Lambeth Green Party

@lambethgreenparty.bsky.social

Progressive politics for a sustainable society in Lambeth, London UK. Promoted by Kevin Brown on behalf of Lambeth Green Party at Flat 20, Stambourne House, Lansdowne Way, SW8 2DH

Rosebank requires the public to shoulder 80% of the cost while the profits flow overseas. Meanwhile, Lambeth residents are already living through record-breaking heat. We’re calling on Helen Hayes, Steve Reed, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Florence Eshalomi to keep their promise: no new fossil fuel licences

The full letter is below:

“Dear Helen Hayes, Steve Reed, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Florence Eshalomi.

Reports are circulating new Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham is ready to green light new oil and gas fields in the North Sea. We reaffirm our strong commitment to a healthy and sustainable future for the residents of Lambeth. We call on you as our members of Parliament to oppose the approval of any further fossil fuel extraction in the UK and its waters, clearly, publicly and in action, in line with your manifesto promise that no new fossil fuel licenses would be issued, and on which your voters based their choices.Everyone who lives, works and studies in Lambeth is facing unprecedented temperatures this summer with impacts on health, education, work and transport. Those who are less well off often feel the consequences most severely. Rosebank would be an unmitigated climate disaster for the people of Lambeth, the UK, and worldwide. It would produce more CO2 than the 73 lowest-emitting countries do in a year, and would destroy UK climate goals. The Met Office has reported that 2700 people have lost their lives to extreme heat already this year.

Rosebank’s vast oil profits would help fund illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine, through a parent company Delek, which has been cited by the UN to have “raised particular human rights concerns” in the West Bank.Rosebank is a bad deal for the UK. The public would shoulder over 80% of the costs – and the vast majority of risk – from developing Rosebank, which is 80% owned by Norwegian state-owned oil giant, Equinor. The oil would overwhelmingly be for export for refineries in Europe and would do nothing to strengthen the UK’s energy supplies or resilience to shocks. This could result in a net loss of hundreds of millions of pounds to the UK Treasury and would undermine our energy security.

Exaggerated claims of new job creation have been debunked. Only 27 new full time jobs would be created by Jackdaw, given it will be unstaffed for most of its operating life and most construction has already taken place. This is not the opportunity it looks to be.To permanently lower bills, have a reliable energy supply and avert climate collapse we need to move faster towards renewable energy and lower emissions. We need to wind down oil and gas ensuring a just transition for existing workers to sustainable jobs in clean energy sectors. The energy crisis, the climate crisis and increasing global tensions are caused by our reliance on expensive and finite fossil fuels.

As elected members of Parliament for Lambeth, we ask you to make clear your opposition to further fossil fuel extraction, representing all the people across this borough who share these immediate concerns.”

Andy Burnham was nowhere to be seen today – only hope and change. We don't need a new face on the same broken system. We need to shift wealth and power to our communities, fight the climate crisis and the far right, and make hope normal again.

A group of Green activists in Clapham Park ward's Agnes Riley Gardens around Zack Polanski and by-election candidates Michael Ball (Clapham Park) and Dario Goodwin (Streatham St Leonard's)BildBild

Labour Minister Chris Ward says Andy Burnham can’t do much because there’s ’no money’. This nonsense is why Labour fails. The 50 richest families own as much wealth as 50% of population. Don’t let Labour tell you it’s not possible to transfer this obscene wealth into the hands of the many.

Lambeth's new Green Leader Martin Abrams has announced an immediate pause to closing the Central Hill Dementia Day Centre. The day centre does incredible work – we, including our new Gipsy Hill Green Councillors Pete and Chloe, supported Lambeth Unison's petition to keep the centre open

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Streatham and Croydon North's Labour MP, Steve Reed, was a huge fan of Epstein friend and repeatedly disgraced Labour Lord Peter Mandelson. Everyone knew about Mandelson – but this is who represents us in parliament. Streatham deserves better.

A picture of Steve Reed with the headline "Local Streatham Labour MP Steve Reed fawns over Peter Mandelson in new published WhatsApp messages."
The messages are quoted from the government papers released. They read "[19/12/2024, 22:25] Steve Reed: Congratulations Peter – wonderful news if you’re to be US ambassador. Excellent appointment – quite a job on your 		***

[19/12/2024, 22:26] Peter Mandelson: Thanks Steve!"

Lambeth's residents have chosen hope and a reset for our borough! We're so honoured to have won the confidence of so many voters across this borough. We will work every day to give them a voice, push back austerity, and make this borough the best place to live, work and have fun!

Maybe the worst photo I've ever taken