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14 March 2022 / 14 March 2022 by London Green Party
London Greens have talked of their “disappointment” that the London Assembly has refused to cancel the toxic Silvertown Tunnel. Greens proposed cancelling the Silvertown Tunnel and introduce smart-charging for the Blackwall Tunnel – but were turned down by the London Assembly. The Assembly heard how these plans would reduce traffic and pay for the costs incurred in cancelling Silvertown Tunnel construction by using payments from road users travelling through the Blackwall Tunnel. Greens […]
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6 March 2022 / 6 March 2022 by London Green Party
London isn’t prepared for the growing dangers of climate change, and adaptations need to be introduced fast. That’s according to the Green Party’s Zack Polanski. The London Assembly member pressed the Deputy Mayor to do more to protect Londoners now. He said: “Climate adaptation may not as often take centre stage compared to climate mitigation, but […]
27 February 2022 / 27 February 2022 by London Green Party
A quarter of people in outer London feel pressured to own a car due to a lack of transport options, according to an important new survey. This is in stark contrast to the 14 per cent in central London who reported feeling forced to own a car, while half said they were already able to live car-free. […]
20 February 2022 / 20 February 2022 by London Green Party
Green Assembly Members are making the case that the Mayor of London needs to fix the cladding crisis. In an amendment to the GLA draft, Greens and Lib Dems have called for a Building Safety Hub to be set up. This would help residents deal with the complicated financial and legal issues of making their homes […]
13 February 2022 / 13 February 2022 by London Green Party
The majority of Londoners are in favour of policies to help people on low incomes recover from the pandemic, according to a survey commissioned by Green London Assembly member Zack Polanski. A YouGov poll found that fifty per cent of Londoners support the idea of a universal basic income, with only 22 per cent opposed. […]
6 February 2022 / 6 February 2022 by London Green Party
A daily levy of up to £2 to drive a petrol or diesel car in London could be brought in by Sadiq Khan under options being considered to reduce toxic air pollution. Expanding the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) across all Greater London’s 33 boroughs, beyond the ULEZ’s current boundary of the North and South Circular […]
2 February 2022 / 2 February 2022 by London Green Party
Green London Assembly member Caroline Russell has accused TfL of prioritising safety on tube and trains over road safety at a London Assembly hearing. Referring to TfL’s proposed cost-cutting measures which abandon the Vision Zero plans to stop all deaths on the road by 2041, Caroline warns the mayor: ‘Be careful because then you get […]
24 January 2022 / 24 January 2022 by London Green Party
The Green Party have launched a petition to enforce a “full, fair and truly independent investigation into Partygate.” On 20th of May 2020, lockdown rules stated that nobody could leave their home without a reasonable excuse. However, gathering took place in the garden of 10 Downing Street which the Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended. The invite suggested guests […]
Cryptocurrency adverts should have no place on the London Underground, according to Green London Assembly Member Sian Berry. Sian Berry is among many campaigners and experts who believe investing in digital currency markets is too risky to promote on the tube. “Investment bubbles have always worked by dragging in more and more inexperienced suckers towards […]
17 January 2022 / 17 January 2022 by London Green Party
Transport for London (TfL) is planning to reduce London’s congestion charge zone – a move slammed as “completely irrational” by Sian Berry. The Green London Assembly Member say it will cost TfL tens of millions in revenue and that central London business have been calling for less traffic. TfL’s plan include moves to reduces charging […]