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18 September 2008 by sianberry
Jenny Jones is questioning the use of London as a pilot area for thescrapping of police stop and account forms. She will raise the issue,through the Assembly, with London’s Mayor, who also takes over asChair of the Metropolitan Police Authority in October. This morning it was announced that London officers would soon nolonger have to […]
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16 September 2008 by sianberry
Commenting on a Department of Work and Pensions conference, ‘No-one Written Off’, at which no speaker from any disabled people’s organisations had been invited to speak or participate, Disability Spokesperson for London Green Party Alan Wheatley today said, "I have learned that when New Labour talk about ‘service user involvement’ what they really mean is […]
15 September 2008 by sianberry
London Assembly member and Lewisham Green councillor Darren Johnson today welcomed the decision of a primary school in New Cross to offer free school meals to all pupils, regardless of parental income. "A policy of universal free school meals improves nutrition and classroom concentration, and eliminates what can be a powerful social stigma for pupils […]
10 September 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London and long-time human rights campaigner, will address the Annual International Sikh Convention in Wolverhampton on Sunday 14 September 2008. Around 10,000 Sikhs will attend the Sikh Federation (UK) event, which is the biggest of its type in the West. As a Member of the South Asia and the […]
The UK’s Green MEPs today urged the UK authorities to intervene to ensure free passage for three international peace campaigners stuck in Gaza. The three campaigners, all of whom live in the UK, are part of the Free Gaza movement which last month sailed two boats into the Palestinian land to deliver desperately needed medical […]
9 September 2008 by sianberry
Students from Southwark and Lambeth spoke out at the Green Party conference about their experiences and recommendations for politicians to help overcome difficulties facing youths in London. One of their main concerns was the police’s stop and search policy, which they believed was worsening relations with the police and amongst people of their own peer […]
7 September 2008 by sianberry
Delegates at the Green Party’s annual conference have voted overwhelmingly to back a fast track to either residency or citizenship for Gurkhas and their families. At present, Gurkhas who have retired before 1997 do not have the right to settle in the UK, but Gurkhas that have retired after 1997 and completed four years of […]
6 September 2008 by sianberry
The Green Party has passed a motion calling for the establishment of workplace environmental representatives with the same rights as other trade union representatives. The motion, which was prioritised by the membership and passed overwhelmingly at conference, called for the representatives to have a decision-making role in the development and implementation of strategies to make […]
Responding to reports that the Mayor of London is considering plans todemolish the 2012 Olympic stadium and re-build a football ground on thesite, Jenny Jones, Green Party London Assembly Member, said such a movewould damage the credibility of the ‘green games’. "London’s Olympic organisers have said they would minimise the energywhich goes into providing materials […]
4 September 2008 by sianberry
– UK falling behind EU neighbours in transition to green economy Jean Lambert MEP will open the Green Party conference in London this Friday, 5 September, where she will launch her new report, Green Work. The publication calls for greater investment in green industries and skills for workers to help transform the UK to a […]