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2 September 2008 by sianberry
The European Parliament has today adopted a new report evaluating the Dublin system, which decides which EU Member State should assess an asylum claim. The report, from Green MEP Jean Lambert, finds that the system is failing because there are huge discrepancies in the ways that asylum seekers are treated in different European countries. The […]
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Responding to the news that the Mayor has appointed Isabel Dedring tobe his Environment Advisor, Darren Johnson, a Green Party member ofthe London Assembly, commented: "It is about time that Boris appointed an environment advisor, sincethe majority of his other advisors were appointed within the first fewweeks of him coming into office. Whilst I welcome […]
29 August 2008 by sianberry
I’m asking myself when the honeymoon period for the new mayor will be over, and when Londoners can be expected to see real progress rather than lots of erudite chatter and vague promises. This administration seems to lack any sense of urgency about the terrifying issue of climate change, preferring instead to tackle the issue […]
26 August 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP has today spoken out over the treatment a detained Sri Lankan journalist, whose case she previously raised at a meeting with the Sri Lankan President. At that time, JS Tissainayagam was under detention without charge and was being kept in poor conditions. His health was suffering and instructions to Magistrates to improve […]
Responding to reports that London’s air quality is so bad that thecapital faces unlimited European fines, Darren Johnson, Green PartyLondon Assembly Member, has told the London Mayor that trafficreduction is unavoidable if he wants to stop the court action. "Boris has clearly stated that traffic reduction has a role to play inimproving air quality and […]
23 August 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP has today called for more to be done to prevent young workers coming to harm when they first enter the workplace. The Green Euro MP for London, recently visited the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and heard about the high numbers of young people leaving school without any understanding of […]
21 August 2008 by sianberry
Local Greens are backing the campaign to prevent the demolition of the Victorian swimming baths in Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill. Over a thousand local people have signed a petition to save the historic baths. These are the oldest pools in London that have been in continuous use since opening in 1884. They closed in 2006 […]
19 August 2008 by sianberry
Responding to news that Boris Johnson has now decided to chair the TfLBoard instead of Tim Parker, and that Tim Parker will be standing downfrom his role as First Deputy Mayor, Darren Johnson, a Green PartyMember of the London Assembly commented: "Tim Parker is the third key figure to resign in less than fourmonths, reflecting […]
14 August 2008 by sianberry
London Green councillor Maya de Souza, today raised concerns at the conclusions of a report showing the disproportionate targeting of black and asian lawyers by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Councillor de Souza has represented Highgate ward in Camden since 2006 and is a member of the government’s 14-strong Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women Councillors’ […]
12 August 2008 by sianberry
www.guardian.co.uk After declaring himself a die-hard opponent of a third runway at Heathrow airport, Boris Johnson now seems to be backtracking. In his Daily Telegraph column he bets that Heathrow’s third runway will never get built. It is almost a lament, rather than the cue for a street party involving tens of thousands of west […]
11 August 2008 by sianberry
More London drivers are obeying the rules and not jumping red lightsaccording to figures released by the Metropolitan Police. The number ofmotorists caught jumping red lights over the last five years reached apeak of over 50,000 in 2005, as the number of cameras and level ofenforcement increased, but the number being fined has dropped rapidly […]
8 August 2008 by sianberry
www.guardian.co.uk The new mayor of London has cancelled the biggest purchase order for hydrogen vehicles in the country and possibly the world. This dreadful decision will make the capital much weaker when facing problems in the very difficult times ahead. This decision matters because hydrogen is potentially one of the best ways of storing and […]
www.guardian.co.uk Boris Johnson is making long-term decisions that are in danger of making London less green, environmental and social campaigners say, as the new mayor reaches 100 days in office. The mayor had pledged to make London the greenest city in the world before the elections but London is rapidly losing its reputation for being […]
4 August 2008 by sianberry
Responding to reports of the Mayor of London’s decision to drop aprogramme which would have seen the transformation of 100 publicspaces in London, Jenny Jones, Green Party London Assembly Member, hasaccused Boris Johnson of back-tracking. "In the introduction to his environment manifesto, the Mayor said thathe would ‘nurture and protect the public spaces that bind […]
29 July 2008 by sianberry
The MET police are being called on to delete inappropriate personalrecords that may be stored on their database, following a landmarkruling from the Information Tribunal that police are breaking the rulesin terms of the personal data they are holding onto. Jenny Jones, aGreen Party Member of the London Assembly, will raise this issue at thenext […]
21 July 2008 by sianberry
Replying to the leak of DWP Secretary James Purnell’s latest ‘get tough on claimants’ Green Paper, London Green Party Disability Spokesperson Alan Wheatley said: "What jobseekers need is more in the way of green lights, not more of the same draconian measures that make welfare reform the latest frontier for legalised human trafficking at a […]
17 July 2008 by sianberry
Green Party councillors are picketing Brighton Town Hall alongside Unison members and Greens across the country are supporting other strike actions. Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, who specialises in employment and equality issues, said: “I wholeheartedly support UNISON’s call for fair pay for local Government workers. New research has found that public sector wages […]
15 July 2008 by sianberry
In the light of new research into air pollution across London, Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, today slammed Government plans to delay meeting new EU air quality targets 1. Many sites in London are frequently exceeding current standards, but instead of tackling the problem the Government is planning to seek derogations from the EU […]
8 July 2008 by sianberry
The European Parliament today voted to finally include aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Commenting on the outcome, the Green Party MEP for London, Jean Lambert said: "Today’s vote represents a step in the right direction in terms of tackling climate change emissions across the board. However, the agreement fails in that it […]
The UK’s two Green Euro-MPs have called on President Sarkozy, the Foreign Office, the President of the European Parliament this week urging ministers to raise the case of a British resident incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay with US authorities at the G8 summit. Jean Lambert, MEP for London, and Dr Caroline Lucas, MEP for the South […]
7 July 2008 by sianberry
The European Parliament today voted almost unanimously in favour of a new report supporting individuals who wish to exercise their right to free movement within the EU. The report from Jean Lambert, the Green Party MEP for London, concerns the coordination of social security systems between Member States for people living or working in another […]
4 July 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will speak out in support of equal rights for LGBT individuals across Europe, at London Pride 2008 this Saturday 5th July. London Pride is the largest Pride event in the UK and Ms Lambert will join over 500,000 people expected to take part. This week the European Commission adopted […]
24 June 2008 by sianberry
London Green MEP, Jean Lambert, will be taking part in the Peace Brigades International UK conference entitled “The environment and its defenders under threat: deforestation, mega projects and human rights in Latin America, Africa and Asia” in Westminster on Thursday 26th June. The event will look at the dangers for those defending the rights of […]
20 June 2008 by sianberry
The UK’s Green MEPs will speak out this week in support of Czech hunger strikers who are opposing a planned US Missile Defence radar near Prague, as part of a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament protest taking place on 22 June. Jean Lambert, the Green Party MEP for London, will address the CND vigil of solidarity […]