10 steps Labour must take to show they’re serious about real change 8 July 2024 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer On Friday 6th July, The Green Party issued a statement outlining what we believe are the first 10 steps the new Labour government must take in their first 100 days to show they’re serious about changing Britain. The ten steps that Greens have laid out are clear but easily achievable reforms. They are: As co-leader […] Read more »
Green Party gets best ever General Election result in Kingston and Surbiton 8 July 2024 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer Congratulations to our Green Party candidate Dr Debojyoti Das on our best ever result ever result! On Thursday 4th July, the Green Party achieved its best ever result in Kingston and Surbiton. We went from 1.7% of the vote in 2019 to almost 6% in 2024. A BIG thankyou to everyone who voted for us. […] Read more » Kingston Green Party best ever general election vote
Kingston Green Party candidate talks to Asian Voice 11 June 2024 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer Kingston Green Party candidate, Dr Debojyoti Das talks to Asian Voice and discusses why he joined the Green Party, what matters most to him for the Kingston and Surbiton Constituency, the wider challenges we face and why he’s standing for election. You can read the full article here “My life philosophy focuses on fighting for […] Read more » Asian Voice interview Kingston Green Party candidate
Response to Council proposals for Kingston ancient market and marketplace 19 April 2024 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer The Green Party firmly believes that small businesses are the lifeblood of London’s economy with over 99% of businesses employing between 0 and 49 people. Markets with their small independent traders are the heart of the community and as such are invaluable and should be supported to thrive. Kingston Market has seen a decline in […] Read more » Plans for Kingston upon Thames Ancient Market Place
Kingston Green Party view of the proposed redevelopment of the land adjacent to Surbiton Station 9 January 2024 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer Regeneration plans for the land adjacent to Surbiton Station have been unveiled (see Surbiton Forward ) with a consultation running between 11th December 2023 to 14th January 2024. Overall, we feel there seems a fair amount to recommend this project, and so we are cautiously optimistic. We are encouraged by a number of the proposals […] Read more »
Kingston Green Party’s plan to save the Kingfisher 25 April 2022 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer Read more »
Kingston local cycles to Europe in bid to stop oil drilling 7 July 2021 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer by Robert Perry A Kingston Green Party member is cycling over 1,000 miles to Barcelona to help fund a legal challenge against local oil drilling. Simon Sinclair and co-cyclist Sam Swain are raising money to help contest Surrey County Council’s decision to allow oil exploration at Horse Hill, Surrey for the next 20 years. The […] Read more »
Greens challenge council over treatment of mental health charity 2 March 2021 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer by Robert Perry Kingston Green Party is supporting a Surbiton mental health charity that’s been evicted from the premises it has leased from the council for over 40 years. The Fircroft Trust was informed by Kingston Council without notice or consultation that its Mental Health Resource Centre on Ditton Road is too structurally unsafe to […] Read more »
Kingston Green Recovery Event 18 February 2021 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer Kingston Green Party joined forces with local groups last week to plan the borough’s green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 50 people attended the online event on 10th February which was hosted by Kingston & Surbiton Labour.The party’s chair, Conor Bollins, opened the meeting and stressed the need for collective local action across the […] Read more »
Campaign to save Chessington green belt 2 December 2020 / 17 February 2025 by Linda Sawyer Kingston Green Party launch petition to save Chessington green belt. Support us by signing our petition here. (petition now closed) Chessington’s green belt is under threat like never before. With plans for a new town of 2,500 homes at ‘Hook Park’ on Clayton Road and yet another threat to Chessington Golf Course we need a […] Read more »