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29 September 2008 by sianberry
Jenny Jones is calling on the London mayor to make extra funding for local policing a higher priority than Olympic security. Olympic security is expected to cost £800m in the build up, and £600m during the event itself. Jenny Jones commented: "The Olympics cannot become a bottomless pit for public funds and police officer resources. […]
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New figures show that thousands of drivers in foreign-registered carsare not paying fines when they break the rules of the road in London.Around thirty times more foreign registered vehicles are now caughtcommitting motoring offences on CCTV than in 2004. However, of the118,526 caught on camera last year, only 4,198 paid their fines. A small proportion […]
26 September 2008 by sianberry
Photo opportunity: Belgrave Sq, London; 12 noon, Saturday 27 September 2008. National Anti Fur March and Rally; speeches including Green Party Deputy Leader Adrian Ramsay. The new Deputy Leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, will call for a ban on fur imports in an address to the National Anti Fur March and Rally 1 […]
Members of the London Assembly’ s Transport Committee have met with Mayor of London Boris Johnson to urge him to step up efforts to secure funding for the second phase of the East London Line extension. The Mayor is currently discussing options with Transport for London and the Department for Transport to identify funding for […]
25 September 2008 by sianberry
Darren Johnson will challenge London’s Mayor to reject the government’s pursuit of new nuclear power and invest instead in a more efficient and less polluting system of decentralised renewable energy for the capital. Following the government’s go-ahead for four new nuclear reactors as part of a £12.5m takeover deal of the UK nuclear energy company […]
22 September 2008 by sianberry
www.guardian.co.uk As the UK is failing to expand its green industries, we are also losing out on new sustainable jobs in this time of economic instability. In the current economic climate it’s important we don’t overlook opportunities for sustainable job creation. Some startling figures demonstrate this point. The UK is the windiest country in the […]
London’s Mayor will be asked to justify his proposal to commission a study into the feasibility of a new airport east of London. The Mayor has agreed to Darren Johnson’s request that his officers meet the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to discuss their concerns over the impacts on migratory birds and the […]
19 September 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, has spoken out against Government plans to seek a derogation from their air quality targets as set by the EU. Speaking ahead of EU Car Free Day on Sunday 21 September, Jean Lambert said: "This year there are Car Free Day events taking place all over the capital and […]
18 September 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP will be visiting Georgia this week to investigate the reproductive health needs of internally displaced people in the aftermath of the conflict with Russia. The study tour will take place from Thursday 18 until Saturday 20 September. Jean Lambert is a Member of the European Parliament’s Working Group on Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS […]
Figures obtained by Jenny Jones, a member of the London Assembly,reveal that police enforcement against drivers using mobile phones hasgone up across London, but there are still wide variations in policeactivity. The number of fixed penalty notices issued to Redbridge drivers is oneof the lowest in London. Only 150 notices were issued in 2007/8compared to […]