Pictured: Victoria Rance with Green Party co-leader Siân Berry This is such a pivotal moment in politics. Ten years ago while other parties were bailing out the banks, we were building a bridge to the future. As the whole financial system collapsed, the Green Party’s very own Caroline Lucas was one of a small group […]
GE2019: Why Victoria Rance is standing in Greenwich and Woolwich for the Green Party
I am so proud of the Green Party manifesto which deals with the climate emergency we face head on. It is the most ambitious Green New Deal anywhere in the world. […]
GE2019: Eltham candidate Matt Stratford on the Green Party response to the NHS crisis
Hustings speech made at St. Mary’s Community Centre, Eltham on 26th November 2019 Firstly let me thank the Keep Our NHS Public group for inviting me to speak at the hustings. It is my pleasure to be able to talk for a few minutes specifically about the NHS. The government as a whole raises and […]
Response regarding the London City Airport Draft Master Plan
Today, Greenwich and Bexley Green Party sent the following letter to London City Airport opposing their plans for expansion. Response regarding the London City Airport Draft Master Plan To whom it may concern: According to the available literature, in 2018 London City Airport served 4.8 million passengers on 80,000 flights. London City Airport predicts that there is […]
Greenwich and Bexley Green Party select candidates for General Election
Greenwich and Bexley Green Party have selected their candidates for the expected snap General Election. Residents across Greenwich and Bexley will have the opportunity to say yes to Europe and no to climate chaos, by voting for the following candidates: Bexleyheath and Crayford: Tony Ball Tony has lived in Bexley all his life and worked for […]
New film showcases London’s air pollution crisis
Thirty people gathered at Greenwich Picturehouse on Sunday 22nd September to watch a premiére screening of Dirty: The Fight for Clean Air, a new short film from local filmmaker Mary Waireri. The film explores the development of cross-party Stop the Silvertown Tunnel Coalition (co-ordinated by Greenwich and Bexley Green Party Campaigns Officer Victoria Rance) in […]
Experts line up to criticise councils for backing Silvertown Tunnel
At an event at St. Peter’s Church on Thursday 11th July, a panel of transportation and climate experts lined up to urge residents not to give up the fight to get the Silvertown Tunnel construction cancelled. Around 80 local residents, councillors and union representatives turned out to hear a meeting arranged by Stop the Silvertown […]
Congestion reduction options remain untested as Mayor reiterates support for Silvertown Tunnel
Greenwich and Bexley Green Party representatives joined demonstrators from the No to Silvertown Tunnel Coalition, East Greenwich Residents’ Association (EGRA), Extinction Rebellion Greenwich (XR Greenwich) and local schoolchildren at City Hall on Wednesday, 19th June to protest the imminent award of a contract for constructing a new road tunnel from Silvertown to East Greenwich. How […]
Greenwich Council continuing to defy growing opposition on Silvertown Tunnel
Efforts to lobby Transport for London and Greenwich Council to reverse plans to construct a new road tunnel from Silvertown are continuing despite some reports that a contractor for the £1bn scheme is close to being finalised. Greenwich and Bexley Green Party reaffirm the call on Greenwich Council leader Dan Thorpe and TfL Transport Chief […]
Green Party makes record gains in European elections
Green London MEP elected! Following European elections in late May, the Green Party gained over 2 million votes and increased its representation in the European Parliament to 7 MEPs – an increase of 4. This means that the Green Party now has European elected representatives for almost all parts of England except the North East. […]