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11 April 2014 by sianberry
Despite our economic dependence on migrant workers too many politicians are arguing that we should make it harder for migrants, when instead we should be making it easier for women to use the skills and qualifications they already have says Green MEP Jean Lambert. Migrant workers are vital to the UK economy and work in […]
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A global effort is necessary to improve the lives of the estimated 700 million homeless children states Green MEP Jean Lambert. The “It Starts With You” campaign from streetchildrenday.org Euro-MP Jean Lambert has backed a call for the UN to launch a new campaign to improve the lives of ‘street children’. Speaking at a Brussels […]
10 April 2014 by sianberry
The government must take responsibility says Green MEP Jean Lambert as it is estimated that 7.2% of deaths in London are attributable to air pollution. A #smogselfie in London, part of the London Green Party #smogselfie campaign. Public Health England has released statistics today on the number of people dying because of air pollution. Across England […]
Renewable and community-level solutions are needed to combat climate change says Green MEP Jean Lambert, not the “dirty and unsafe energy” of nuclear. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster in 2011 reignited the debate on the safety of nuclear energy. A proposed taxpayer subsidy of more than a billion pounds to two new nuclear power stations […]
Letter from Jean Lambert MEP in today’s Daily Telegraph.
9 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert says we must do what we can to end the “abhorrent and sordid business” of shooting captive-bred animals for trophies. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Pluck. Green MEPs Jean Lambert (London) and Keith Taylor (South-East England) have launched a bid to ban ‘canned hunting’ – the practice of shooting captive lions and […]
London Green MEP candidate Amelia Womack asks: how many more people have to die before we see serious action to tackle London’s air pollution? The word “smog” conjures thoughts of a Dickensian London of blackened buildings and thick air – but last weeks smog warnings remind us that the air pollution we thought had been […]
A week after smog hit England, and with the UK facing EU fines because of air pollution levels, Greens across the country are calling for urgent action to clean up the toxic air threatening people’s health. With 29,000 people dying every year because of air pollution, Greens have hit out at the Government’s record and accused Ministers […]
8 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert outlines the need for “better understanding of the role Kurds are playing in Syria” Above is a map indicating the kurdish inhabited areas in Syria. London’s Green Euro-MP Jean Lambert has visited a Kurdish Community Centre in North London to discuss the role Kurdish people are playing in bringing stability to […]
Sunday 6 April saw London’s Young Greens host Racism on the Rise, a day of discussions and workshops centred on reclaiming the immigration debate from the likes of UKIP, whose language dehumanises migrants. Opening the event, Green Party leader Natalie Bennett said: “This is a two way street – free movement applies to all of […]
7 April 2014 by sianberry
“All EU governments must adopt specific policies to promote the welfare of all their Roma citizens” and devote sufficient resources to make this happen says Green MEP Jean Lambert, to put an end to the “state-sponsored discrimination” of Roma people. International Roma Day takes place tomorrow on the 8th April, above is the flag of […]
“The biggest difference any government can make to improving a nation’s health is to tackle inequality” says Green MEP Jean Lambert in light of World Health Day. The World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7th, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization. Euro-MP Jean Lambert has called for governments around the world to promote […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert says “there remain problems”, but welcomes progress on worker’s rights in the Ready-Made Garment industry in Bangladesh. The collapsed Dhaka Savar building, photograph courtesy of rijans. Euro-MP Jean Lambert has welcomed progress being made on workers’ rights in the Ready-Made Garment sector in Bangladesh, almost a year after the collapse of […]
5 April 2014 by sianberry
It’s that time of year again when many people make their only bet of the year – on the Grand National. However increasingly many people are questioning whether they should be supporting this ‘sport’. This article in the Guardian highlights some of the issues and Animal Aid have done great work with their ‘Race Horse […]
4 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert speaks of the need to improve relations between the EU and Africa to find ways of meeting Africa’s growing energy needs in a green manner and deal with the “terrible human rights abuses taking place in some African countries”. Euro-MP Jean Lambert has called for EU and African leaders meeting in […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert calls cuts on health budgets in times of Government austerity a “false economy”, emphasizing the need to support nurses due to the “key role” they play in delivering healthcare around the EU. The Royal College of Nursing, located on Henrietta Place, photograph courtesy of David Hawgood. London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert is frustrated by the exemption of the aviation industry from EU climate change mechanisms for the next four years. Euro-MPs have agreed to allow airlines to continue to pollute with impunity – in the vague hope that the sector will clean up its act in future. They have voted to let […]
Founder of the campaign group Clean Air in London, Green MEP Jean Lambert, calls for arguments over whose fault the latest smog episode is to cease and instead for “concrete measures to reduce the number of pollutants emitted” to be taken. As London remains shrouded in air pollution, the capital’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert calls for the EU to adopt tougher targets on climate change to tackle EU unemployment, which currently stands at 26 million. Jean Lambert calls for a Green step forward, which would create new jobs to meet the stricter climate change targets and a reduction in Europe’s reliance on Russian gas. As […]
RACISM is on the rise, says the London Green Party and the London Young Greens, who are co-hosting a day of action to address the rising tide of xenophobia on the airwaves and across the capital. Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett will open the event, which will also feature speeches from leading left-wing commentators Owen […]
AS LONDON remains shrouded in air pollution, the capital’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has called for longer-term thinking – and EU co-operation – to prevent future smog episodes. “We need to get people out of their cars – and onto clean public transport, bicycles, as well as boosting the number of journeys made on foot […]
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett joins Mayoral Candidate Chris Smith to launch ‘Give Green a Go’, the Greens’ manifesto for Tower Hamlets. Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, was on hand to help Chris Smith, Tower Hamlets’ Mayoral Candidate, unveil his manifesto on Brick Lane today. Smith’s manifesto covers three […]
Responding to the new that the Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman is under investigation into claims of fraud, Tower Hamlets Green Party Mayoral candidate Chris Smith said: “The community of Tower Hamlets deserves to see a full and thorough investigation into this matter – only that way can we ensure residents are provided with the […]
3 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert is delighted by European backing which will “hopefully ensure a level playing field for all online services and users” Euro-MPs have today backed a series of amendments to proposed rules on electronic communications to ensure ‘net neutrality’. They have backed Green proposals to ensure that Internet access can’t just be provided […]