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25 October 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party has selected Roger Sedgley as its candidate for Greenwich & Lewisham in the London Assembly elections next May. Roger Sedgley will formally launch his campaign next week, along with Green Candidate for Mayor of London, Jenny Jones, and Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson. Activists and candidates will mark the launch by highlighting […]
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Responding to the FBU, UNISON, GMB joint report ‘Privatisation of London’s fire service training and control centre’ published today [24th October], London Assembly Member Darren Johnson said: "I don’t believe that Londoners agree with privatisation of the fire service, and the uncertainties that come with it. I don’t want to see pivotal London Fire Brigade […]
19 October 2011 by sianberry
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, has issued the following statement on the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest currently taking place in the City of London: "The vast majority of people demonstrating over the last few days want to take part in a peaceful protest to voice their concerns about corporate greed and growing inequality, […]
Jenny Jones has revealed that only 0.6% of affordable homes that were built in 2010/11 and assessed against the Government’s Code for Sustainable Homes met the Government’s zero carbon standard, with none reaching the highest code level 6. Residents living in a level 6 flat could save £1250 per year in energy bill reductions and […]
In the last few years Brick Lane has grown into a prime tourist destination bringing much needed revenue into the local area, writes the Green Party’s City and East candidate, Chris Smith. Businesses have been developed to help make Brick Lane into one of the most dynamic areas of London. This is contrasted with the […]
The Mayor of London has been criticised for refusing to introduce a London-wide planning policy encouraging councils to take action on the saturation of betting shops, takeaways and other types of business. Darren has welcomed the Mayor’s call for the Government to introduce planning powers to "help control the proliferation and clustering of betting shops", […]
17 October 2011 by sianberry
The Occupy London Stock Exchange protest has entered its third day today, with a number of activists having established a tented encampment outside St Paul’s Cathedral in the City. Pavilion MP and Green party leader, Caroline Lucas, is planning to visit the camp later today. She commented: "As awareness increases of the injustice and unsustainability […]
In response to the protests currently taking place in the City of London, Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "The protests are a clear indication of the frustration felt by many people over the current economic and political situation. It is very difficult to stomach deep cuts to public services and massive increases to youth […]
13 October 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party’s Jenny Jones launched her campaign to become Mayor of London with a promise to end the reign of Greater London Authority (GLA) fat cats. Outside City Hall the former Deputy Mayor declared her aim to make London the ‘Fair Pay City’, starting with a 10:1 maximum pay ratio for employees of organisations […]
The London mayor responded to questions about an extra 151 slight child pedestrian casualties last year, by saying that he felt that there was ‘no huge alarm’ as long as the number of killed and seriously injured was still declining. He said that he was looking at "the blip in statistics" which has seen child […]
12 October 2011 by sianberry
Twelve chief executives in London local authorities received a pay rise in 2010/2011 research reveals. Whilst some chief executives took a pay cut or froze their annual income, others saw fit to take a hefty rise despite earning over £100,000. It has also been revealed that the average remuneration received by council chief executives in […]
11 October 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party’s Deputy Leader, Adrian Ramsay, was in Lewisham last night to discuss his vision for a sustainable recovery to the economic crisis. Addressing the AGM of Lewisham Green Party on the issue of ‘Green Responses to the Recession’, Adrian spoke of the need for action to address the current economic crisis that will […]
6 October 2011 by sianberry
Green Party London Assembly Member and Mayoral Candidate Jenny Jones has said that she will attend the UK Uncut rally outside parliament on Sunday. Jones said: "I fully support this event and hope that by demonstrating just how passionately Londoners feel about the NHS we can convince the Lords to shelve the Bill for good. […]
5 October 2011 by sianberry
Caroline Allen, Islington vet and Green Party candidate for the London Assembly, is taking the campaign for safer speed limits on main roads in Islington to the council. On Thursday 6 October, Caroline will deliver a petition signed by Islington residents calling for 20mph speed limits on Essex and New North Roads to the council […]
Jenny Jones, London Assembly member and Green Party Mayoral Election candidate, has pledged support for the New West End Company’s proposal to pedestrianise central London streets on certain days of the year. 1. Jones said: "This is exactly the sort of idea the Green Party will get behind: supporting businesses, helping Londoners move around easily, […]
4 October 2011 by sianberry
The links between Boris Johnson and the Tory government have failed to improve the lot of Londoners, Jenny Jones, Green Party mayoral candidate said today. Jones, former Deputy Mayor of London and the Greens’ Mayoral candidate made the comments ahead of Johnson’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Liverpool. Jones said: "The Mayor has […]
3 October 2011 by sianberry
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, has written to the UK’s top private sector companies urging them to commit to paying a Living Wage to all employees, a move which could potentially lift hundreds of thousands of low paid staff out of working poverty {1}. It is estimated that there are some 3.5 million people […]
30 September 2011 by sianberry
The Mayor of London has under-spent his cycling budget over the last three years by a total of £80m, according to figures prepared by Jenny Jones. Each time, the money has been rolled over into and included within, the cycling budget for the following year. 2011 was the third year of mayoral press releases claiming […]
The European Parliament has today passed a resolution calling upon the Commission to ensure sexual orientation and gender identity rights are fully upheld across EU Member States, including the right to freedom of expression and the right to non-discrimination. MEPs also called upon the Commission to produce a comprehensive ‘roadmap’ against homophobia and discrimination on […]
27 September 2011 by sianberry
The Mayor of London’s announcement to build a ‘spectacular kilometre long floating river walk along the north bank of the River Thames in time for summer 2012′ is in question following a press investigation into the financial credibility of Venus Group, the backers of the £60m walkway. London Assembly Member Darren Johnson has sought clarification […]
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert has lent her support to an EU-wide campaign seeking to bring an end to the long distance transportation of farmed animals. The 8hours campaign, led by Dan Jørgenson, Danish MEP and vice chairman of the European Parliament’s Intergroup for Animal Welfare, is calling for an eight hour limit on […]
22 September 2011 by sianberry
There was cross party support for Darren Johnson’s proposal to the Assembly’s Business Committee that the lowest paid staff at City Hall should receive a 4% pay increase. The Head of Paid Service is recommending a 2% increase, following a pay freeze last year. The Mayor has yet to give a view, but supported last […]
21 September 2011 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, has spoken out against the scheduled execution of US citizen Troy Davis which is due to take place today at 7pm, local time (00:00 GMT). Jean, a member of the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee, said: "Even as a staunch opponent to the use of the death penalty, this […]
Darren Johnson is concerned that the Lane Rental scheme being put forward by the Mayor of London will lead to an increase in road works being carried out at weekends and at night in residential areas. The Mayor recently stated that the "Lane Rental Scheme has been designed to encourage more off-peak working, including weekends and […]