I’ll help fringe arts spaces fend off property speculators, says Green mayoral candidate 9 March 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry, the Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, today promises to rewrite London’s planning rules to protect fringe and other arts venues. If she is elected Mayor she will also set up a register of “meanwhile” spaces in empty buildings to provide a home for arts and cultural organisations under threat from property […] Read more »
Sian Berry vows to protect London’s vital launderettes 5 March 2016 by sianberry The Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry has pledged to protect London’s remaining launderettes from proposed changes that could see them disappear altogether. Last autumn, as part of its drive to free up more buildings for residential use, the Government announced its intention to remove planning protections that protect local launderettes. But the Green […] Read more »
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 »