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20 September 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party has selected Alan Duffell as the candidate for the Mayor of Tower Hamlets election due to be held on Thursday 21 October 2010. Alan is an active and engaged member of the local Green Party, having stood as a candidate in this year’s local elections and contributed to the general election campaign […]
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16 September 2010 by sianberry
Green Party Assembly member, Jenny Jones, has discovered that a large number of borough councils have raised concerns over the Mayor’s plans to remove some pedestrian lights across London. Most of the boroughs who responded to Jenny’s request for information do not yet have plans for consulting local people and some expressed surprise at the […]
9 September 2010 by sianberry
Outer London boroughs could use green spaces such as parks and playing fields to help reduce flooding risk in the capital, the London Assembly heard yesterday. The Assembly’s Environment Committee is currently investigating river and surface water flooding in London; it is estimated that in the capital around 100,000 properties are at risk from river […]
7 September 2010 by sianberry
In response to news that Thames Water could charge the average household an additional £65 on their water bill to pay for the Supersewer, Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, said: "The super sewer is a vital piece of infrastructure to prevent the discharge of raw sewage into the Thames. At least fifty times […]
26 August 2010 by sianberry
A video looking at the promises to deliver high animal welfare standards in the Food Strategy for the London 2012 Games and how they compare to the current sourcing standards for chicken has been produced by London Assembly Member Jenny Jones. According to the Games Food Strategy most of the thirty one tonnes of poultry […]
18 August 2010 by sianberry
The London Federation of Green Parties [1], the decision-making body representing Greens in London, today announced its support for the Keep the Post Public Coalition, showing its continued commitment to fighting Post Office closures. London Federation of Green Parties Co-ordinator, Noel Lynch, said: "We believe the Royal Mail provides a vital public service. We are […]
16 August 2010 by sianberry
An exit poll undertaken by London-based newspaper, the Australian Times, shows the Australian Greens coming close to outpolling both the major parties ahead of this Saturday’s election. Voting at Australia House commenced last Monday and will conclude Friday evening at 10pm. The exit poll shows the Greens’ support at 32%, with Labour on 33% and […]
30 July 2010 by sianberry
St Modwen’s, the developer that planned to redevelop Queen’s Market in Newham, has withdrawn. The 100 year old market was threatened over a several year period with major redevelopment. The Market had approximately 150 stalls, 49 shops and 18 kiosks. Green Party London Assembly Member, Jenny Jones, said: "This is a great victory for the […]
22 July 2010 by sianberry
Five years to the day after the fatal shooting of an innocent Brazilian man at Stockwell underground, leading Greens renew their call for the abolition of the shoot-to-kill option under Kratos. Shahrar Ali, lead author of the Greens’ 2008 GLA manifesto said: "Five years on, we still do not have public consent for the use […]
19 July 2010 by sianberry
The London Mayor under spent his cycling budget by £54m last year and £10m the year before that, according to figures collated by Green Party member of the Greater London Assembly, Darren Johnson. The London Mayor and Transport for London have issued press releases announcing "record" levels of investment in cycling this year and in […]
14 July 2010 by sianberry
At the Mayor’s Question Time today, 14th July, Green Party Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, asked the Mayor whether he supports the Prime Minister’s proposal that no public sector worker will earn more than 20 times the lowest paid person in their organisation. The response from the Mayor was an unequivocal ‘yes’, setting a new standard […]
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has welcomed the European Parliament’s overwhelming support for a report calling for strong initiatives to promote youth access to the labour market. The report, which was produced by Emilie Turunen MEP for the Employment and Social Affairs Committee and voted on last week, also calls for strengthening of […]
9 July 2010 by sianberry
The Government has announced £450m of cuts to housing in 2010/11, which will threaten funding for 1,452 new homes in London. Of those, 186 would be homes for low cost ownership, 142 would be housing association homes for social rent and 194 would be new council homes. The Mayor said at a Big Society event […]
7 July 2010 by sianberry
According to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, ‘some boroughs are reluctant to provide detailed figures on [tree] removals because of the fear of the naming and shaming which occurred after the publication of the Chainsaw Massacre report'(1). This answer was received by Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, in response to a question […]
2 July 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will join over one million people expected at Pride London 2010 this Saturday, July 3rd, to celebrate 40 years since the founding of the Gay Liberation Front [1]. Speaking ahead of the Pride London parade [2], Jean Lambert MEP commented: "I am proud to support this important celebration of […]
24 June 2010 by sianberry
The Greens on the London Assembly have reacted to the Government’s announcement that it plans to cut housing benefit to families living in parts of central and inner London. Green Party London Assembly Member, Jenny Jones, said: "The past two decades of decline in the social housing stock, which caused the rise in the housing […]
18 June 2010 by sianberry
Responding to concerns expressed by animal welfare groups to news that the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) are in discussions with the USA based multinational corporation Procter & Gamble as a potential sponsor of the London Olympic Games, London Assembly Member Darren Johnson has tabled a formal question to the Mayor of London at the next […]
14 June 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has today marked Refugee Week by urging people to celebrate the "invaluable contribution" refugees bring to life in the UK. The aim of Refugee Week is to challenge misconceptions about refugees through awareness-raising events, while showcasing the many ways in which the UK has benefited from their diverse […]
8 June 2010 by sianberry
Green Party member of the Greater London Assembly, Jenny Jones, has today released a report suggesting that the current shared ownership building programme will do little to stop house prices rising faster than incomes, and that the Mayor should gradually switch to co-operative home ownership models instead. Her previous report, ‘Coming home to roost’, showed […]
3 June 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, today welcomed news that the European Commission has issued a second and final written warning to the UK for failing to comply with EU air quality standard on particulate matter (PM10) and will be pursing legal action. In line with the European Directive on Air Quality (2008) [1], […]
27 May 2010 by sianberry
In London and around the world, Greens are holding their breath in the run up to the May 30th Columbian elections, as polls consistently show Green Party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus ahead of his rival, the former defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos. British Greens showed their solidarity and support for their Columbian counterparts at a […]
25 May 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party’s Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones, has reacted to today’s news of two arrests at Parliament Square as security searches are carried out on the tented community, dubbed ‘Democracy Village’ by protesters. Jenny Jones said: "The Mayor clearly doesn’t ‘respect the right to demonstrate’ as he […]
24 May 2010 by sianberry
The London Mayor has today launched his public consultation on the future of the western extension of the congestion charge, having pledged to scrap the extension. He is also proposing to change the discounts given to greener vehicles, to reward the least polluting rather than just those using alternative fuels. The charge in the central […]
18 May 2010 by sianberry
Reacting to the news that Sir Paul Stephenson has called for an end to police bonuses, Green Party Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones said: "I am delighted that Sir Paul Stephenson has publicly stated that police officer bonuses should be scrapped. In times of budget cuts it seems […]