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26 November 2007 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP today joined protestors outside the CBI annual conference to call for an end to the Heathrow expansion plans. Responding to Gordon Brown’s speech, Jean Lambert said: "Gordon Brown’s intention to expand Heathrow underlines the Government’s short-sighted approach to combating climate change. Building a third runway will undermine efforts to reduce UK carbon […]
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As World AIDS Day approaches on 1 December, new research has found that one in seven young people in the UK would not be willing to remain friends with someone diagnosed with HIV 1. To help raise awareness and overcome the stigma surrounding the disease, Jean Lambert MEP joined a group of cross-party London politicians […]
23 November 2007 by sianberry
Siân Berry, Green Party candidate for Mayor of London, today launched her campaign. Unveiling her new poster, a giant banknote bearing her portrait and the slogan "A Green London is a more affordable London," Siân outlined a raft of policies to boost availability of affordable housing, cut utility bills and reduce transport costs. Siân also […]
14 November 2007 by sianberry
After a week of speculation, the terminal fate of the extreme right Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty group in the European Parliament was confirmed today. The withdrawal of five Romanian members from the group means it no longer has sufficient representation to sustain its group status and must be dissolved. London Green MEP Jean Lambert commented: […]
12 November 2007 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP, tabled a written declaration in the European Parliament today calling for equal rights for disabled people across Europe through the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 1. The written declaration 2, co-sponsored by Jean and three other MEPs, will be current for three months, […]
7 November 2007 by sianberry
Siân Berry, the Green candidate for Mayor of London, will tomorrow open the first shop in London to ask its customers to bring their own packaging, and has pledged to "take sides" with local London business against multinational corporations. UnPackaged is a new organic grocery shop in Amwell, Street, Islington, where shoppers will be able […]
6 November 2007 by sianberry
Commenting on the annual report on the progress of Turkey towards EU accession, presented by the European Commission today, London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert said: "This report reflects the broad feeling in Europe that crucial reforms in Turkey must not be put on the back burner. The Commission notes that little has been done on […]
5 November 2007 by sianberry
Three ‘comfort women’ forced into sex slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II, will be giving their testimonies at an Amnesty International hearing in the European Parliament, to be chaired by Jean Lambert MEP tomorrow. From 1932 -1945, up to 200,000 women were dishonestly recruited or kidnapped from across South East Asia to work […]
2 November 2007 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP, has today voiced her support for the UNISON demonstration “I Love NHS”, taking place on Saturday 3rd November. Thousands of people are expected to march through Westminster against financial cuts to the NHS and the creeping privatisation of the service, which they claim will have a negative impact on patient […]
1 November 2007 by sianberry
According to new figures from DEFRA , a total of 588,432 fly-tipping incidents were dealt with by local authorities in the London region between April 2006 and March 2007. This is an increase of 22% from previous years figures. Hackney Council spent only £12,666 clearing up fly-tipped rubbish. In contrast Wandsworth Council spent £3,767,964. Darren […]
Following the verdict that the Metropolitan Police are guilty of endangering public safety, Siân Berry has called for the immediate resignation of Met Commissioner Ian Blair. Siân said: "The Met can no longer write off the killing of Jean-Charles de Menezes as an unfortunate accident. This verdict shows that the police behaved in a dangerous […]
31 October 2007 by sianberry
Siân Berry, the Green candidate for Mayor of London, has lent her backing to a Hallowe’en demonstration 1 demanding better pay for cleaners. Members of the T&G section of the Unite trade union are presenting Citigroup with a Hallowe’en pumpkin and the message ‘Justice For Cleaners!’ between 4pm and 5.30pm this afternoon in a bid […]
30 October 2007 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP will be one of the key speakers at Enfield Citizens Advice Bureau’s (CAB) conference on social policy today, focussing on the role of advice centres and the voluntary sector in addressing social deprivation in London. The conference aims to bring together people from CAB offices across London and local voluntary organisations to […]
Green candidate for Mayor of London, Siân Berry, has pledged to go further than Ken Livingstone’s fares freeze announced today, and cut the cost of travel in London. Siân said that she would cut all bus and off-peak tube fares, and extend the student discount, currently available only for Oyster travelcards, to pay-as-you-go fares as […]
23 October 2007 by sianberry
The European Commission today presented its first proposal for measures to address legal immigration in the EU, including a proposed ‘blue card’ for EU immigrants. Commenting on the proposals, UK Green and immigration spokesperson Jean Lambert said: "The proposed blue card for skilled workers is a welcome start as regards recognising that the EU will […]
Following reports that business minister John Hutton is to advise the Prime Minister to sink EU renewables targets, Green London Mayor candidate Siân Berry has pledged that a Green London would meet its European obligations on renewables even if the Government refused to do so in the rest of the country. Siân said: "I’m disappointed […]
19 October 2007 by sianberry
The European Commission has this week taken action against the UK for exceeding emissions limits for particulate matter (PM10), fine particles which can increase the number and severity of asthma attacks, cause lung diseases and reduce the body’s ability to fight infections. The Commission has written to the UK Government asking them to provide evidence […]
17 October 2007 by sianberry
Today, 17 October, is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Across Europe and across the world the gap between rich and poor is growing. Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP, on the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, said: “This International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is important for the […]
12 October 2007 by sianberry
The European Commission has announced that it will not provide funds to a journalism school in Poland, linked to the ultra-conservative and homophobic Radio Maryja, following a written communication from Jean Lambert MEP and pressure from civil rights groups. Jean Lambert highlighted that the college was controlled by Tadeusz Rydzyk, a Catholic priest who heads […]
10 October 2007 by sianberry
The London Development Agency (LDA) has started to look at alternative uses for the land needed for the expansion of City airport and for a ‘post airport scenario’. The announcement came in response to a question from Darren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly, who is opposing the plans for expansion on […]
9 October 2007 by sianberry
The latest Lights Out London event will come to the capital this Halloween. Darren Johnson, Green Party London Assembly Member, is calling on London’s Mayor to support the energy saving initiative by ordering all non-essential lights in City Hall to be switched off for the night, and by encouraging the same action by organisations in […]
4 September 2007 by sianberry
London’s Green MEP, Jean Lambert, will host a meeting in Strasbourg with disabled people from the UK today, supporting measures to increase independence and social inclusion. Disabled campaigners taking part in the Freedom Drive1, organized by the European Network of Independent Living (ENIL)2, are descending on the European Parliament this week as part of a […]
17 August 2007 by sianberry
Siân Berry, Green candidate for Mayor said: “Brian Haw has a right to protest. Yet this right is under constant attack. First his displays were confiscated, then restrictions imposed, and now his supporters are being evicted. “The Mayor and the government need to back off and restore the right to protest outside Parliament, rather than […]
4 July 2007 by sianberry
UK Green MEP, Jean Lambert has called for the release of people detainedwithout charge or trial and for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, and gaveher support to Cageprisoners when she joined the conference ‘Shaer AamerDetainee 239: A South London Man In Guantanamo. Jean, who has been named top MEP for her work on Justice and […]