Woodberry Down demolition by Nico Hogg on flickr

Housing

A big win but too many loopholes for residents faced by estate demolition

Jul 26, 2018 Sian Berry 3503 Views

The Mayor of London has at last published his final estate ballots policy. Many estate residents will now have the

Safety

Examining the plight of women in the criminal justice system

Jul 25, 2018Jan 3, 2019 Sian Berry 3884 Views

On behalf of the Police and Crime Committee I launched a major report this week asking for more women offenders

Kirsten de Keyser, Sian Berry and John Holmes in Highgate

Green London 2020 Your London

Thank you! Highgate votes Green again

May 6, 2018Jan 3, 2019 Sian Berry 2179 Views

Residents have re-elected me in Highgate but a fair voting system would see seven Greens representing people in Camden and

Housing News

Mayor quietly signs off funding for 34 estates, dodging new ballot rules

Mar 23, 2018Apr 10, 2018 Sian Berry 32710 Views

At Mayor’s Question Time this week, the Mayor gave me a firm promise not to sign off any new funding

Safety

Youth service cuts reach £145 million since 2011 – are we turning a corner?

Mar 20, 2018Mar 20, 2018 Sian Berry 7385 Views

I have just published an updated 2018 report on my research into youth service cuts. This follows last year’s report

Housing

Protecting London’s exploited property guardians

Feb 6, 2018Jan 3, 2019 Sian Berry 2240 Views

I’ve helped expose the plight of property guardians in London through groundbreaking research by the Housing Committee, which I chair.

Sian Berry asking the Mayor about new funding for knife crime prevention

Safety

Hope for new funds for youth services with our budget amendment

Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018 Sian Berry 3685 Views

This week we put forward our Green budget amendment for 2018-19 and there’s real hope the Mayor is listening and

Housing

Sadiq fails to abolish Boris Johnson’s ‘affordable’ rent definition

Jan 2, 2018Jan 24, 2018 Sian Berry 11177 Views

Is the Mayor going to break his promise to redefine what ‘affordable’ rent means for the average Londoner? The importance

Visit to residents on Kipling Estate who are fully in control of their regeneration plans

Housing

Assembly backs my motion on ballots for estate residents

Dec 29, 2017Jan 2, 2018 Sian Berry 6558 Views

London Assembly Members unanimously backed my motion calling on the Mayor to give ballots to estate residents. At the final

Sian Berry questioning the Met about knife crime communications

Safety

Why are police showing pictures of knives in primary schools?

Dec 29, 2017Dec 30, 2017 Sian Berry 6198 Views

I have been working for some time to improve the quality of communications to young people on knife crime. The

Anna Minton at Space Probe Alpha demonstration. Photo by Nick Hooper

Your London

Steps forward in securing truly public spaces

Dec 15, 2017Dec 30, 2017 Sian Berry 4064 Views

New policies are at last being talked about to stop the privatisation of London’s public spaces. When I stood for

Housing

Mayor is making it harder for Londoners to save their homes

Dec 5, 2017Dec 30, 2017 Sian Berry 3168 Views

Sadiq Khan is doing so little to help residents fighting the demolition of their estates that it’s hard to see

Safety

Appalled at Mayor’s dismissal of public views on police front counters

Nov 2, 2017Nov 10, 2017 Sian Berry 3109 Views

Just three weeks after the end of a rushed consultation, the Mayor has condemned police stations across London. The Mayor’s

Housing

Tenant fees set to be banned at last – but deposits still too high

Nov 2, 2017Nov 5, 2017 Sian Berry 2644 Views

The Government today published its Draft Tenant Fees Bill that will ban landlords and letting agents from charging fees to

Assembly meeting on women and criminal justice

Safety

Assembly starts work on problems faced by women offenders

Nov 1, 2017Nov 5, 2017 Sian Berry 4203 Views

We heard powerful evidence from guests at the first Police and Crime Committee meeting on women and the criminal justice