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 »
Green mayoral candidate says Plane Stupid defendants acted out of necessity 20 January 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry, the Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, today released her defence in support of the 13 activists accused of chaining themselves to a runway at Heathrow Airport to protest against climate change. In her statement, which was controversially ruled inadmissible by the District Judge Deborah Wright along with that of Shadow Chancellor […] Read more »
Greens unveil plan to redevelop London City Airport site 18 January 2016 by sianberry Sian Berry today pledges that, if elected Mayor of London, she will form a consortium between City Hall, local councils and businesses to buy City Airport in East London and turn it into a new housing and business quarter. The airport is currently on the market for an estimated £2 billion and Sian Berry is […] Read more »
Greens join junior doctors on the picket line 12 January 2016 by sianberry Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry will join other leading Green Party politicians to support junior doctors on the picket line at St Thomas’ Hospital on Tuesday morning. Sian Berry, Caroline Lucas MP, party leader Natalie Bennett and London Assembly member Baroness Jenny Jones will join doctors who are taking industrial action over proposed changes to […] Read more »
Greens pledge not to demolish estates in London 11 January 2016 by sianberry Responding to news that the government wants to bulldoze so-called sink estates in London, including Broadwater Farm in Tottenham, Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry today condemned this policy of “social cleansing” and pledged to oppose estate demolitions in the capital. “In the great majority of cases, demolition is not the right thing to do. Unless […] Read more »
#FairFares: Abolish the zones and close the gaps with a one-hour ticket across all modes 3 January 2016 by sianberry Abolish the zones and close the gaps with a one-hour ticket across all modes to give London fairer fares, says Green candidate Sian Berry, as our plans for bus, rail and tube fares are announced today. “We’ll level the playing field to make everyone’s journey to work cost the same, removing the hidden penalties if […] Read more »
Use Tube adverts to boost Londoners’ pay and help small businesses, says Sian Berry 16 December 2015 by sianberry Small businesses should get discounted advertising space at their nearest Tube station to help support the local economy, the Green Party’s mayoral candidate said today. Sian Berry also said only firms paying the London Living Wage should be permitted to advertise on London’s transport network. She denied the plans would reduce income as extra space […] Read more »
Green mayoral candidate pledges opposition to South London Incinerator 11 December 2015 by sianberry Sian Berry, the Green candidate for Mayor of London, will today visit the site of the South London Incinerator near Croydon and pledge to do whatever she can to halt the scheme if elected to City Hall. She will be accompanied by Shasha Khan, the Green parliamentary candidate for Croydon North since 2005, and a […] Read more »
Green Deputy Leader calls for more diverse Met Police to combat Islamophobia and extremis 10 December 2015 by sianberry Shahrar Ali, the Green Party deputy leader and one of the party’s top three candidates for the London-wide section of the London Assembly, will tonight call on the Metropolitan Police to improve diversity among their officers to give them a better understanding of both extremism and Islamophobia. He will make the pledge at a public […] Read more »