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6 November 2010 by sianberry
A response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Green Party [1] shows that millions of pounds of tax payers’ money is being spent subsidising the pensions of teachers at England’s most expensive public schools, including Eton, Harrow and Cheltenham. An article published in today’s Guardian [2] shows that eleven named institutions in […]
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5 November 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, will join thousands of people marching against racism, fascism and Islamophobia at a national demonstration in central London on Saturday [1]. The demonstration has been organised by Unite Against Fascism [2] and is backed by the TUC, the Muslim Council of Britain and a range of trade union […]
4 November 2010 by sianberry
Noel Lynch, Chair of the London Green party, has called on Boris Johnson to sack Brian Coleman, the Chair of the London Fire Authority, and either appoint someone capable of resolving the escalating dispute with the FBU or take charge of negotiations himself. Lynch commented: "The Mayor has to intervene to find a solution to […]
3 November 2010 by sianberry
London boroughs could be facing a 28% drop in the money they receive from the London Mayor for transport in the next four years. Transport for London’s financial director told the London Assembly’s Budget Committee that cuts to non-prioritised areas, such as local authority funding, were likely to be proportional to the 28% cut in […]
1 November 2010 by sianberry
There is still significant work to do if the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are to fully to live up to the environmental promises organisers made, the London Assembly said today. [1] A new report – Going for Green – from the Assembly’s Environment Committee today welcomes efforts to make London 2012 the most sustainable […]
29 October 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, is travelling to Pakistan today to highlight the ongoing humanitarian situation in the country following the devastating floods this summer [1]. Jean, who is Chair of the European Parliament Delegation to South Asia, said: "Pakistan may have slipped out of the headlines but the critical problems this country […]
28 October 2010 by sianberry
London Greens have joined forces with scores of music fans and popular bands in a desperate bid to help save the capital’s cash strapped iconic music venue – the 100 Club, threatened with closure before Christmas. The legendary club, which has hosted some of the biggest names in […]
22 October 2010 by sianberry
Most of the Mayor’s environment projects may be under threat following reports that the Treasury might cut the entire London Development Agency budget over the next four years, save £50m of legally committed projects. The Mayor is aiming to spend £21m on climate change projects this year and £15m in 2011/12 through the LDA. This […]
21 October 2010 by sianberry
The London Assembly today expressed its support for the ‘Still Human Still Here’ campaign which calls for a change in the rules governing the right of asylum seekers to seek work. In a motion agreed today, the Assembly said a change in policy would help many asylum seekers living in London out of poverty and […]
Responding to reports that the Mayor will announce today that he is abolishing the Western Extension of the Congestion Charge, Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson said: "Scrapping the congestion charge will lose an additional £55m which could have helped the Mayor introduce measures to reduce air pollution in London. Instead we have the […]
The Comprehensive Spending Review will have a significant impact on affordable housing in London. The overall national housing budget has been cut from £8bn to £4.4bn and new tenancies are to be set at 80% of market rents. Green Party Member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones said: "This could be the end of affordable […]
20 October 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party has publicly endorsed the new Industrial Action (minor errors) Bill that will give unions fairer industrial action balloting procedures and reduce the number of court cases brought against them. Green Party leader and MP for Brighton and Hove, Caroline Lucas, who will be attending the crucial Second Reading this Friday said: "I […]
18 October 2010 by sianberry
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner today sent a personal message to colleagues about the government spending cuts and how the Met would manage a reduced budget. The Commissioner described the coming cuts as the "largest the service has experienced in a generation". Jenny Jones is urging the Mayor to ensure that any reductions are based on […]
14 October 2010 by sianberry
In response to questioning by Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson at today’s Mayor’s Questions, Boris Johnson said he was considering an inner London Very Low Emission Zone, perhaps based upon the congestion charge area. If applied to black cabs, it could restrict over half of the London taxi fleet from travelling into central London, without […]
11 October 2010 by sianberry
The Mayor’s draft plan for reducing London’s carbon emissions by 60% over the next fifteen years is out for public consultation. Darren Johnson has set out the key questions that need to be answered: 1)Taking responsibility – will the Mayor take more responsibility for reducing London’s CO2 emissions, having pledged less than half the previous […]
7 October 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London and local Waltham Forest resident, will speak out against the "savage cuts" to public spending at a rally in Stratford tonight [1]. Jean, a former teacher, said: "This week we have seen the Conservatives continue their war against the so-called "idle", with caps on family welfare benefits and […]
The Green Party has announced its backing for the national demonstration against racism, fascism and Islamophobia on Saturday 6th November in London. The party has added its name to the statement backing the demo called by Unite Against Facism (UAF), backed by the TUC, the Muslim Council of Britain and a range of trade union […]
6 October 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party’s candidate campaigning to become the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, Alan Duffell, has hit out at the decision to divert the London 2012 marathons from the East End to Central London. Alan Duffell is reported in this week’s East End Advertiser saying it is an "insult" to take the marathon […]
3 October 2010 by sianberry
Lewisham Green Party has chosen former Ladywell councillor Ute Michel to be their candidate in their by-election on the 4th of November. After the resignation of one of the newly elected Labour councillors for Ladywell ward, the by-election will be a chance for the Greens to regain one […]
29 September 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, is today supporting her fellow MEPs from the Greens/EFA group [1] as they take to the streets in the in the Euro-demonstration against austerity measures in Brussels today, as part of the wider European Day of Action. The Greens will join with workers from across Europe to protest […]
In response to news that University College London has agreed to pay its cleaners the London Living Wage in future contracts. Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, who spoke at the rally held at UCL yesterday told those present, "I congratulate UCL students and workers on their tremendous victory in getting UCL to pay […]
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has called on the UK Government to do more to help the thousands of carers living in poverty and the many more who are at risk at sliding into financial hardship and social exclusion [1]. Jean, who opened a meeting of the European Parliament Interest Group on Carers […]
23 September 2010 by sianberry
The UK’s Green Euro-MPs today welcomed European Parliament’s adoption of legislation creating EU financial supervisory authorities and a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) with "real teeth". Notably, the supervisory bodies (for Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities and Markets) and the ESRB will have more powers than originally foreseen by Council and Commission. Jean Lambert, the Green […]
22 September 2010 by sianberry
Recent data (table below) obtained by Green Party Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, reveal that ten London councils do not yet provide any separate food waste collection for residents, resulting in food waste being mixed with general waste and sent for incineration or to landfill. Thirteen councils provided more than half of their households with either […]