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26 July 2014 by sianberry
Green AM Darren Johnson has accused developers of “contempt for ordinary people” after an investigation with the Guardian revealed less well-off tenants are being forced to use separate doors in a growing number of London’s new developments. In order to combat the capital’s housing crisis, Mayor Boris Johnson has set the target of delivering 55,000 […]
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24 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones speaks out against Mayor Boris Johnson’s track record of letting companies promoting products with high amounts of fat and sugar sponsor events involving children. Mayor Boris Johnson has a history of involving companies such as McDonalds with events for children. Photograph courtesy of Cassetteboy. Jenny Jones AM criticised Boris […]
23 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson expresses his shock at the Mayor’s ‘relaxed’ attitude about his ‘abysmal record’ on affordable housing. Green AM Darren Johnson calls for the Mayor to ‘face up to the failure’ and to ‘start lobbying for a larger housing budget’. Papers for the Mayor’s ‘Homes for London’ board confirm that the Mayor […]
22 July 2014 by sianberry
New amendments in Lambeth, which are set to be forced through by Labour without consultation, are an act to further centralise power and control and to remove accountability under the guise of giving local residents more of a say says Green Councillor Scott Ainslie. Lambeth Town Hall where the Lambeth City Council meet. Photograph courtesy […]
18 July 2014 by sianberry
Greens call on council to end failing policies which are hurting Lambeth’s poorest residents after new report shows Lambeth Council has issued most summonses, called in the baliffs more often and charged over £1 million in costs to its poorest residents. Green Councillor Scott Ainslie criticises Lambeth Council’s policy on council tax support. A new […]
17 July 2014 by sianberry
Green London Assembly Member Jenny Jones calls for the Mayor of London to seriously address London’s lack of ability to cope with rising temperatures. With London’s temperatures due to soar over the next two days, peaking at 31C during the day and 19C at night on friday, London Assembly Member Jenny Jones is concerned that […]
16 July 2014 by sianberry
Lambeth Green Party Councillor Scott Ainslie joins MPs calls to investigate the ‘apparent cover up’ of how a convicted paedophile was allowed to become a foster carer. Lambeth Green Councillor Scott Ainslie (right) calls for “justice for all those whose lives have been destroyed by Carroll and all those who facilitated his offending.” A Lambeth Green […]
14 July 2014 by sianberry
The Mayor should be getting behind local calls for the expansion of the 20mph speed limits, not celebrating motor racing on some of the most polluted streets in the world says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson. Darren Johnson campaigning to spread the 20mph speed limits throughout London. The government intends to change the law to […]
12 July 2014 by sianberry
London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert and members of the London Green Party were out in force today to support a national day of action against a new trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. If agreed the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could extend the power of multinational corporations […]
11 July 2014 by sianberry
The “environmental lawyers” ClientEarth have revealed that the UK Government tried to suppress information on its pollution target complience using rules on legal privilege, seemingly unaware that it was to be published on Defra’s website. The figures published by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) show that the UK Government does not expect London to […]
10 July 2014 by sianberry
Today London Greens stood alongside unions in the largest one-day strike over pay by public sector employees since 2010. London Green Party activist Charlie Kiss, left, with Green Islington Councillor Caroline Russell at the rally in Trafalgar Square The Green Party pledged to support the employees’ right to strike and to picket peacefully in order […]
9 July 2014 by sianberry
Newly elected Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell has mounted a campaign to improve the recycling and waste-disposal facilities in Highbury Fields, the borough’s largest open space. With local residents and workers keen to make the most of the summer sun, the park has seen a big increase in visitors in recent weeks. Sadly bins in […]
8 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson has called up billionaire businessman Richard Branson and Tory Mayor Boris Johnson on their schemes to maximise profits to the detriment of Londoners’ quality of life. Sir Richard Branson has called for four new runways and a new airport to be built, a month before a critical aviation consultation closes. The […]
London Assembly Member Jenny Jones has released “A Brighter Future for London”, a report asking why London has lowest uptake of solar panels of any region on mainland Britain. Green Assembly Member and working Peer Jenny Jones has published a report looking at the potential of solar and some of the barriers London faces to joining the […]
7 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones calls on Mayor Boris Johnson to act to protect Londoners and visitors as King’s College researchers find Oxford Street’s NO2 levels are highest in the world. The King’s College analysis of Nitrogen Dioxide pollution, which is produced by diesel emissions from buses and taxis, has revealed on Oxford Street is the […]
5 July 2014 by sianberry
London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has called for an “adequately-funded publicly-provided NHS” as protesters march through East London to mark 66 years of the health service. The Green Party have released an animated film to highlight the encroaching privatisation of the NHS by successive Conservative and Labour governments Today’s “Save our Surgeries” rally was called to highlight the […]
2 July 2014 by sianberry
The Green fight to protect digital rights continues with a procedural hearing in the legal case brought by London Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones and Caroline Lucas MP. Yesterday’s hearing at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), is the first since the two Green Parliamentarians began legal proceedings in May this year following email monitoring revelations by Edward Snowdon. […]
1 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member and working Peer Jenny Jones has produced a video for the BBC’s Daily Politics to highlight the scandal of land given over to private golf courses despite a housing crisis in the capital and school fields being tarmacked to provide accomodation. Speaking in the video, Jenny revealed: “In the South-East of Croydon there […]
28 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Cllrs Caroline Russell for Islington and Sian Berry for Camden have joined with Leader Natalie Bennett and local campaigners to call out Councils on unfinished cross-borough cycle boulevard. Green Cllr Sian Berry (second left), Green campaigner Charlie Kiss (third left), Green Party Leader and Camden local Natalie Bennett (centre right) and Green Cllr […]
26 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson has criticised Mayor Boris Johnson’s transport policies following the publication of a report by TfL showing congestion on London’s roads has risen for the first time in 13 years. Darren Johnson, centre right, has called for better provision for pedestrians and cyclists on Abbey Road and across TfL’s network […]
25 June 2014 by sianberry
Lewisham’s directly elected Mayor Steve Bullock has vowed to make all borough maintained roads in Lewisham 20mph in a victory for Greens and local campaigners. Darren Johnson Green Party Assembly Member and Lewisham Councillor from 2002-2014, had petitioned the Mayor for life saving 20mph limits throughout his period representing residents in the borough. Most recently, Darren […]
21 June 2014 by sianberry
The Green Party today joined forces with Russell Brand, journalist Owen Jones and thousands of campaigners to demand an alternative to the government’s damaging and needless austerity measures. The demonstration was organised by the campaign group the People’s Assembly and saw thousands of campaigners march from Oxford Street to Westminster. London Young Greens were out in force […]
19 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Party’s Local Transport Spokesperson, Cllr Caroline Russell has joined with walking, cycling, and street design campaigners in a letter lending support to Camden’s vision for a less traffic dominated West End. Artist’s impression of the new look Tottenham Court Road (from wearecamden.org). Last week, Camden Council launched a public consultation on its West End Project, […]
16 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member and working Peer Jenny Jones has spoken of the “pathetic” file the Metropolitan Police kept on her, as she gave support to a pensioner who is now facing a Supreme Court battle to keep his details out of domestic extremist database. The London Green Party responded to news of a fresh appeal […]