Conservatives in Europe scupper Sian Berry’s plan to use VW fines for clean air projects 15 October 2015 by sianberry The EU was on the point of ruling that the fines from VW and any other culprits in the diesel scandal should go directly to local communities, the London Green Party revealed yesterday. But it fell at the last hurdle following a Conservative wrecking tactic supported by the group on which British Tory MEPs sit. […] Read more »
Record numbers say they would consider voting Green as their first preference in the mayoral election. 15 October 2015 by sianberry Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry has welcomed this week’s ICM poll which found that more voters than ever before plan to vote Green in the London mayoral election. Thirteen percent of those polled said they would consider voting for Berry as their first preference. In the study, commissioned by campaigners Here Now, voters also expressed […] Read more »
Oppose all new runways at London airports not just Heathrow, says Sian Berry 10 October 2015 by sianberry Sian Berry, the Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, has called on her fellow candidates to oppose all new airport runways in the south-east of England, not just at Heathrow. Speaking at today’s rally against Heathrow’s third runway in Parliament Square, Sian added her voice to the cross-party campaign against the proposal. She said […] Read more »
Toxic Silvertown Tunnel should be rejected, say senior London Greens 5 October 2015 by sianberry The Green Party’s Mayoral candidate, Local Transport Spokesperson and a longstanding Green Party Assembly Member are together urging Londoners to say no to Boris Johnson’s plan for a new multi-lane road tunnel between Greenwich and Newham. A consultation ahead of an expected planning application in early 2016 is launched today by Transport for London, and […] Read more »
Carmaker cheats should be made to pay for buses and bike lanes, say Greens 2 October 2015 by sianberry The Green Party today passed a policy to call for car manufacturers to be made to pay for the public transport and walking and cycling infrastructure that would reduce the need for people to own cars. It seeks five responses to the Volkswagen scandal from the government and mayor of London. London mayoral candidate Sian […] Read more »
£59m of Lambeth Council pension fund invested in risky fossil fuels 27 September 2015 by sianberry In response to a new report revealing Lambeth Council holds more than £59m in fossil fuel stocks Lambeth Green Party has called for the council to once more divest, with Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry criticising the “short-sighted investment”. Lambeth Green Party today renews its call for Lambeth Council to rid its pension fund of investments […] Read more »
“We will give London back to Londoners” pledges Green Party Mayoral candidate Sian Berry 27 September 2015 by sianberry The Green Party’s London Mayoral candidate Sian Berry outlined her plans to work with Londoners to reshape their city in her speech to the Party’s Conference today. Speaking to delegates in Bournemouth attending the largest Green Party Autumn Conference to date, Berry focused her speech on the key message of her Mayoral campaign which she […] Read more »
Power London, not climate change, Greens tell public pension funds 24 September 2015 by sianberry Greens on the London Assembly will push local councils to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy that benefits London, Green Mayoral candidate Sian Berry said today. It comes as a new report revealed that London Councils have a staggering £1.8bn invested in fossil fuels. Greens on the London Assembly have already led […] Read more »
Close London’s housing gap with piggy back homes 23 September 2015 by sianberry Darren Johnson, Green Party Assembly Member, suggests building new homes on top of low-rise council blocks and “working together with residents and communities” to create 70,000 new homes in the next decade to meet housing needs. Building new homes on top of existing low-rise council blocks is one of five ideas to close London’s house […] Read more »
“London needs its own pollution test” 22 September 2015 by sianberry The London Assembly has supported Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s recommendation for London to have it’s own pollution test for cars, which they already perform for buses, with Darren Johnson noting that “London has the worse NO2 pollution problem of any European capital”. Responding to the allegations that VW vehicles have been tampered with in […] Read more »