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Category Archives: Sian Berry
Leaderless LibDems now lose their London Mayor candidate
The Liberal Democrats, without a party leader for more than six months, have now lost their London Mayoral candidate, too, after Siobhan Benita withdrew from the contest this morning. What is often regarded as a “two-horse race” between Labour and … Continue reading
It’s time to vote for someone who ‘gets’ the climate emergency
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Worried about flooding locally, and climate change globally? PETER UNDERWOOD, pictured right, a Green Party candidate, says that these issues should be a central in the London Assembly elections Families and businesses are yet again being left to … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 London elections, Caroline Russell, Croydon Greens, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Waste incinerator
Tagged Climate emergency, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon Council, Extinction Rebellion, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Tony Newman
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Cummings wins Labour’s Assembly selection race by 25 votes
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on a close-run thing Patsy Cummings, the councillor for South Norwood, will be Labour’s candidate in Croydon and Sutton for the London Assembly elections in May after winning a ballot of party members in the two … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 London elections, Florence Eshalomi, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Rory Stewart, Rowenna Davis, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Sian Berry
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, Tory
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Croydon missing ‘affordable’ housing target by 1,400 homes
Since 2016, less than half of the number of affordable homes have been delivered by developers in Croydon than are required under the Mayor of London’s 40 per cent planning policy targets. That’s according to research carried out by Green … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Westfield
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Mayor hands residents power of veto over estate developments
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on a U-turn by the Mayor of London that comes complete with a bundle of questions Residents’ groups across the borough, and their lawyers, will be poring over the details of a policy change by … Continue reading
Labour-run Croydon sold-off 140 council homes in one year
Croydon’s Labour-run council saw the borough’s stock of council homes reduced by 140 in a single year, according to official figures, while neighbouring boroughs suffered no net change to their borough’s number of council houses. Thatcherite Right-to-Buy policies, with enhanced … Continue reading
London lost 3,620 council homes in one year, figures show
There are fewer council homes in London than there were in 2016. That’s according to figures provided at City Hall, based on the Government’s annual update for housing stock for the capital. There’s no breakdown (yet) for housing numbers by … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry
Tagged Croydon Council, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry
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Two-thirds of Londoners back ballots on redevelopment
A survey published today has found that nearly two-thirds of Londoners expect to be balloted on whether their homes are subjected to redevelopment. The survey, conducted by YouGov, was commissioned by London Assembly Member Sian Berry. It found that 64 … Continue reading
More questions than answers as Mayor ducks burning issue
JONNY BROGDALE reports on an unsatisfactory exercise organised by City Hall that was more about justification than any real accountability The People’s Question Time session with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, staged in Carshalton on Thursday night, offered a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Jessica Crowe, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Nick Mattey, Policing, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, TfL, Tim Crowley, Tramlink, Transport, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Nick Mattey, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Sutton Council, Tory, Viridor
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Greens’ Berry seeks views on ‘crisis’ in private rental sector
Sian Berry, the Green Party London Assembly Member, has launched a survey to find out more about the problems faced by London’s 2.3 million private renters. The short survey asks about problems with costs, contracts and letting agents, maintenance and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Greens, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Sian Berry
Tagged Green Party, Housing, London, Mayor, private rental sector, Sian Berry
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