Caroline Russell AM

Mayor must chime in and support musicians

March 7, 2021 CarolineRussell 14 Views Brexit, EU, Freedom of movement, Musicians, social security, UK, Withdrawal Agreement

London’s world-famous creative sector is reeling from both the impacts of the pandemic and the lack of a deal

News

Making cross-party progress on reparatory justice

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 CarolineRussell 403 Views Decade for Peoples of African Descent, justice, London Assembly, reparations, Stop the Maangamizi!, UN

Last Autumn, Azzees Minott, Chair of Greens of Colour, introduced me to the Stop the Maangamizi campaign, a group co-led by

News Transport

Talking with Nick Ferrari on LBC about Streetspace and the Judicial Review

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 CarolineRussell 486 Views

Yesterday morning ahead of Mayor’s Questions I went on LBC to talk with Nick Ferrari about the Judicial Review

Healthy Streets News Transport

Streetspace needs improving not removing

January 22, 2021 CarolineRussell 1471 Views accessibility, Active travel, air pollution, TfL, walking

The implication of Wednesday’s judgement from a judicial review of the Mayor’s Bishopsgate A10 Streetspace scheme brought by United Trade Action Group (UTAG)

Work

15-minute neighbourhoods should be part of London’s recovery plan

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 CarolineRussell 854 Views 15 minute neighbourhoods, coronavirus, covid-19, green space, low traffic neighbourhoods, parklets

As the Mayor, London Assembly, Councils and businesses started to chart London’s recovery from the coronavirus lockdown at the first

Climate Change

Making the case to pause and review the Edmonton Incinerator

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 CarolineRussell 843 Views arisings, incineration, incinerator, NLWA, recycling, waste management

On Thursday 25th June, I joined a deputation of national and local politicians, doctors and community members to the North

Transport

Grant Shapps refuses to bring in lower national speed limits

June 10, 2020 CarolineRussell 847 Views 20mph, Andy Cox, coronavirus, extreme speeding, Grant Shapps, Lower the Baseline, national speed limit, petition, Playing Out, safer streets

Across London we have seen a huge reduction in the number of vehicles on our roads as we stayed at

Transport

What does social distancing mean for public transport?

June 10, 2020 CarolineRussell 913 Views buses, coronavirus, cycling, Green Party, Heidi Alexander, London Assembly, social distancing, TfL, tube, walking

I clearly remember my last unsettling Tube journey from City Hall in mid-March as we stopped working in the office

Work

Coronavirus takes its toll on small businesses

June 10, 2020 CarolineRussell 822 Views coronavirus, east end trades guild, Green Party, guardians of the arches, lockdown, London Assembly, London Rateable Values, new economics foundation, Rishi Sunak, small business

When most of us think about the Square Mile, we see glass towers and banking behemoths. Yet, the reality is that 98 per cent of businesses in London’s financial

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