MEP’s from across Europe were given a warm welcome by the Greens when they arrived in London on 14 October to show solidarity with their British colleagues at this chaotic time of Brexit uncertainty. But following a Stronger Together 4 Climate event they saw for themselves the UK’s democratic deficit when MEP for West Midlands […]
Sian Berry addresses thousands outside Downing Street
Sian Berry Sian Berry, Green Party Co-Leader and London Assembly Member, addressed thousands of demonstrators outside Downing Street on 31 August protesting against the suspension of Parliament. Speaking to Green Party members later, Sian said: “Greens and people from other parties are all here to defend our MPs’ right to sit in Parliament and decide […]
Furzedown By-Election
Due to Labour Councillor, Candida Jones stepping down, there will be a council by-election in Furzedown on the 20th June. The results will be carefully watched by all parties following the serious drubbing the country’s two main parties have suffered in the European Elections. In the Euro’s, the Green Party was 3rd favourite for voters in Wandsworth, knocking […]
Thank you for voting Green
Wandsworth Green Party would like to extend a huge thank you to all those who voted Green on the 23 May and to all those who contributedto the EU election campaign. The Green Party has had the best election result for thirty years – we’ve gone from 3 to an amazing 7 MEPs of whom […]
Our MEP candidates join the Wandsworth Battle Bike
There were plenty of cheers and good wishes from Wandsworth residents as our Green Battle Bike hit the streets of Battersea, Clapham and Tooting on Saturday. Lead EU candidates Scott Ainslie and Shahrar Ali were with us to get the message out to voters. A vote for the Green Party on 23 May for a […]
EU Election Campaign surges ahead
The Greens launched their European Election campaign on Wednesday 8 May just one week after the tremendous success of the recent Local Elections where we more than doubled our number of councillors. In London our lead candidates are Scott Ainslie, Lambeth Councillor and tireless defender of community council housing and Gulnar Hasnain who was part […]
Sian Berry Selected for Green's London Mayor Candidate
Sian Berry has been confirmed as the Green Party’s candidate to run for Mayor of London. She will be standing alongside a strong and diverse team of people ready to represent Londoners on the Assembly and cement our status as London’s third party in the 2020 elections. You can donate to our Mayoral and […]
Wandsworth Council to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Ok, so the headline isn’t true… yet. But that’s why we are calling on Wandsworth Council to divest the £137,000,000 from it’s pension fund that it currently invests in the fossil fuel industry. We want a clear ‘declaration of principle’ of the pension trustees to divest 100% of all fossil fuels holdings, direct and indirect, […]
Silencing Peaceful Protest
On 26 September four protesters were found guilty of public nuisance after several days’ occupying trucks delivering equipment to the Preston New Road shale gas fracking site in Lancashire. Three of these protesters, Simon Roscoe Blevins, Rich Loizou and Putney resident, Richard Roberts received prison sentences of over a year. They broke the law. Is […]