram extension, the measure is designed to shift […] Read more »
Sian Berry launches manifesto to back private renters and council estates 4 April 2016 by sianberry Green Mayoral candidate Sian Berry today promises to build 200,000 new homes, support tenants’ rights via a London Renters Union and halt estate demolitions, in a manifesto designed to tackle the capital’s housing crisis. Half of the homes will be built affordably by councils, smaller developers, communities and housing associations, in a small-parcel model designed […] Read more »
I’ll save LGBT venues from developers’ wrecking ball vows Green mayoral candidate 30 March 2016 by sianberry Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry today pledged to oppose the gentrification threatening London’s LGBT scene as part of her manifesto for the community. She made the promise during a visit to the now boarded up premises of the Joiners Arms in Shoreditch, alongside former Joiners landlord David Pollard and longtime openly gay Assembly Member Darren […] Read more »
London Greens urge ‘yes’ vote in EU referendum 30 March 2016 by sianberry Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry today joined the capital’s long-standing MEP Jean Lambert to launch the London Green Party’s campaign for the UK to remain in the EU. The party intends to make a positive case for why EU membership is important for London, and will urge Green-minded Londoners to vote to stay in the […] Read more »