Lambeth Green Councillors are pleased to share an update of their activities over recent months, as well as some upcoming events. Read on for more details.
Lambeth Green Party AGM
Please join us for our AGM at 2pm on Saturday, 22nd March, The Rotunda Hall, Cressingham Gardens, SW2 2Q. Here we will announce the candidates for our target wards for the local elections in May 2026 and discuss the upcoming by-election on 1 May, 2025 in Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction ward. Let’s get more Greens elected!
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GREENS IN THE COUNCIL
Plastics and Climate and Nature Motions Rejected
Labour voted against climate action in Lambeth’s Full Council meeting on 22 January 2025 when it refused to acknowledge the Green Party’s motion to combat the environmental effects of single use plastic. They also attempted to water down a motion to support the Climate and Nature Bill scheduled for parliament and ultimately dismissed it. More coverage on January’s council meeting is available here, and you can support this petition to reduce plastic waste organised by Phili from the Naked Larder.
Budget 2025/26
Lambeth’s budget proposes £99m in savings over four years and the Green Group has been working tirelessly to develop an amendment that would limit the impact of cuts to essential frontline services. Unfortunately, Labour dismissed our proposal without any serious consideration and is blazing ahead with cuts to youth services, libraries, council tax support and other high-needs areas. Cllrs have been supporting campaigners and union organisers in resisting the defunding of our communities.
Auditor’s Statutory Recommendations
In response to such a precarious financial outlook, Lambeth’s independent auditors have issued unprecedented and prescriptive recommendations for the council to get a grip of its corporate governance. Scott spoke out strongly against the administration’s failure to take this warning seriously by adopting substantive reforms. You can watch proceedings from March’s Budget Council here.
Green Victory on Planning Applications Committee
Scott has been on PAC for the past two years asking that the council chooses refurbishment of buildings over demolishing and rebuilding and using materials that sequester carbon, for example Cross-Laminated Timber. For two years, the request often fell on deaf ears. However, Walker Books redevelopment (specialising in children’s literature) was overwhelmingly praised last night for choosing to do exactly that! Result!
LAMBETH-WIDE NEWS
Over the past few months, Cllrs’ inboxes have been overflowing with emails from desperate tenants. Many are housed in sub-standard and unsuitable temporary accommodation. Transfer is impossible apart from the most desperate cases.
The Council has recently changed its homes offer policy to one strike and you’re out, leaving many of our most vulnerable residents with stark and unacceptable choices – take the offer or the council will remove you from its housing list.
We have also been campaigning for fairer distribution of developer funds across the borough, including investigating unused project funding and holding strategic meetings with senior council officers.
Scott attended the Holocaust Memorial Day at Town Hall on 26 January 2025.
See the below gallery for more events and actions the councillors have engaged with in the borough.
LOCAL NEWS
Councilors continue to be busy in their ward, Streatham St Leonard’s. We’ve been engaging with the new director of the Business Improvement District, community stakeholders and council leaders to deliver more funding and sustainable development in Streatham. We have also been representing local issues to the MP such as metroisation of our rail network and fairer parking rules to ensure continuity across the Streatham area.
We have ensured that the local Safer Neighbourhood Panel meetings restart, working with residents to challenge police to do more to address crime, anti-social behaviour and violence against women and girls in Streatham.
Our Clean Up Streatham campaign continues unabated and we thank everyone for their vigilance and support. We will continue to report fly tipping, investigate missing bins and challenge council and Serco officers to improve waste and street-cleaning services. We now have a hotline to Serco which allows for instant reporting and follow up.
See our image gallery below for more community news and events.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Support this petition to reduce plastic waste organised by Phili from the Naked Larder.
Halt the 25% Funding Cuts to Lambeth’s Award-Winning Library Service.
Residents can respond to consultations on Lambeth’s new engagement platform. This includes plans such as estate renewal, cycle hangars and strategic development
Nicole and Scott could not do what they do without the help of members like you. Please get in touch with them to help support their work. For immediate updates, please click on the links below.
Best wishes – Nicole and Scott.