Landsec’s blocked £.5bn shopping centre plan leaves Lewisham in the worst of all worlds Opinion Lewisham’s £1.5bn shopping centre redevelopment freeze, caused by a breakdown between Landsec and the Council, has left residents, traders, and the town centre stranded in uncertainty, says Sergiy Lesyk Lewisham shows how a council can lose a £1.5bn scheme and gain nothing. Landsec, the property company that has owned Lewisham Shopping Centre for more than [...]
Blocking Lewisham Shopping Centre proves Zack Polanski’s Greens are the worst force in UK politics Opinion Lewisham’s Green council has forced Landsec to pull out of shovel-ready plans to redevelop the shopping centre after objecting that it did not contain enough social homes. This is real-time evidence of the damage socialism does to an economy, says Alys Denby The Greens are the worst extremists in British politics. It’s not only their [...]
FTSE 100 landowner pulls £1.5bn London shopping centre plans in row with Green council Property A FTSE 100-listed landowner has shelved plans for a £1.5bn shopping centre project in South London after a local Green-run council refused to co-operate with the plans. Property giant Landsec, which owns Lewisham Shopping Centre, said it is “deprioritising” its plans to redevelop the site following a row with the local authority over affordable housing. [...]
The far left is peddling snake oil on rental housing October 21, 2026 Hammering landlords with building safety rules, the Renters’ Rights Act and tax rises hampers new supply and drives up rents. But Britain’s hopeful TikTok prime minister could take a different direction in a bid to drive growth, says Andrew Teacher For many Jewish Londoners, the Green Party’s vote on Zionism on 4 October consigned the [...]
Zack Polanski’s Greens are a toxic mix of hatred and economic illiteracy October 12, 2026 The Green party’s antisemitic ‘Zionism is racism’ motion puts them bizarrely at odds with the Palestinian Liberation Organization, which recognises the state of Israel. And on the economy, their policies are simply delusional, says Eliot Wilson At its recent conference in Brighton, the Green Party of England and Wales affirmed a set of policies which, [...]
Tottenham Hotspur facing demands from Greens for percentage of revenue September 23, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur are facing pressure from Haringey Council leaders to sacrifice a fixed percentage of revenue for residents of Northumberland Park, the seat of their £1bn stadium. Spurs CEO Vinai Venkatesham has held talks with the Haringey Green Party, who told City AM the club had been “allowed to default on their planning obligations” attached [...]
Zack Polanski to stand in by-election for Keir Starmer’s seat September 3, 2026 Green Party leader Zack Polanski will stand to become an MP in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election after Sir Keir Starmer quit parliament. Polanski, who is currently a London Assembly member, is solidly backed by Green Party members to stand as the party’s candidate in what has historically been considered as a Labour safe [...]
Keir today, gone tomorrow: A London by-election may spell danger for Labour September 2, 2026 Holborn and St Pancras has been held by Labour for 43 years, but the rise of the Greens, and the thrill of a by-election, could spell trouble.
Green activists want to take Polanski down a dark road August 31, 2026 The Greens' absolutism is bad for politics, and Polanski too. Those who police dogma see heretics everywhere, even at the top.
Zack Polanski: I have a ‘serious vision’ for UK businesses June 25, 2026 Green Party leader Zack Polanski will tell business leaders at a conference on Thursday that he will deliver “clarity, stability and serious vision” for the UK economy. In what will be his most significant address to bosses since becoming leader, Polanski is expected to recognise that private sector executives “might have some preconceptions” yet he’ll [...]