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15 March 2012 by sianberry
London casualty figures for the first nine months of 2011 have shown a worrying rise in both the number of cyclists and the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured, compared to a similar period in 2010. Jenny is also concerned that the proportion of casualties that are vulnerable road users has grown in the […]
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13 March 2012 by sianberry
Green Party Mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones, today joined protesters outside City Hall to call for more to be done to prioritise cycle safety. Speaking at the ‘die-in’, Jenny Jones, said: "The quantity of needless cyclist deaths and injuries on London’s streets is tragic and infuriating. "London needs a Mayor that can deliver on safety for […]
Responding to Ken Livingstone’s comments about childcare in London, Green Party Mayoral Candidate, Jenny Jones, said: ‘It’s right to highlight childcare as a growing problem in London, but families in the capital need a more comprehensive approach than merely papering over the cracks with occasional grants. "The next Mayor must prevent the closure of breakfast […]
12 March 2012 by sianberry
Jenny Jones has called on the Mayor and Government to institute radical reforms to private rented housing and to stop benefit cuts in light of Government figures released today, which show a 36% increase in the number of people becoming homeless in London, comparing the last quarters of 2011 and 2010. This follows her work […]
7 March 2012 by sianberry
Responding to concerns voiced by Ealing residents that they are being ignored by the government in the High Speed 2 planning process, Green Party London Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "HS2 is unpopular, a waste of money, poorly conceived and should be stopped immediately. "Residents and other opponents to the scheme are right to feel […]
Sebastian Coe, the Chair of the London Olympic and Paralympic organising committee, LOCOG, today admitted that McDonald’s, the official 2012 London Games food sponsor will only source 10% of its chicken from UK farmers. The answer was obtained by London Assembly Member Jenny Jones at the London Assembly Plenary meeting, on Wednesday 7th March. Jenny […]
5 March 2012 by sianberry
Brian May, Queen guitarist and founder of the animal rights group Save Me, and Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones launched the London Green Party’s animal manifesto on Monday in Battersea Park. May and Jones were joined by children dressed as animals in front of the Brown Dog Statue in Battersea Park along with the party’s animal […]
4 March 2012 by sianberry
Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones on Sunday praised the contribution of the Iberian-American community within London and pledged to ensure City Hall provided better support if she is elected Mayor in May. The Assembly Member made the comments during a visit to Iberian-American community centres, including the Cathedral of Revival, promising to combat employers […]
3 March 2012 by sianberry
Reacting to speculation over the privatisation of areas of police work, Green Party Mayoral candidate and member of the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee Jenny Jones said: "Surely the police service, as part of the judiciary, should be absolutely, 100% off limits for privatisation? "The Mayor must immediately rule out any police privatisation in […]
In response to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s speech at the Conservative Spring Forum, Green Party candidate Jenny Jones said: "Most Londoners are worrying about how to deal with squeezed finances, rising fares and debilitating rents, and over 4,000 of us are dying prematurely every year because of air pollution. "All the Mayor has […]
1 March 2012 by sianberry
Green Party mayoral candidate Jenny Jones has launched an online 10-point manifesto highlighting how as Mayor she would support London’s small businesses. The site, available at https://london.greenparty.org.uk/business, outlines 10 reasons why those working with small businesses should vote Green in the forthcoming Mayoral and London Assembly elections. Jones said: "The Green Party means business in […]
Commenting on Labour candidate Ken Livingstone’s proposals to reinstate the Educational Maintenance Allowance if elected, Green Party candidate Jenny Jones said: "By cutting the Education Maintenance Allowance, the government essentially told thousands of disadvantaged children in London to forget about education and their aspirations. "Restoring the EMA would open the door for many young Londoners […]
29 February 2012 by sianberry
The Green Party spring conference in Liverpool unanimously supported an emergency motion moved by the Green Party Women group backing calls by the British Association of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons for tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry. Jenny Jones, Green Party Mayoral Candidate said: "The PIP breast implant scandal has not only exposed the […]
A video has been circulated online that seemingly shows police claiming they have St Paul’s permission to clear the cathedral’s steps under section 14 of the Public Order Act during the eviction of Occupy protestors early Tuesday morning. The police’s claims seem to contradict the cathedral’s assertion that no such permission was granted. Jenny Jones, […]
28 February 2012 by sianberry
At the national Green Party conference in Liverpool last weekend, the Green Party agreed to back the campaign for stricter liability (also known as proportional liability) to be applied on British roads. The legal change would acknowledge that the duty of care for one’s actions when using the road should be proportional to the degree of danger that you impose […]
In response to the overnight eviction of the Occupy London protests outside St Paul’s cathedral, Green Party Mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones, said: "The fact that the Occupy London protests ended with conflict of any kind in this way was avoidable and unnecessary. "The episode represents a missed opportunity for the authorities to engage with a […]
25 February 2012 by sianberry
The Green Party’s London Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones has told the party’s Spring Conference that they could finish in the top-three in the forthcoming election. Reports over the last fortnight in both national and regional newspapers, including the Evening Standard, have stated that 2012 may be the year that the Greens overtake the Liberal […]
23 February 2012 by sianberry
The Green Party has announced plans that could save London households £1,500 by lowering transport fares and cutting energy bills. A range of additional Green proposals would leave Londoners with even more money in their pockets as a result of lower food prices, rents and increased wages for the lowest paid (1). Over the last […]
22 February 2012 by sianberry
Commenting on reports of the Met’s interest in acquiring ‘military-spec’ armoured cars, Green Party member of the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee, Jenny Jones, said: "The Met’s interest in equipment designed predominantly for military deployment is bound to raise concerns. "Unfortunately, as last year’s revelations over the Met’s secret purchase of a spy plane […]
The Green Party’s London mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones, last weekend officially opened Camden Green Party’s exciting new election pop-up shop. She said: "It’s great to see Camden Green Party taking this ambitious step forward. Camden voters will now be able to pop in to ask any questions they might like about Green Party policies, […]
14 February 2012 by sianberry
Darren Johnson has accused the Mayor of London of "hypocrisy" after the Mayor announced his home insulation programme had reached 40,000 homes, saving an estimated £4m on their energy bills. The Mayor has backed away from his target of reaching 1.2 million homes by 2015, and has no funding after he reaches 75,000. The combined […]
9 February 2012 by sianberry
In response to the launch of London Cycling Campaign’s Love London, Go Dutch petition, Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "I support this brilliant campaign. "We need Dutch road design and Dutch rules, which give legal priority to vulnerable road users. That means standing the current Mayor’s policy on its head and giving priority to […]
7 February 2012 by sianberry
Jenny Jones has called for Locog to review their purchasing policies after it was revealed that the 11 million tickets will be flown across to the UK from Arkansa, USA. All contracts are supposed to be assessed against Locog’s procurement code, which includes consideration of climate change impacts. Jenny Jones commented: "I cannot believe this […]
Jenny Jones has responded to the Mayor’s review of ‘challenging’ junctions for cyclists, by calling for the Mayor to reinstate the principle that priority should be given to vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, the less able bodied and cyclists. This approach was abandoned by the current Mayor when he rewrote the London Plan. The […]