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18 May 2009 by sianberry
Darren Johnson has responded to the London Mayor’s claim that he will make London a cleaner and greener city by 2012 Darren Johnson said: "The London Mayor might say he wants a cleaner, greener city, but his policies are actually making London dirtier and more polluted. He cancelled the £25 charge on gas guzzlers, suspended […]
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17 May 2009 by sianberry
Darren Johnson, chair of the London Assembly, today spoke out on the expenses row that has rocked British politics. He said: "The MPs’ expenses debacle has really undermined the public’s faith in the political process and in politicians. And I can’t say I blame people for losing faith. As a councillor and London Assembly Member […]
15 May 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP will join the call to remember Gaza at a national demonstration in London tomorrow [Saturday 16 May]. Jean will be among speakers at the demonstration, organised by groups including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Stop the War Coalition, the British Muslim Initiative and CND. Campaigners will use the Remember Gaza – Free […]
14 May 2009 by sianberry
The decision by Boris Johnson to turn down the planning application submitted by Newham Council to redevelop Queens Market in Newham has been applauded by Jenny Jones, a long standing supporter of this market and opponent of the proposed development. Queens Market is one of London’s most multicultural markets and was a recent runner up […]
13 May 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, has condemned the decision by the Riga authorities to cancel the Baltic Pride event this weekend. The annual gay pride march was scheduled to take place in the Latvian capital on Saturday, to coincide with a weekend of events marking IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia […]
Darren Johnson has called for the Olympic Village to be zero carbon and built to the highest environmental standards. Darren was responding to the news that the London 2012 Olympic Village is now publicly owned after the Government confirmed that a further GBP324 million of public money has had to be pumped into the project. […]
11 May 2009 by sianberry
As part of the annual Dulwich Festival, the local Trade Justice Campaign hosted a discussion on Saturday 9 May entitled Righting Trade Injustices: What we’ve done and what’s still to do [1]. The meeting attracted over 60 participants and Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, joined other prominent politicians, and representatives from Traidcraft and the […]
Jenny Jones has welcomed the announcement that the Transport for London trial of Intelligent Speed Adaptation in a bus and black cab is going ahead. Plans for the trial were originally agreed in January 2008 in a letter outlining budget proposals from previous London Mayor, Ken Livingstone to Jenny Jones, which included this commitment: Conduct […]
7 May 2009 by sianberry
Today the European Parliament adopted four legislative reports on asylum relating to the reception of asylum seekers, the Dublin regulation (determining which Member State is responsible for an asylum application), the EURODAC database and the creation of a European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to support EU-wide cooperation on asylum matters. (1) UK Green MEP Jean […]
Transport for London’s annual Travel Report shows that the proportion of journeys made by private motorized transport has fallen from 44% to 38%, as a growing number of people go by tube, bus and bike. Car ownership in London has risen more slowly than the growing population, with 40% of households still not owning a […]
6 May 2009 by sianberry
London Green MEP Jean Lambert, author of a report on "active inclusion in society", commented on its adoption by the European Parliament plenary today: "The effects of an economic recession go far beyond unemployment and exclusion from the labour market. This is about people at the risk of falling into poverty, about those at risk […]
Originally published at www.mayorwatch.co.uk Ahead of the 2009 Annual General Meeting of the London Assembly, MayorWatch spoke to Darren Johnson about the Assembly’s relevance to Londoners, it’s role in shaping Mayoral policies, and holding the Mayor to account. Darren Johnson is one of the UK’s most successful and recognisable Green politicians, one of the original […]
5 May 2009 by sianberry
The European Parliament has today voted on two critical pieces on legislation on animals. An overwhelming majority of Euro-MPs voted in favour of a ban on the commercial trade of seal products in the EU (1). London’s Green Party MEP, Jean Lambert, who voted in favour said: "This vote is a victory for the global […]
Jenny Jones AM will take the Chair of the Planning and Housing Committee. This year, the Committee will respond to the consultation for the Mayor’s new London Plan, monitor the implementation of his Housing Strategy, as well as investigate urban agriculture and support for local shopping centres. Jenny’s biography is available at: http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/jonesj/biog.jsp Jenny […]
The London Assembly has today elected Darren Johnson AM as its new Chair for 2009/10, with Jennette Arnold AM taking over the role of Deputy Chair. At their annual meeting Assembly Members also re-established a number of committees to examine the Mayor of London’s policies and investigate issues of importance to London. Chair of the […]
1 May 2009 by sianberry
Cautiously welcoming the Mayor’s announcement of £3m to develop 10 flagship Low Carbon Zones, Darren Johnson said that a holistic, area based approach is the right one, but that much more investment and ambition is needed. "Given that it takes an estimate £11,000 for a home to achieve the 80% cut in emissions needed, it […]
Air pollution in the capital may have contributed to the deaths of an estimated 3,000 people in one year (1), but bold action from the Mayor could dramatically improve the air we breathe, a London Assembly report today reveals. The Assembly Environment Committee report says London’s air quality – amongst the worst in the UK […]
Originally published at the Guardian’s Comment Is Free Well, it could have been worse… What a surprise. What might have been a verbal bloodbath – a confrontation between vocal diehard protesters in the gallery, a pro-police Tory mayor chairing the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) and the many-viewed MPA members themselves – turned into a positive […]
Jean Lambert, Green Party MEP for London, gave her backing last night to a new scheme which will support refugee groups launch green projects. The Evelyn Oldfield Unit, which supports community work by refugee organisations across London, will offer training courses to groups thinking of setting up environmental projects – from recycling to horticulture or […]
30 April 2009 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, Green Party member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), today spoke warmly of the outcomes of the MPA’s discussion of the Met’s handling of the G20 protests. She said: "I welcome the creation of the civil liberties panel, and the fact that its first job will be to examine the policing of […]
Originally published at http://www.politics.co.uk We’ve all been surprised at how quickly public confidence in the Met police has fallen in the past month, in spite of crime dropping, public satisfaction often very high, and more and more officers on the streets. It shows that we probably have very high expectations of our police force, and […]
29 April 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will add her voice to the largest-ever call for justice for migrants, joining thousands of demonstrators at the Strangers Into Citizens rally in central London on Bank Holiday Monday 4 May. Jean will be among speakers addressing the marchers at a rally in Trafalgar Square, where Asian Dub Foundation […]
Jean, London’s Green Party MEP, will speak at The Environment Event, the launch of a training programme at the Evelyn Oldfield Unit (EOU) in Holloway this evening [Wednesday 29 April]. EOU, which supports community work by refugee organisations across London, will offer training courses to groups thinking of setting up environmental projects – from recycling […]
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will make a May Day call for the London Living Wage (LLW). She will join students, staff and union activists from the university colleges in Bloomsbury on a march this Friday 1 May, International Worker’s Day, to call for all employees to be paid a Living Wage, currently £7.45 […]