MEPs back Green motion for urgent EU action on Ebola 18 September 2014 by sianberry Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Green motion on the EU response to the Ebola outbreak, calling for urgent, immediate and coordinated action by the international community. The deadly virus has claimed the lives of over 2400 people so far, in what is being described as the worst ever Ebola epidemic […] Read more »
Green Councillor gets safe barbecue bins to tackle bin fires on Highbury Fields 17 September 2014 by sianberry Green Councillor Caroline Russell expresses her delight at the installation of the safe barbecue bin, but states the importance of creating specific barbecue areas. Councillor Caroline Russell has campaigned for measures to tackle the regular bin fires on Highbury Fields caused by foil barbecues thrown out with general picnic rubbish. This week, Islington Council has installed […] Read more »
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 »