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9 December 2008 by sianberry
A new report says the capital’s rate of insulation is so low – well below the national average – that it would take at least 65 years to fully insulate its homes – almost 50 years too late for the Mayor’sgoal of a 60 percent reduction1 in carbon emissions by 2025. The London Assembly Environment […]
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Commenting on the resignation of David Ross as the London mayor’s appointment to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), Darren Johnson, said: "David Ross’ continued presence on the Olympics bodies would have turned 2012 into a laughing stock. There was no way there could ever be public confidence in the Olympics’ budget […]
8 December 2008 by sianberry
Read the article at the Guardian’s Comment is Free The EU climate package, which is currently under negotiation in the European parliament, stresses that employers have a vital role to play in tackling climate change. Over half of our climate emissions in the UK are work-related, yet most businesses have been slow to initiate and […]
5 December 2008 by sianberry
Darren Johnson, has responded to the announcement that articulated buses on routes 38, 507 and 521 will be replaced by larger numbers of conventional double and single decker buses. Darren Johnson said: "I want to know what the mayor is hiding. I’m shocked by the fact that the mayor has given no information on the […]
4 December 2008 by sianberry
The announcement that funding for the Metropolitan Police human trafficking unit has been restored has been welcomed by the London Assembly. The country’s only such unit had been threatened with closure as a result of cuts in Home Office funding which the London Assembly unanimously condemned earlier this week1. Today Justice Secretary Jack Straw MP […]
Boris Johnson’s backing for plans to build 180 houses on Crystal Palace Park has been condemned by Darren Johnson, London Assembly Member. The strength of feeling locally was reflected in a 8,000 signature petition which Darren Johnson presented at the London Assembly on behalf of the residents on the 14th June 2006 against this development […]
3 December 2008 by sianberry
The London Assembly today condemned a Home Office decision to cut more than £2million from the Metropolitan Police human trafficking unit, and called on both the Home Office and the Mayor to find the funding to keep the unit going. Members unanimously agreed an amended motion1 that praised the work of the unit and highlighted […]
1 December 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, raised concerns over constraints on civil liberties and the right to protest at Animal Aid’s Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre in London yesterday. Other speakers included fellow Green Peter Tatchell, on the failures of London Zoo, and Darren Colliss, who gave an insight into Sea Shepherd’s marine campaigns. Jean Lambert […]
28 November 2008 by sianberry
Immediate action is required to tackle the drastic decline in bee colonies, Euro MPs have declared this week. The decline in the number of bees poses a threat not just to honey production, but to the pollination of plants and hence to food production, both in London and around the world. At the annual Earthwatch […]
Jenny Jones said: "Ian Blair put bobbies back on the beat in London and reduced crime. The successful roll out of safer neighbourhood teams across the whole of London was a major achievement and provides real value for money for London’s council tax payers. It is a legacy which must be defended and I will […]