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27 February 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will be among distinguished speakers gathering this Saturday [February 28] to argue for progressive solutions to the major global challenges we face. Jean will speak at 6 Billion Ways, a day of discussion, ideas and the arts organised by a coalition of NGOs with the message that another world […]
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Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will be among speakers at a major event on modern liberties this weekend. The Convention on Modern Liberty, taking place this Saturday [February 28] in London with parallel regional and national meetings in cities across the UK, aims to stimulate open-minded discussion of civil liberties and democracy. openDemocracy, NO2ID, […]
19 February 2009 by sianberry
Responding to the Mayor’s economic recovery proposals, Darren Johnson, Green Party London Assembly Member, is calling on the Mayor and Government to invest immediately in schemes which will both tackle climate change and create jobs. "The mayor’s energy plans are heading in the right direction, but completely inadequate. He is claiming that Londoners will be […]
18 February 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green Party MEP for London, will join hundreds of protesters from the Campaign Against Climate Change, outside Downing Street to call on the Prime Minister to its halt plans for a third runway at Heathrow. Jean Lambert MEP, who will be speaking at the anti-expansion protest, said today: "This is an opportunity […]
Jean Lambert, the Green Party MEP for London, will join hundreds of protesters from the Campaign Against Climate Change, outside Downing Street to call on the Prime Minister to its halt plans for a third runway. Meanwhile a new pro-expansion group called Modern Movement will be holding a counter-demonstration in Parliament Square. Jean Lambert MEP, […]
13 February 2009 by sianberry
London’s kerbside collection schemes have been condemned by Darren Johnson AM, as being irrational and confusing. There are 33 types of ‘dry’ kerbside household waste collection schemes operated by the 33 London local authorities, each collecting different materials for recycling in a variety of different containers [attached is detailed table of material collected by local […]
11 February 2009 by sianberry
New figures from the Empty Homes Agency show that between 2007 and 2008 the number increased from 80,691 to 82,327, despite falling the previous year. Soaring repossessions and a glut of new-build flats have been blamed for an increase in the number of vacant properties in the capital. Darren Johnson said: "The number of London […]
10 February 2009 by sianberry
The London Mayor has promised that he will direct the LDA Board to provide money for home insulation if its Board does not voluntarily reject the recommendations from officers not to fund measures to ‘green’ homes. Darren Johnson said: "I welcome the Mayor’s determination to make good his promise to fund home insulation in London, […]
9 February 2009 by sianberry
Analysis of new figures released by Transport for London shows how the Mayor is spending less money on schemes which would benefit cycling in outer London. Funding given to the boroughs for the LCN+ is being halved in the coming year. New figures show that out of a total of 383 schemes which have not […]
5 February 2009 by sianberry
Read the article on the Guardian’s Comment is Free The European Commission last week announced that it will be taking legal action against the UK for its continuing failure to meet agreed air quality standards. This follows the introduction of the new EU air quality directive in June last year and is likely to result […]