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22 October 2012 by sianberry
Green London Assembly Member Darren Johnson has today criticised the Mayor’s housing policy after it emerged that despite austerity measures aimed to contain public debt, London’s housing benefit bill is rising. Over the last two years the number of working Londeners who need housing benefit to pay their rent has increased by 52,000. According to […]
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21 October 2012 by sianberry
Today there were celebrations at Leyton Marshes as work to restore the marsh after its use during the Olympics as a basketball practice site draws to an end. Islington Green Caroline Allen with Save Leyton Marsh campaigners today celebrating return of the marsh to the community (Image: http://carolineallengreenlondon.blogspot.co.uk/) Green Party members today joined campaign group “Save […]
On October 20th Green Parties across London came together to demand a better future for everyone. Party Leader Natalie Bennett, Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas and Green Party members from London and across the country joined over 100,000 marchers to demand A Future That Works. The event was organised by the Trades Union Congress to […]
19 October 2012 by sianberry
Yesterday Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett joined representatives from Oxfam, Greenpeace UK, Friends of the Earth and even green Dragon Deborah Meaden in a Stop Climate Chaos event to raise awareness of the economic benefits of green business. Natalie Bennett, Green Party Leader (centre), joined over 200 representatives of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition to send the […]
17 October 2012 by sianberry
London Green Party is set join with Green Party Members across the country to take its place in a national anti-austerity march this weekend to call for a better future for everyone – with two of its highest-profile members leading from the front. Noel Lynch, London Green Party co-Coordinator preparing placards for this Saturday’s march […]
Police in Lancashire have Tasered a 61 year old blind man with a white stick after mistaking it for a samurai sword. Jenny Jones has called for a halt to Met Commissioner’s plans to increase police use of Tasers in London The Metropolitan Police Authority, before its abolition, had opposed the wider roll out of […]
16 October 2012 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones has questioned the Mayor over the Government’s proposal to relax planning laws on garden extensions, raising concerns about the threat to London’s green space this may pose. Green AM Jenny Jones has raised concerns over the impact of Government proposals on Londoners’ gardens Jenny Jones asked the Mayor if he was […]
15 October 2012 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, was quizzed by school children from the George Green’s School, Tower Hamlets, for a unique Question Time event as part of their GCSE Citizenship studies on Friday 12th October. Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London was asked how young people can influence government decision making Pupils from Years 10 […]
14 October 2012 by sianberry
Camden Council has now formally become a Living Wage employer, under the scheme run by London Citizens. Camden Green Party and the London Green Party as a whole congratulates the Council for finally making a clear commitment in this respect. Green Cllr Maya de Souza The LLW is £8.30 an hour so for a […]
11 October 2012 by sianberry
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, has marked the world’s first ever International Day of the Girl by taking part in a ceremonial event at the European Parliament which aims to draw attention to the unique challenges and issues facing girls in many developing countries. Green MEP Jean Lambert (2nd row, 2nd from left) celebrating […]
Over 68 people per week were injured in collisions involving “hit and run” drivers in London last year. Greater London Authority figures released today show an increase in these incidents, from 3090 collisions in 2009 to 3407 collisions in 2010 to 3535 collisions in 20 11. Jenny Jones, Green AM, has persistently campaigned for safer roads […]
9 October 2012 by sianberry
Keith Taylor, Green MEP for the South East is looking for a Full Time Media Officer from January 2013 for a 12 month contract (Maternity Cover), working at the Office of the Green MEPs in Old Street, London. Keith Taylor MEP is the Green Party Member of the European Parliament for South East England. He works on a wide […]
8 October 2012 by sianberry
Darren Johnson has warned that further cuts to welfare for young Londoners could exacerbate rising homelessness and harm the economy. Maps published last year by Darren Johnson show that shared rooms in even the cheapest flats may be out of young Londeners’ reach. Last year 624 people aged between 18-25 slept rough in London, but […]
7 October 2012 by sianberry
Camden Green Party is calling for the cycle-hire scheme to be extended from Camden Town up through Kentish Town to Hampstead Heath, with docking stations at the bottom of Swain’s Lane, and the Lido. Camden Green Party members with Cllr Maya De Souza (right) collecting signatures for the petition Camden Green Party were out in […]
4 October 2012 by sianberry
A 5-year-old primary school pupil was knocked down and killed by a lorry on St. George’s Road, Elephant and Castle yesterday afternoon. Commenting on the tragic incident, Assembly Member Darren Johnson said: “The Mayor and Southwark Council urgently need to introduce 20mph limits on all the main roads around Elephant and Castle to reduce the chance of […]
3 October 2012 by sianberry
Darren Johnson, Green London Assembly Member, has questioned the Coservative London Mayor Boris Johnson on cuts that will lead to the closure of up to 30 fire stations. Darren Johnson, Green AM, has questioned the Mayor over cuts to Fire Stations He asked the Mayor “Will you revise your budget guidance to LFEPA in […]
28 September 2012 by sianberry
Despite the wet weather, London Green Party members couldn’t be deterred from setting up their stall outside the University of London Freshers’ Fair in Bloomsbury today. Green Party Members brave the rain to welcome new students to London Members from West Central and Camden Green Party spent a great day welcoming new students to London […]
23 September 2012 by sianberry
Today the London Federation of Green Parties came together from across London to hold their AGM in Old Street. During the course of what was an exciting day for London’s Green Parties we heard from new Leader Natalie Bennett, Mayoral Candidate Jenny Jones, AM and Jean Lambert, MEP. Hustings and elections also took place for […]
3 September 2012 by sianberry
London Green Party are pleased to congratulate our new national Leader and Deputy Leader. It was announced today that Natalie Bennett of Camden Green Party has been elected as the party’s new Leader, with Will Duckworth of Dudley, West Midlands elected as Deputy Leader. Speaking on her campaign website, Natalie said “I am honoured by the party’s […]
3 August 2012 by sianberry
Commenting on the news that a cyclist was hit and killed by an Olympic bus in Hackney last night, Darren Johnson, Assembly Member said: “Every death of a cyclist on our roads makes me feel sick. It could be you, or me or anyone else who cycles in London. As the details emerge of […]
30 July 2012 by sianberry
The London Green Party have urged Boris Johnson to break his silence over the arrest of 182 cyclists in east London during the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday evening. Despite being one of the biggest mass arrests for years, the Mayor of London has still made no comment about it. The Greens say it raises […]
5 May 2012 by sianberry
The London Green Party is seeking a part-time Press Officer to join at the beginning of June to help generate coverage of the party’s work and support local parties’ media operations as we try to build on our new status as the capital’s third party. The position will be reviewed in late September with the […]
The Green Party finished a fantastic election day in the UK by coming third place ahead of the Liberal Democrats in the London Mayoral Election
3 May 2012 by sianberry
Green Party Member of the European Parliament Jean Lambert urged voters to get out and vote for Jenny Jones and the Green Party in today’s London elections. Lambert said: "Jenny’s track record as an Assembly Member speaks for itself. "Whether revolutionising cycling in our city, helping to create the first registration of same-sex partnerships or […]