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21 September 2011 by sianberry
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, will welcome the launch of the East London Green Jobs Alliance, a new grassroots coalition of trade unions, NGOs and community organisations working together to create green and decent jobs for East London citizens, at its inaugural evening in Hackney on Thursday 22nd September. Starting within the five boroughs […]
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Jenny Jones, member the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) and Green London Assembly member, today welcomed the news that the Met Police has withdrawn its application, using the Official Secrets Act, to make Guardian reporters disclose their sources for articles relating to the phone hacking of murder victim Milly Dowler. Jenny Jones said: "I am delighted […]
19 September 2011 by sianberry
In response to the Metropolitan Police seeking a court order under the Official Secrets Act to make Guardian reporters disclose their confidential sources about the phone-hacking scandal, Jenny Jones, Green member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "Journalists should be congratulated for exposing the phone hacking story, rather than being hounded, questioned and criminalised by […]
16 September 2011 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, London assembly member and Mayoral candidate for the Green Party, today welcomed the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s response to her concerns about the current stop and search approach. Jenny, who sits on the Metropolitan Police Authority, has long argued for a change to stop and search procedures. She pressed new Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe […]
15 September 2011 by sianberry
London Assembly Member and Brockley councillor Darren Johnson spoke out this week about the DSEi [1] arms fair taking place at the ExCel Centre in the Docklands, and called upon Londoners to voice their opposition to UK arms sales to despotic regimes like Libya by lobbying MPs. Darren said: "I’m appalled that yet again, London […]
14 September 2011 by sianberry
Within just days of being selected as the Green Party’s City and East 2012 London Assembly elections candidate [1], Chris Smith, has stepped into the row over the DSEi [2] international arms fair due to open today (13th September) by calling on Newham’s mayor, Sir Robin Wales, to denounce the event and put an end […]
12 September 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party’s autumn conference has voted to work for the abolition of the City of London Corporation. This would include the special statuses the City of London Corporation enjoys, including its special status under freedom of information legislation, [1] and its right to demand meetings with democratic institutions and the monarchy. [2] Green Party […]
9 September 2011 by sianberry
Jenny Jones AM has called on the Mayor of London to lobby the Government to safeguard essential pan-London homelessness services and reverse housing benefit cuts in light of figures published today that show a 15% rise in the number of people accepted by councils as homeless in London from April to June this year compared […]
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, will demand the introduction of Living Wages for low paid workers across the country at a special event hosted by the Public and Commercial Services Union at the Green Party’s autumn conference on Friday. Campaigners from PCS and JustPay!, the national campaign for Living Wage standards at FTSE […]
1 September 2011 by sianberry
Commenting on the Mayor’s initial proposals for a revised Housing Strategy, published today for consultation with the London Assembly, Jenny Jones said: "The Mayor’s proposals will only see the housing crisis get worse. He knows he can’t build enough homes to make ownership any more affordable, nor can he deliver secure social housing for the […]
30 August 2011 by sianberry
The Greens’ bid to reclaim a council seat in the September 15th Highgate by-election has received fresh impetus with the backing of Brighton Greens and, in particular, city councillor Alex Phillips who canvassed the ward with a mini army of members from across the capital over the weekend. Ms Phillips, who was a leading member […]
18 August 2011 by sianberry
In a surprise move, which is likely to send shockwaves across Camden politics, the Green Party has chosen former Liberal Democrat councillor and Camden Eco Champion, Alexis Rowell, as their candidate for the Highgate by-election on Thursday 15th September. Alexis was a leading Lib Dem councillor in Camden from 2006 to 2010, and is widely […]
17 August 2011 by sianberry
This evening (August 17) Green London Assembly member and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), Jenny Jones, will join a panel of experts, people known and respected by the Tottenham community for their knowledge and understanding of local issues, to offer support and join in efforts to find solutions to the crisis affecting young […]
11 August 2011 by sianberry
Responding to David Cameron’s statement today making water cannon available to police forces on the UK mainland, Jenny Jones, Green member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "Water cannon causes injuries to the eyes and brain, as well as bruising to internal organs. "Water cannon have restricted manoeuvrability, so they would not be very useful […]
7 August 2011 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones, has reacted to last night’s riots in Tottenham by calling for swift action to restore vital youth services and a review of communications failures between the police and the community. Jenny Jones said: "We urgently need to examine all the factors that led […]
29 July 2011 / 19 April 2021 by sianberry
After Thursday morning’s meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones, Green member of the MPA, said: “Kit Malthouse says he did not tell London’s Mayor about a police briefing last September over new claims on phone hacking. “However, the Mayor said that he and Malthouse were in continuous discussion. Both cannot be right. “The […]
27 July 2011 by sianberry
In advance of tomorrow’s meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (10am, 28 July 2011), Jenny Jones, Green member of the Metropolitan Police Authority and mayoral candidate, said: "This coming Thursday will be make or break for the chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority. "I think that all members of the Authority will be expecting clear […]
21 July 2011 by sianberry
The London Assembly has called on the Mayor to oppose any plans to make families pay for children to use playgrounds in London’s parks and public spaces. A motion passed at yesterday’s Assembly meeting also urged Wandsworth Council to abandon proposals, which are currently being reviewed, to introduce a £2.50 fee for using the adventure […]
21 July 2011 / 21 April 2021 by sianberry
Haringey Green party is to hold a public meeting on the contentious issue of the Pinkham Way MBT (Mechanical Biological Treatment plant). The plan is to give concerned members of the public a chance to air their views, as well as hear from various speakers about the problems with the current plans and the various […]
20 July 2011 by sianberry
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert has recognised the role Newham can play in delivering greater equality for Roma migrants and refugees and ending the prejudice and isolation faced by the community at a special film screening in Canning Town. The documentary ‘Vortex’, which was handed the Premier Award by the British Film and Video Council at the […]
19 July 2011 by sianberry
109 activists, arrested following a non-violent UK Uncut demonstration on the 26th of March 2011, have had their charges dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. Over 150 activists were arrested on 26 March 2011. They were handcuffed and transported to police stations across London, where they were held in cells for up to 24 hours. […]
13 July 2011 by sianberry
Green MEPs Jean Lambert and Keith Taylor have today welcomed new proposals for a radical overhaul of the EU Common Fisheries Policy, which seek to ban fishermen from throwing dead catch back into the sea, but have expressed disappointment that the measures do not go far enough in placing environmental sustainability at the heart of […]
12 July 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party’s London Mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones, will take part tomorrow in a new campaign by UK environmental group, Climate Rush [1], to highlight the severity of the capital’s air pollution problem. Jenny Jones will make a keynote speech ahead of the Roadblock protest. A group of cyclists will hit London’s streets and stage […]
11 July 2011 by sianberry
Several British citizens, including Pippa Bartolotti, Deputy Leader of the Wales Green Party, and Haringey activist Anne Gray, have been detained in Israel this weekend while en route to Bethlehem for a human rights demonstration. The group was held at Ben Gurion airport and were then transferred to Givon Prison. It remains unclear under what […]