London Green Party

22 July 2022 / 22 July 2022 by London Green Party

A newly elected Green Party councillor has been working to protect the rights of delivery drivers in her borough.  Zoe Garbett, a ward councillor for Dalston, became involved in the issue after seeing a clash between riders and police in May of this year.  20 police officer took part in an operation to clamp down […]

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15 July 2022 / 15 July 2022 by London Green Party

London Greens have long been campaigning against the controversial the Silvertown Tunnel – work begins next summer. It will encourage more vehicle journeys in the capital, and stands against the Mayor’s climate targets.   But the project is also suffering from a huge deficit in accountability, according to Assembly Member Sian Berry. Sian has asked the Mayor […]

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5 July 2022 / 5 July 2022 by London Green Party

There are hundreds of publicly-owned properties that are “dead space” – and Greens are leading a campaign to bring them back to life!  Sian Berry, Green London assembly member, published a report last month that revealed 66 industrial units, 80 retail units, 65 offices, a golf club house, a civil defence bunker and a woodland […]

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22 June 2022 / 21 March 2023 by Colin Boyle

Following the opening of the Elizabeth Line, London Green Party has reiterated its call for London City Airport to be closed. Green London Assembly member Siân Berry said: “Closing City Airport is possible and long overdue and now Crossrail is open, this is not only realistic, it’s necessary. People living around the airport in Newham, […]

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21 June 2022 / 21 March 2023 by Colin Boyle

Greens have expressed their “total support” for workers on the UK’s railways, as they begin three days of strike action over threats to jobs, pay and safety at work. Rail workers employed by Network Rail and dozens of Train Operating Companies will walk out on 21, 23, and 25 June to demand a fair pay […]

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14 June 2022 / 14 June 2022 by London Green Party

London Greens have attacked conversion therapy as an abusive practice, and that everyone, including trans people, should be protected from it. Green London Assembly member Caroline Russell called on the London Assembly Chair to write to Ministers outlining its opposition to conversion therapy. 15 per cent of trans Londoners have been offered or have experienced […]

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6 June 2022 / 21 March 2023 by Colin Boyle

London Green Party is opposing the dramatic cuts to bus services proposed by the Mayor and Transport for London. The Mayor has proposed change to 78 routes of which 21 routes would be cut completely. In total: If these cuts go ahead, it will harm many Londoners who can least afford to lose these services. Many of us […]

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6 June 2022 / 6 June 2022 by London Green Party

The Mayor of London has u-turned on his support for expanding Gatwick Airport. Green Assembly Member Zack Polanski pushed the Mayor to reject plans to develop Gatwick’s second runway, a policy the mayor had previously lobbied for.  The mayor told AMs “I’m against expansion” and added that expansion plans should be “reduced” to meet zero carbon […]

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30 May 2022 / 30 May 2022 by London Green Party

Under the present first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system, Greens ran a good race in the local elections earlier this month.  But Greens could have done even better under a fairer voting system that accurately reflected the opinions of voters.Benali Hamdache, new Green councillor for Islington, told the Islington Tribune: “[Under PR], we’d have something like six Lib Dems, six Conservatives, 11 […]

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23 May 2022 / 23 May 2022 by London Green Party

The recent local elections saw historic gains across the country for the Green Party, with the capital turned into a red and green city.  London assembly member Zack Polanski has been reflecting on a year of hard work and kept promises.   From the start, Polanski insisted that ‘the climate crisis is always centred in decisions.’ […]

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