Sian Berry backs legal challenge to toxic Greenwich cruise terminal 3 March 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry, the Green candidate for Mayor of London, has expressed support for South East London residents raising funds for a legal challenge to the Enderby Wharf cruise terminal. She said today she fully backs the crowdfunding initiative by the East Greenwich Residents Association, which claims the proposed terminal in a dense residential area will […] Read more »
Half of Met Police recruits will be women, pledges Green candidate for Mayor 2 March 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry will ensure that half the new recruits to the Metropolitan Police are women if she is elected Mayor of London. She made the 50:50 pledge at a London’s Future for Women hustings event at the House of Commons tonight. She said: “A police service works best when it is properly representative of the […] Read more »
I’ll lobby new Canadian owners to close City Airport, says Sian Berry 26 February 2016 by sianberry Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry today welcomed the news that City Airport has been sold to a Canadian consortium. She said she looked forward to meeting the new owners and persuading them of the strong business case to close the airport and redevelop it for homes and businesses. She was reacting to news that […] Read more »
Green Mayoral candidate “very glad” Plane Stupid activists aren’t going to jail 24 February 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry, the Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, has expressed relief at the suspended sentences given to the 13 climate-change protesters found guilty of chaining themselves to a runway at Heathrow Airport. “I’m very glad these peaceful protesters are not going to jail, as we had feared they would,” said Sian, who […] Read more »
Greens to set annual Student Living Rent to slash housing costs 24 February 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry will set an annual Student Living Rent to help curb rampant accommodation costs if she is elected Mayor, she announced today. The calculation, designed along similar lines to the Living Wage system that Greens have championed at City Hall, will be based on cost-of-living data and typical student incomes. It will help students […] Read more »
Greens pledge to block London cycling cuts 19 February 2016 by sianberry Reacting to new figures from Darren Johnson AM showing that Transport for London expects the next Mayor of London to slash cycling investment by 60 per cent by 2020/21, Sian Berry has pledged to block the cuts and raise cycling investment. She has also challenged other candidates to match her pledge. Sian said today: “As […] Read more »
Greens to set up renewable energy company to power Crossrail 18 February 2016 by sianberry A Green Mayor will set up a new London Energy Company to ensure that Crossrail is powered by 100% clean electricity, Sian Berry said today. This will be the first step towards a renewable energy revolution in a city that could supply 20 percent of its electricity from solar power alone – compared with the […] Read more »
Greens call halt to privatisation of public space in London 10 February 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry, Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, today pledged to introduce rules to ensure that new publicly accessible spaces in the capital are governed by the law of the land. Her modification of the London Plan would prevent controversial projects such as the proposed Garden Bridge excluding the public at the whim of […] Read more »
Greens to give one third of all Londoners membership of private renters’ union 28 January 2016 by sianberry Nearly a million households – comprising nearly 2.3 million people – will be automatically represented by the London Renters Union if the Greens take City Hall, the party’s mayoral candidate Sian Berry will announce today. The Renters Union will enable members to organise to rein in private rents, expose rogue lettings agents and launch […] Read more »
Greens hail rail devolution for London as “overdue step in the right direction” 21 January 2016 by sianberry Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry today welcomed the news that the government is transferring to Transport for London the responsibility for inner suburban rail services operating mostly or wholly within Greater London. She said: “This move will improve life for very many commuters. It will allow TfL to gradually take control over some suburban services […] Read more »