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28 May 2009 by sianberry
Mayor must help Londoners recycle ‘on the go’ A new report from the London Assembly today calls for the Mayor to tackle the mountain of waste produced by people while out and about in the capital. London has the lowest recycling rates in the UK and every week, people living, working and visiting the capital […]
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Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will join eminent campaigners in London tomorrow [Friday 29 May], including the Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, [1] for the State of the Nigerian Nation, a major symposium on democracy and corruption in Nigeria. Jean will deliver the opening speech at the afternoon session of the symposium, organised by […]
27 May 2009 by sianberry
The Green Party is today launching eight pledges for equality for LGBT people. Joseph Healy and John Hunt from London, Lesley Hedges from Yorkshire and Humber and Chris Williams from West Midlands are standing as openly gay and lesbian Green Party candidates in the European election. Joseph Healy introduced the manifesto: "We are proud of […]
26 May 2009 by sianberry
In the third of a series of election videos, Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP for the last 10 years, talks about what led her into politics, after 20 years of being a teacher in East London, and why she wants you to re-elect her as an MEP. It’s crucial that we have members […]
22 May 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will join members of the Kurdish community in London this Sunday [24 May] to address the ninth AGM of Fed-Bir, the Kurdish Federation in the UK. Jean, a longstanding champion of Kurdish rights in London and Europe, said: “I am delighted to be joining Fed-Bir again for […]
In the second of a series of election videos, Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP for the last 10 years, talks about why the European elections matter. Europe affects our employment rights, our environmental laws, and issues around migration, asylum and refugees. We need a MEP who will stand up for workers rights and […]
Darren Johnson has welcomed the Mayor’s latest increase to the London Living Wage to £7.60 per hour, a rise of 15p. A Freedom of Information request in March revealed that only four London boroughs have incorporated the requirement to pay the London Living Wage into their procurement policies. Darren Johnson said: "If all Londoners are […]
Jean Lambert, Hackney’s Green MEP will take part in the Candi-Dating event this Saturday, hosted by Hackney Unites. It will be on Saturday, the 23rd of May, from 11am to 1pm, at The Old Fire Station, Leswin Road, N16 7NX. The Green Party will have a stand at the event. Jean has been a MEP […]
21 May 2009 by sianberry
50,000 target remains a sticking point for Mayor’s housing plans The Assembly’s Planning and Housing Committee has given the Mayor’s draft housing strategy – published today – a cautious welcome. Chair of the Committee Jenny Jones AM said: "We are pleased the strategy includes specific proposals that address some of the concerns raised in our […]
The Chair of the London Assembly, Darren Johnson AM, has today written to the Chief Executive of the Greater London Authority (GLA) asking him to take action to prevent the GLA’s nominations for Buckingham Palace Garden Party invitations being exploited for political purposes. Darren Johnson AM said: "Assembly Members are entitled to be nominated for […]