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16 March 2005 by sianberry
12.30pm City Hall: Rally and lobby to oppose fire service cuts2.30pm City Hall: Fire Authority meeting to discuss the London Safety Plan Cllr. Darren Johnson AM commented, “Whilst I agree that the fire service must change and adapt to cope with modern pressures, I am very concerned about the removal of ten fire engines and […]
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11 March 2005 by sianberry
"I find the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s comments about Belmarsh detainees rather surprising, given that no one from the Met, nor the security services has ever bothered to pop down the road and interview any of these terror suspects. I can’t think of any other situation where we would deprive someone of freedom, not tell them […]
8 March 2005 by sianberry
As a Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny was part of an in depth scrutiny which found: · The London Ambulance Service deny making the claim that road humps cost 500 lives a year in London;· The London Ambulance Service had no detailed research to support a claim that road humps cost lives […]
2 March 2005 by sianberry
Green Party assembly Member, Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, said, "I am delighted that the latest opinion polling has shown strong support for the tram. The tram will be a massive boost for West London and we want to see it go ahead as soon as possible. Greens see the West London Tram as the start […]
1 March 2005 by sianberry
Jenny, together with concerned residents, will visit the site of one of the most damaging of the development schemes: the proposed 52-storey Vauxhall Tower skyscraper. The skyscraper would be built right on the wall of the Thames on the Albert Embankment. Jenny declared, ” This skyscraper would be the tallest housing tower in the UK, […]
26 February 2005 by sianberry
The Government is considering reopening the public inquiry because Ken Livingstone’s London Plan requires people to deal with their own waste. Most of the waste for the Bexley based Incinerator was due to be transported from the Western Riverside Waste Authority boroughs of Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth and K & C. If Belverdere is […]
14 February 2005 by sianberry
As well as affirming previous commitments to the Greens on reducing pollution through the creation of a Low Emission Zone and a Climate Change Agency, the Mayor has agreed to go further and faster on many new green initiatives. A letter from Ken Livingstone outlines a large package of measures, including: · More money for […]
1) Wrong timeDarren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly, said: "I would dearly love to see London hosting the Olympics one day but we are simply rushing into this bid when we have far more pressing priorities. At the current time public money would be much better spent on bread and butter […]
10 February 2005 by sianberry
Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, has written to the Government’s Transport Minister, Alistair Darling, to complain that this will stop plans to site another 180 speed cameras at the worse casualty hotspots around London. The freeze on staffing will hit London hardest because it is so far behind the rest of […]
25 January 2005 by sianberry
Councillor Darren Johnson, AM said: "Tag technology already works in Melbourne and other cities, so why don’t we get on with it in London. The number of cars registered in London has risen by 15% in the last seven years. With the cost of public transport rising again, there is every chance that people are […]
20 January 2005 by sianberry
Councillor Darren Johnson AM, a Green Party member of the London Assembly said: "The London Mayor’s proposal for the Thames Gateway Bridge tried to show that a six lane, strategic road running through East London would have virtually no negative effects on the environment of local people. Thankfully, the Government isn’t convinced and agrees with […]
13 January 2005 by sianberry
The number of private cars registered in London has grown from 1,945,000 in 1996 to 2,245,000 in 2003. A jump of over 15% in the number of cars belonging to Londoners over a seven year period. These figures don’t include lorries and vans, nor do they include the large number of cars which are untaxed. […]
12 January 2005 by sianberry
Greens on the London Assembly have reacted angrilly to the alledged comments by muslim cleric, Dr al-Qawadawi, about Tsunami victims and have asked the Mayor to give a clear undertaking that he won’t invite the cleric to any future City Hall events. In today’s special meeting of the London Assembly on the running of the […]
7 December 2004 by sianberry
As landfill runs out, councils will be forced to drastically increase the amount they recycle or see London ringed with damaging incinerators. Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly said: ‘The concept of giving people larger boxes to encourage recycling is laughably easy. 92% of what goes into a bin can be recycled. […]
Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, said: "While it’s reasonable to want to protect yourself in your own home, the current law allows ‘reasonable force’ and it would be mad to encourage an increase in the amount of violence in London. Let’s make London safer by removing all guns from private hands. […]
7 November 2004 by sianberry
Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Green Party London Assembly Member, is pressing the Mayor to abandon the urban motorway scheme once and for all. TfL believe that they can raise around £60m over a period of five years from the sale of the majority of the 432 properties which they had acquired in order to expand […]
21 October 2004 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, Green Party member of the London Assembly, believes that this is partly connected to the growth in the sale of stolen bikes at Brick Lane market. The overall growth in the number of people cycling also accounts for some of the growth in thefts, with boroughs like Camden, Westminster and Wandsworth all near […]
17 October 2004 by sianberry
The map shows which buildings are vulnerable to flooding and will prompt fears that owners and builders will be unable to get insurance cover in future years. Green Party Assembly member, Jenny Jones said: “Global warming is already a reality for people living as far apart as the disappearing islands of the pacific and the […]
20 September 2004 by sianberry
Green Party Transport speaker, Darren Johnson said: “The Government is happy to pay for road schemes like widening the M25, but expects Londoners to find money for major public transport expansion in the capital. The Greens welcome the Mayor’s plans to expand public transport, but we don’t agree with bus fares going up to finance […]
14 June 2004 by sianberry
Darren Johnson who also ran for Mayor and received over 200,000 second preference votes said today, "The result is tinged with sadness due to the loss of Noel Lynch as an Assembly Member. Noel has done excellent work in promoting local businesses and protecting open spaces as well as being a strong green voice on […]
11 June 2004 by sianberry
For all the results, go to the BBC news London elections webpage: news.bbc.co.uk Or the Guardian London elections webpage politics.guardian.co.uk
9 June 2004 by sianberry
He said, "Europe needs more Green MEPs. Most environmental decisions are made at the European level and Green MEPs can have the most far-reaching effect." Hugh, who has advocated using local food in his River Cottage TV series and is a keen supporter of the organic movement, added: Having more elected Greens will increase the […]
Darren Johnson said, "This slur is amazing. The No Campaign has never given the Green Party money. It did pay for a leaflet for the Green Party to advertise its pro-European stance but its anti euro currency policy as it did for Labour against the Euro. The campaign was led by Dr David Owen, that […]
Darren Johnson said, "The Liberal Democrats are so concerned about the environment that they could not even bother to respond to Greenpeace when asked about their policies on three major issues of environmental concern – Chemicals, Forestry and Climate Change. Tories and Labour did not respond but that is no surprise. The Liberal Democrats, however […]