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11 March 2008 by sianberry
London is a great city but a tough place to live and work. Every day is budget day for Londoners. Here’s what I would do to make our city a greener, more affordable place for all of us. Other cities can provide reasonably priced transport, why can’t London? Never mind a fares freeze, I’d cut […]
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7 March 2008 by sianberry
Women across London will find true inspiration this weekend at the annual Capital Woman conference, where London’s Green MEP, Jean Lambert, will be chairing a debate on health and tackling inequality across the city. The event, which is taking place on Saturday 8th March, marks International Women’s Day. Having been London’s Green MEP since 1999, […]
3 March 2008 by sianberry
The annual Ealing Animal Welfare Bazaar took place at Ealing Town Hall this weekend, on Saturday 1st March 2008. It was a great success with a wide range of animal welfare organisations represented. Jean Lambert, the Green Party Member of the European Parliament for London, who attended the event said: "I’m very happy to give […]
28 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry has welcomed Ken Livingstone’s concern over the growing gender pay gap in London, but added that the exploitation of women on poverty wages was an even bigger concern than the lack of women in top City jobs. Women are 58% more likely than men to be paid less than the London Living Wage. […]
As the Government consultation on Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport closes, Darren Johnson, a Green Party Member of the London Assembly, has today published his response. The Government is proposing to add a third runway and sixth terminal to the airport, thereby increasing the number of take-offs and landings to over 700,000 a year – […]
25 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry has launched the new Fair Pay Network coalition, of which she is a Patron, at the House of Commons. Siân addressed the coalition of organisations including the NUS, Unite, UNISON, the Fawcett Society, and Oxfam on the subject of low pay and gender. Siân said: "We are a wealthy country, and yet hundreds […]
23 February 2008 by sianberry
The petition, created by the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s campaign of which Siân was a founder, and signed by Tony Juniper of Friends of the Earth, Doug Parr of Greenpeace and London Assembly Members, is addressed to Andy Goss, the Managing Directorof Porsche GB. It calls on the firm to drop its legal action and […]
22 February 2008 by sianberry
In the wake of the life sentence handed to the murderer Steve Wright for the killing of 5 prostitutes in Ipswich, Siân Berry, Green Party Mayor of London Candidate, calls for the complete decriminalisation of sex work so that the focus of police efforts can be redirected to protecting the most basic human rights of […]
21 February 2008 by sianberry
The European Parliament today voted in favour of an all-party resolution calling on the Israeli Government to lift restrictions on movement across the Israel-Gaza border. Commenting on the result, Jean Lambert MEP, who recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Israel and Gaza, said: "I am pleased that parliament has taken such as strong stance […]
Next week the Government will close its public consultation on the proposed expansion of Heathrow airport amid widespread scepticism over the value of the exercise. Speaking ahead of a Westminster rally taking place on Monday 25 February, Jean Lambert Green MEP for London, said: "By pressing ahead with a third runway at Heathrow, the Government […]
The Green Mayor candidate spoke of her plans after Boris Johnson’s announcement that he wants London to rely more on voluntary donations from financial institutions in the City of London for funding youth services. The Conservative mayoral candidate said City firm should give more money to voluntary groups through philanthropic donations, and says he will […]
Green MEP, Jean Lambert, has called on Londoners to heed the message of Work Your Proper Hours Day on Friday 22nd February. On this day, an initiative from the TUC, employees are encouraged to take a proper lunchbreak and leave work on time to enjoy the evening. Nearly five million people in the UK regularly […]
London residents could see their fuels bills slashed under a Green Mayor with Siân Berry’s plan to provide free insulation for all homes that need it. Siân Berry, the Green Party’s candidate for London Mayor, visited Croydon on Friday 22nd February to launch the London Assembly campaign of Green Party candidate for Croydon and Sutton, […]
20 February 2008 by sianberry
London MEP, Jean Lambert, welcomed Yen Nyeya from GHARWEG, the Southwark-based refugee welfare organisation, to the European Parliament this week to discuss how best to adapt to demographic change in the UK and across Europe. The group, which offers advice, training and careers guidance to refugees and asylum-seekers, took part in a conference organised by […]
19 February 2008 by sianberry
Lewisham Deputy Young Mayor Naz Ramadan and Luziane Tchiegue-Nouta, the former position holder, attended the Green Party spring conference in Reading this weekend to discuss how to involve young people in politics. They were joined in the debate by Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, and Darren Johnson, Leader of the Lewisham Green Councillors. The […]
18 February 2008 by sianberry
Students from South Thames College visited the European Parliament in Brussels last week to find out about politics and decision-making in Europe as part of a trip sponsored by their London Green representative Jean Lambert MEP. The youngsters, aged between 16 and 18, enjoyed a tour of the Parliament building, before discussing life in Brussels […]
14 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry has unveiled her plans for cheaper, safer and more convenient transport in London, including a 20p cut in fares and a 20mph default speed limit. The transport manifesto, entitled "20-20 Vision for London" will also pledge free bikes across the city, a huge expansion in car clubs, car-free Sundays for West End shopping, […]
13 February 2008 by sianberry
Following the European Commission’s presentation of far-reaching proposals for an EU border management system, UK Green MEP Jean Lambert has sounded a warning that the proposals would compromise civil liberties without any proof that they will achieve their goals. Jean Lambert stated: "With the proposed border management system, the Commission is looking to batten down […]
12 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry was at the Ken Livingstone’s press conference at City Hall this morning to hear the current Mayor confirm the success of her campaign for a variable congestion charge based on emissions. Cleaner cars in VED tax bands A and B will now receive a 100% discount on the current rate of £8, and […]
10 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry, the Green Mayor of London candidate, has hit out at Boris Johnson’s scheme to construct a new island airport in the Thames. She pledged instead to use the estuary to provide cheap, clean energy for London, and to replace the failing City Airport with a Green Industry Park and affordable housing. Siân drew […]
8 February 2008 by sianberry
Tackling climate change holds many opportunities for trade unionists: moving towards a zero carbon Britain will create many more jobs. Three senior Green Party spokespeople will take to the stage at the trade union climate conference taking place tomorrow, Saturday 8th February 2008, from 10:00am at the University of London Union. Principal Speakers Caroline Lucas […]
On her return from Gaza, Jean Lambert MEP will voice her objection to the current siege at 10 Downing Street, at a protest organised by Palestinian solidarity groups. The action, which will take place from 4-6pm on Saturday 9th February, follows a week-long fact-finding mission to the troubled region with a cross-party group from the […]
7 February 2008 by sianberry
New figures show that Londoners are in desperate need of the Low Emission Zone to save them from worsening air quality, according to figures released by Darren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly. The number of monitoring stations in London recording excessive daily levels of PM10 air pollution has risen from one […]
4 February 2008 by sianberry
The call made by Sir Mark Moody Stuart, former Chairman of Shell, for the EU to ban the sale of cars that do less than 35 miles to the gallon, is being supported by Jenny Jones, a Green Party Member of the London Assembly.The move would force car manufacturers to improve the efficiency of many […]