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27 September 2013 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson has called for a radical rethink of housing policy, in light of the Mayor’s research showing that one third of new homes across Greater London are bought by overseas investors, with another third bought by British investor landlords. Darren’s report, Crumbs for Londoners, claims that this leads to: most […]
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Bus ridership declined last year by 0.4%. There had previously been year on year increases in the number of passengers on buses since 1998. The average rise in all TfL fares (for users who pay them) over the four years from 2008 to 2012 was 25%. Inflation over the relevant period was around 14%, so the real […]
LONDON’S Green MEP Jean Lambert has condemned yesterday’s suicide bombings in Pakistan which killed more than 80 people – many of them Christians. Ms Lambert, Chair of the European Parliament’s delegation to South Asia, including Pakistan, has called for better protection for religious minorities in the country following the two blasts – both outside a […]
23 September 2013 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson will be asking the Mayor of London to review the Transport for London policy of not systematically investigating bus collisions. The Mayor has admitted that TfL do not currently collect all the results of investigations into fatalities and serious injuries involving a bus. Darren commented, “Bus collisions are […]
22 September 2013 by sianberry
Green Party MEPs Jean Lambert and Keith Taylor have demanded the immediate release of 27 environmental activists being held without charge by Russian authorities. Jean and Keith have asked the Russian Ambassador in London Alexander Yakovenko to explain why the non-violent activists – who were detained when their ship, the Arctic Sunrise, was detained yesterday […]
20 September 2013 by sianberry
A new report byLondon Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson claims that the Mayor of London’s housing policies are benefitting investor landlords more than London’s residents, leading to five negative consequences: two thirds of new homes are now bought by investors, leaving most Londoners with little choice but a lifetime of insecure renting housing wealth […]
London Green Mparty MEP Jean Lambert has welcomed the unexpected early release of human rights activist and 2012 Sakharov Prize winner Nasrin Sotoudeh from prison in Tehran. “The early release of Nasrin Sotoudeh is unexpected but extremely welcome news,” she said. “As a human rights activist and lawyer, she was a voice for the many victims […]
London Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones has extended her sympathies and hopes for a full recovery to the officer in critical condition after being run over in a hit and run last night. Over 68 people per week were injured in collisions involving “hit and run” drivers in London in 2011. Greater London Authority […]
18 September 2013 by sianberry
In response to a formal question tabled by London Green Party member Darren Johnson AM, Boris Johnson has revealed that he is not considering ending the ‘twinned cities’ link between London and Moscow in spite of the ‘abuse of LGBT people’ that the Mayor acknowledges is taking place in Russia’s capital and throughout the country. […]
13 September 2013 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones has welcomed the decision to make all roads in the City of London 20mph, including those managed by Transport for London. Jenny commented: “This is wonderful news and will further improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists within inner London. It is also another step towards a 20mph London […]
11 September 2013 by sianberry
Based on the Mayor’s modelling, London Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones has calculated that 1321km or 45% of London’s main road network will still experience illegal and harmful levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (N02) in 2020. Jenny will be questioning the Mayor of London about the effectiveness of his air quality measures on Wednesday 11th […]
10 September 2013 by sianberry
London Green Party MEP Jean Lambert has accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy over International Law by defending Syria’s territorial integrity while presiding over recent human rights abuses and the erosion of the rule of law, both of which breach the Council of Europe Charter. Making her comments as world leaders met for this […]
6 September 2013 by sianberry
Green Party MEP Jean Lambert has given her full support to the campaigners protesting against the London Arms Fair and has called on the government to scrap the “disgraceful” event. A week of protests against the DSEI Arms Fair, hosted by the Excel Centre in East London, have been planned by the action group “Stop […]
4 September 2013 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones questioned the Mayor of London yesterday on his revisions to the London Plan at the London Assembly’s Extraordinary Plenary meeting at City Hall. The Assembly and nine London boroughs have previously objected to the Mayor’s affordable rent policies, which would prevent boroughs from setting their own rent levels […]
The Mayor has announced a shortlist of seven boroughs who are competing for a £100m pot to fund ‘mini-Holland’ cycling schemes in outer London. Three or four boroughs will then be funded to begin work in early 2014. The money is due to be spent over the next five years and the £100m has been […]
3 September 2013 by sianberry
All of Camden’s main roads break the European legal limits for NO2 air pollution, along with the City of London and Kensington and Chelsea. 78% of London’s main road network is over the legal limit for NO2. Bromley has 45% of its main roads in breach of the NO2 pollution limit. Green Party Assembly Member […]
2 September 2013 by sianberry
Today Jenny Jones, Green Party Member of the London Assembly, will participate in the London Cycling Campaign’s ‘space4cycling’ ride which begins at 6.00pm in Jubilee Gardens, London. The ride has been organised in response to the rapid rise in the number of London cyclists who have died or been seriously injured in the last few […]
30 August 2013 by sianberry
A detailed analysis of five years of casualty figures has revealed sharp variations in the risks faced by pupils across London. The top region in the country for collisions was London, which accounted for 13% of total child casualties and 22% of collisions. Axa Insurance examined 85,814 child casualties between 2006 and 2011. It then […]
20 August 2013 by sianberry
The Mayor’s office is due to make a final decision on the Viridor Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) incinerator in Sutton tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 21stAugust. The proposed incinerator if given the go ahead will burn waste from four London boroughs (Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton and Sutton). Green Party London Assembly Member Jenny Jones has strongly […]
16 August 2013 by sianberry
The London Green Party has slammed the government’s benefit cap being rolled out across London on Monday as “sadistic” and has called upon London’s Councillors to show compassion in implementing the policy. The cap, which has already been trialled in Bromley, Croydon, Enfield, and Haringey, means that the amount of benefit couples and single parents […]
15 August 2013 by sianberry
Figures released by the Government today show that only 8,600 homes have been built in London so far in 2013. The figures for the three months to June show completions fell 3 per cent, and starts rose 6 per cent, compared to the equivalent period in 2012 but both remained far below the Mayor’s target. […]
12 August 2013 by sianberry
A HAMMERSMITH project to help older Londoners gain the IT skills and confidence to combat age discrimination in the workplace is to close. The ‘Third Age Foundation’, which has helped more than 6,000 people during its 20-year history, has decided to close its doors in the face uncertainties over future funding. London’s Green MEP Jean […]
Southwark Green Party has called on Cllr Peter John to honour his commitment to adopt the ‘Go Dutch’ cycling principles, after it emerged that new standards for streets recommend the removal of cycle lanes and a include policy against safe, protected cycle lanes. Cllr John promised to change the council’s approach last year following a […]
5 August 2013 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson has criticised the Mayor of London for forcing London’s Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) to close ten fire stations, remove fourteen fire engines and axe 552 firefighter jobs. The Authority voted against these proposals on the 18th July. The stations earmarked for closure are Belsize in Camden, Bow in Tower Hamlets, […]