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16 June 2014 by sianberry
Speaking at Unite Against Facism’s Conference, Jean Lambert MEP warned: “Farage got to this point by a very nasty route” The gathering was called to address the topic: “After the Euro Elections — Stand Up to Ukip, Racism and Fascism.” Addressing the conference, lifelong human rights campaigner and Green MEP for London Jean Lambert spoke […]
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12 June 2014 by sianberry
Jenny Jones AM has called on the Mayor once again to change his approach to tackling the rising number of people sleeping rough in the capital to intervene after a growing number of reports of “anti-homeless spikes” being fixed in the ground outside London buildings to prevent people from sleeping rough. Spikes outside a London Tesco and […]
11 June 2014 by sianberry
Despite the strength of opposition, Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson has recently made the decision to purchase 3 water cannon for London. An image, via the Independant, taken from Baroness Jones’s Buzzfeed listing 10 of the most compelling reasons why water cannon are a bad idea for Londoners. A MOPAC decision notice from 9 June 2014 signed […]
8 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has joined local Green councillor Scott Ainslie in offering her support for the strikers at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton, who are taking action to try to win a living wage. Ritzy workers are on strike following months of dispute with management over the failure to pay a living wage […]
7 June 2014 by sianberry
Life-long human rights activist and recently re-elected Green MEP for London Jean Lambert addressed the crowd of 30,000 (right) who marched from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square to commemorate the tragic events of June 1984 in Amritsar, Panjab and call for justice for the victims. Sikhs are still seeking the truth three decades on […]
6 June 2014 by sianberry
Darren Johnson AM has called on the Mayor to lobby for Help to Buy 2 to be scrapped, in light of new Treasury figures showing that the median income of borrowers using the scheme in London so far was £80,395. Greens across the capital have been active in calling for housing policy that puts ordinary […]
5 June 2014 by sianberry
LONDON’S Green MEP Jean Lambert has called on the EU to show global ‘climate leadership’ in a message to mark World Environment Day. Jean was recently re-elected for her fourth term by Londoners allowing her to mark her 16th World Environment Day as a Green MEP, which she described as “the annual occasion for us to take stock […]
30 May 2014 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson has hit back following the Mayor’s sign off of the £1bn expansion of the Westfield development in Shepherd’s Bush. Developer, Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd will build 1,347 homes. Although the exact figure could increase subject to viability assessments, currently only 162 will be affordable homes, 40 per cent of which will be […]
26 May 2014 by sianberry
After problems in Tower Hamlets delayed the London European Parliament results, Green activists at City Hall were rewarded for their wait with the re-election of Green MEP Jean Lambert. “Exhausted but happy Green Team”: Jean Lambert (front row, left of centre) celebrating with fellow candidates and activists at London’s City Hall after her re-election was announced Shortly […]
25 May 2014 by sianberry
Detailed results of the 2014 elections released by local councils have revealed that the Greens could have been celebrating the election of 29 more councillors across just 3 of London’s councils under a proportional system. Charlie Kiss (left), pictured here canvassing with Islington Greens who are celebrating the election of Caroline Russell (centre). He described […]
24 May 2014 by sianberry
After a dramatic 24 hours that saw 3 tense recounts for the party, the Greens are today celebrating having doubled its number of local borough council seats in London. Islington Greens have cause for celebration after Caroline Russell (front right) was elected in Highbury East by just 8 votes The first victory for the […]
21 May 2014 by sianberry
The Green Party has hit its highest ratings in opinion polls ahead of the European Elections on Thursday. A YouGov poll for the Sun puts the Green Party on 12%, up 4% since the last poll and 2% above the Liberal Democrats. Based on a national swing the poll would see the Green Party tripling the number […]
20 May 2014 by sianberry
The Green Party has found an innovative way to get its campaign message for the European and local elections out across London – by utilising the power of the bicycle. The party, which is known for its environmentally friendly policies and support for sustainable transport, has hired four bikes to travel across the capital over […]
19 May 2014 by sianberry
Highlighting the work of Green MEPs to cap bankers bonuses, London Green MEP Jean Lambert called for fair pay for all Londoners, and the largely publicly-owned RBS to introduce a maximum top-to-bottom pay ratio of 10:1 for its employees. The move comes as new government statistics show rising income inequality in the UK – with […]
17 May 2014 by sianberry
Designer Katharine Hamnett created this t-shirt for Green Party MP Caroline Lucas KATHARINE Hamnett CBE, the pioneer of ethical and environmental clothing, has pledged her support for the Green Party ahead of the May 22 European and Local Elections. “It’s going to be Ukip or the Greens at the European elections. We don’t want any […]
16 May 2014 by sianberry
The Green Party is the only party in London to have given its full support to a campaign run by the pedestrians’ organisation Living Streets to protect the city’s high streets. The “Speak up for High Streets” campaign is calling on all council candidates in London to pledge to speak up for their neighbourhood high […]
15 May 2014 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones at last year’s Space for Cycling rally The Green Party is the only party in London to have given its full support to the London Cycling Campaign’s list of ward-by-ward asks for the upcoming local council elections. The “Space for Cycling” campaign, which aims to improve quality of […]
LONDON’S Green MEP Jean Lambert called for a full and transparent investigation into the mining accident that has taken at least 280 lives in Soma, Turkey, with many still missing. Lambert is a member of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs committee and said it highlights the importance of health and safety regulations to […]
LONDON’S Green Euro-MP Jean Lambert has said EU migration is ‘good for London’. Speaking at a debate with the only female candidate for EU Commission President Ska Keller, a German Green MEP, Ms Lambert said the economic and cultural case for free movement within the EU was ‘overwhelming’. She said: “There are more than a […]
14 May 2014 by sianberry
London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has visited a potential site for fracking in Croydon with MP and anti-fracking activist Caroline Lucas. Dr Lucas is a leading voice in the campaign against fracking who was arrested during a peaceful protest at the exploratory drilling site in Balcombe (and later cleared of all charges). Croydon is one […]
13 May 2014 by sianberry
German Green MEP Ska Keller (middle) joins London Green MEP Jean Lambert (third from right), London MEP candidate Caroline Allen (second from right), Green Party leader Natalie Bennett (third from left) and members of the Young Greens at the launch of the Green Youth Manifesto. LONDON Euro-MP Jean Lambert has joined forces with the only […]
LONDON Green Party MEP Jean Lambert has called for urgent action to clean up South London’s polluted air. She made her comments during a visit to Crystal Palace to see for herself one of the capital’s many smog ‘hotspots’ that breach EU health limits. The visit came hot on the heels of latest opinion polling […]
London Green MEP Jean Lambert today (Tue) joined the campaign to save historic parkland at Crystal Palace from commercial development. The hilltop public park, on which crystal palace stood from 1852 until it was relocated, is proposed as a site for a large scale multi-storey project from a Chinese developer, which has received the backing […]
12 May 2014 by sianberry
London MEP Jean Lambert has joined hundreds of demonstrators from across the capital at a rally outside the Nigerian High Commission to demand the Nigerian Government steps up efforts to free the 234 girls kidnapped from a school three weeks ago. Speaking outside the Nigerian High Commission, she said: “The plight of these girls has […]