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2 May 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate has appealed for Londoners to vote Green on the Assembly in Thursday’s elections to help make the capital more equal, healthy and affordable for everyone. Jones’ received campaign received another boost on Tuesday as another poll rated her in the top-three candidates for the Mayoral elections. However the Greens’ campaign remains focused […]
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1 May 2012 by sianberry
Lollipop men and women joined Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas MP and Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones in Lewisham on Tuesday to highlight London’s air pollution problem—and the Mayor’s deceptive efforts to cover it up. Over 4,000 people a year die prematurely in London because of poor air quality; and the campaign group Clean […]
27 April 2012 by sianberry
Green candidate for London mayor says that Boris Johnson is taking unacceptable risks with public health Jenny Jones today added her voice to campaigns calling for a public inquiry into air pollution in London. Cabbies Against Boris have called for an independent investigation into the Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy after London repeatedly failed to meet […]
4Children has announced that Jenny Jones is the candidate that best meets the criteria of their Mayoral Manifesto for Families The charity said that the Green Mayoral candidate ‘came closest to fulfilling their ten pledges.’ Jones said: "I’m delighted that another knowledgeable and respected organisation have highlighted how our policies meet the interests of those […]
Recent polling figures have shown that with the Conservative Party likely to reduce its allocation on the London Assembly after the election next week, the Greens could help hold the balance of power next term. Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones, who along with Darren Johnson, is one of two existing London Assembly members, said: […]
26 April 2012 by sianberry
Responding to Clean Air in London’s analysis showing London had the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic gas, of any capital city in Europe in 2010, and that levels were comparable with those in Beijing, Green Party Mayoral Candidate Jenny Jones said: ""Air pollution is now the second biggest killer in the Capital […]
Jenny Jones, the Green Party’s candidate for Mayor of London, has been named as the Greenest Mayoral candidate by Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth. The report praises Jenny Jones’s manifesto pledges, including measures to tackle congestion, air pollution and road safety through the road pricing scheme, which it says "would cut fares and traffic […]
Jenny Jones is again polling third in the London Mayoral elections, according to Comres figures released this morning. The Green Party candidate received a total of 6% of the vote in the poll, behind front-runners Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. Jones said: "The Mayoral contest is still open and I’m pleased we are being counted […]
24 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones today launched the Green Party’s policies to create a healthier London by protecting health services from privatisation, cleaning up the capital’s dirty air and making healthy food more easily available. Jenny Jones said: "Alongside addressing climate change, promoting equality and making London more affordable, creating a healthier capital is a […]
23 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones today launched the Green Party’s policies on jobs and employment in Hackney. Jenny Jones said: "Green Assembly Members elected in May will fight to ensure that every young person in London is offered a job or apprenticeship. "Green Assembly Members support strong investment and protection of local economies. "We […]
20 April 2012 by sianberry
The Green Party has published its most accessible and inclusive manifesto ever for the London mayoral and assembly elections on May 3rd. Translated into 14 languages the party’s policy proposals are also available in Large Print Large Print, Easy-read, audio, British Sign Language and Subtitled versions. Campaign materials such as its London Green News have […]
Stop silent killer: Green Party releases video on London’s air pollution menace Jenny Jones and experts interviewed in engaging 6-minute production The Green Party today released a video drawing Londoner’s attention to the shocking and lethal air pollution problem faced by the capital. Green Assembly members have been campaigning on the issue since […]
In response to head of Addison Lee John Griffin’s comments on cycling deaths and injuries on London’s roads, in which he criticized the views of ‘Green Party candidates and others’, Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "These remarks demonstrate a shocking disregard for the lives and safety of London’s growing number of cyclists and road […]
19 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones today launched the Green Party’s policies for outer London at Wimbledon Broadway. Jenny Jones said: "Green Assembly Members have consistently stood up for the needs of those living outside of Central London, and by electing more Greens in May we can make sure strategies on transport, housing and pay […]
Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Jenny Jones today visited Ealing to meet local voters and reassert her opposition to the High Speed Two railway project. Along with Green candidate for Ealing and Hillingdon, Mike Harling, Jones met voters to discuss how local residents will be effected by the government’s proposals. At the beginning […]
18 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones was today joined by Green Party London West Central candidate, Susanna Rustin, as she launched the Green Party’s air pollution manifesto and canvassed supporters in Marylebone. Jenny Jones said: "Air pollution is now the second biggest killer in the Capital and is rapidly emerging at the number one public health […]
As London begins the 100-day countdown until the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones has laid her vision for the Games and their legacy. Jones said: "By the time the new Mayor is elected, there will be little room to change plans, but we can do a few things to promote a […]
During a visit to Burlington Arcade in Mayfair, where shopkeepers are seeking to prevent owners from ‘inappropriate’ redecoration having successfully prevented ‘modernisation’ last year, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "Burlington Arcade is one of London’s treasures. "I’m proud to live in a city where traditional, old fashioned, unusual or interesting outlets can preserve […]
17 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Jenny Jones today visited Wembley to meet local voters and launch her party’s policies on the environment, waste, recycling and energy. Jones met voters to discuss how London could lead the world in addressing climate change. Jones said: "By setting bold targets for our capital, we can […]
16 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Jenny Jones today visited Peckham High Street to pledge action over empty homes and affordable housing. Along with Green candidate for Lambeth and Southwark, Jonathan Bartley, Jones met residents of the area to discuss shocking levels of empty housing in the area and in London as a whole. […]
15 April 2012 by sianberry
Shahrar Ali, Green Party London Assembly candidate addresses convention of the Motorcycle Action Group. On Sunday 15 April, Shahrar Ali, Green Party London Assembly candidate addressed a convention of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) at the Ace Cafe, in Stonebridge, off the North Circular. The MAG describes itself as the UK’s leading riders rights organisation […]
13 April 2012 by sianberry
Caroline Lucas, the UK’s first Green MP and party leader will on Monday visit Islington to show her support for Jenny Jones’ Mayoral election campaign. Lucas, named Westminster’s most influential MP in her first year in the Commons, Jones, Assembly Member since 2000, and other Green candidates vying for the Assembly will meet voters on Upper […]
12 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones today unveiled the party’s manifesto for the 2012 London elections. Joined by fellow Assembly Member Darren Johnson and other top candidates from the Party’s London-wide list, Jones set out their vision for a Green London that acts as a model for the world in addressing climate change; a city […]
10 April 2012 by sianberry
Young Londoners feature in upbeat film directed by Rebecca Frayn, screenwriter for Luc Besson’s Aung San Suu Kyi biopic, and shot at famous Ealing Studios The Green Party campaign for the 2012 London Mayoral and Assembly elections stepped up a gear today with the release of its hard hitting party election broadcast. The stylish black […]