Haringey Greens announce Tom Davidson to fight Woodside by-election 16 September 2014 by sianberry Haringey Green Party have confirmed Tom Davidson, experienced community figure and ex-Labour councillor, as the Green candidate in the Woodside by-election, to take place on Thursday 2nd October to fill the vacancy on Haringey Council. Tom works as a barrister specialising in criminal defence. He was a Labour councillor in Wood Green for 12 years, and a member of the Labour Party until 2013. He is currently a […] Read more »
Boris Johnson must go solar to help save the planet 16 September 2014 by sianberry In the wake of a new report Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones calls for Mayor Boris Johnson to take much needed action and invest in solar panel, instead of backing environmentally damaging fracking. Jenny Jones pictured with teachers on an Islington school roof, whose school receives over 20% of it’s energy from the solar […] Read more »
New homes price risen by £100,000 since Mayor elected 16 September 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson criticises the Mayor over the dramatic price rise in London homes, highlighting the Mayor’s signing off of luxury apartments, whilst rejecting measures such as tax breaks for buy-to-let investors and controlling overseas investment. Darren Johnson will be questioning the Mayor on house prices tomorrow, after new ONS figures showed that house […] Read more »
Green Party selects candidate for Kingston by-election 16 September 2014 by sianberry Ryan Coley has been selected as the Green Party Councillor candidate for Kingston; Ryan is a local resident and activist, who wants to focus on protecting local business owners and cleaning up the roads. Young activist and local Kingston resident Ryan Coley has been selected by the Green Party to contest the Tudor Ward council […] Read more »
London Greens say no to secret TTIP trade deal 12 September 2014 by sianberry London Green Party rally against TTIP, highlighting the need to go further than just excluding the NHS from the deal so as to “protect hard won standards” and the environment. London Green Party today joined the No to TTIP protest held outside the Dept of Business Innovation and Skills. London Green Romayne Phoenix (pictured, left) spoke on behalf of the Green Party. […] Read more »
Greens select ‘campaigning dad’ as Parliamentary candidate for Streatham 12 September 2014 by sianberry Local Jonathan Bartley has been chosen by the Lambeth Green Party; Jonathan has been heavily involved in many movements the Green Party have supported. Jonathan Bartley photographed when he was Vice Chair of the ‘Yes’ campaign to change the voting system for Westminster. Lambeth Green Party has selected local campaigner Jonathan Bartley as Parliamentary candidate for Streatham. Jonathan […] Read more »
HS2 link to London is “rich-man’s railway” 11 September 2014 by sianberry Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett speaks out against HS2, saying “the investment should be going into local infrastructure” instead. Natalie Bennett and Highgate councillor Sian Berry at the Green Conference in Aston University, Birmingham Green Party Leader and Camden resident and parliamentary contender Natalie Bennett has condemned HS2 rail link running from the capital through Birmingham, during […] Read more »
Train capacity figures “a wake-up call”; Green Party urges public transport to be put back into public hands 11 September 2014 by sianberry “Passengers should not have to put up with being crammed into train over double their capacity, as prices rocket” says Green Party Transport spokesperson, stating the need for the railways to run to “serve the common good, not as a source of profit”. The Green Party has today urged politicians to support Caroline Lucas’ bill to take the […] Read more »
Assembly gets behind Green call to support ‘Renters manifesto’ 10 September 2014 by sianberry The Assembly have voted to support Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s motion to have the Mayor respond to the ‘Renters manifesto’, calling for reforms in private rental market. The London Assembly today voted to support Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s motion to do more for London’s renters. The vote means that the Assembly will now […] Read more »
Mayor hikes Londoner’s fares yet again, but driving costs keep falling 8 September 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for a “London-wide pay-as-you-drive charging system” to help fund an expansion in public transport and to stop spiralling fares. Green AM Darren Johnson has described the Mayor’s announcement that TfL fares will rise again in the new year as “a bitter start to 2015 for struggling Londoners”. Although this year’s […] Read more »