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21 April 2009 by sianberry
Dr. Shahrar Ali, Brent Green Party’s spokesman for the environment, says the use of the chemical Glyphosate to kill weeds could put the safety of London residents at risk. Shahrar said: “There are still investigations in the European Union whether or not it could be allowed because there are cases where it could be causing harm to human health. […]
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A motion has been tabled for the agenda of the next public meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority on the 30th May, 10am at City Hall. The motion recognizes that policing the G20 demonstration on the 1st April was: "difficult, but believes that the strategy and tactics adopted by the Metropolitan Police were fundamentally wrong." […]
The London mayor has so far failed to come up with the money to deliver on his promise of three new rape crisis centres in London. Only £233,000 a year was included in this year’s budget towards the centres. Jenny Jones was only one of two Assembly members who supported an amendment to the budget […]
As Boris Johnson approaches his first anniversary as London Mayor on 2nd May, Green Assembly Member, Darren Johnson AM, reflects on the Mayor’s first year in office. Darren said, “Although there have been one or two bright spots such as scrapping Ken Livingstone’s six-lane road bridge and planting more trees, Boris Johnson’s overall performance has been deeply depressing. We have […]
20 April 2009 by sianberry
Competition between mobile phone companies is wasting almost 300 GWh a year due to duplication of telephone network equipment, says a new report from the Green Party. According to the report, published Monday 20 April, the amount of energy currently wasted by the mobile phone networks would be enough to: * Run almost a third […]
17 April 2009 by sianberry
Darren Johnson, London Assembly Member, and Green Party spokesperson on trade and industry, says the "scrappage" policy likely to feature in this month’s Budget is "fundamentally flawed." Darren Johnson said: "This was tried in Germany. It increased sales of new cars by 40% but it probably had little real positive impact. Consumers simply shifted their […]
16 April 2009 by sianberry
Today the European Parliament Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality voted to set maternity leave at a minimum of 20 weeks, as well as giving a strong political signal on paternity leave. London’s Green MEP, Jean Lambert, commented: "There is no bigger event for an individual or a family than welcoming a new child […]
15 April 2009 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, the Home Affairs spokesperson for the Green Party (and a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority) responds to the release of footage of a police officer striking a woman protester on the 2nd April 2009: "This new video footage confirms what many of us knew, that the assault on Ian Thomlinson was far from […]
9 April 2009 by sianberry
A major protest will be taking place in London this Saturday 11 April, calling on the UK Government to exert its powers to help the Tamil citizens trapped and dying as a result of fighting in Sri Lanka. Jean Lambert, the Green Party MEP for London, will be joining the protests on Saturday and speaking […]
8 April 2009 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, Green Party Home Affairs spokesperson and London Assembly member, has called senior police in the Met "complacent" over their belief their officers behaved professionally at all times during policing of the G20 protests. Jones labelled the aggressive tactics used by police offices to manage G20 demonstrations as a threat to public safety. Jones […]