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18 January 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry, Mayor of London candidate from the Green Party, has led a united call by the four main Mayor contenders to meet EU standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) pollution by 2012. But scepticism continues over whether any of the other parties can be trusted to take the necessary steps to protect health. "Radical action to improve air quality in […]
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17 January 2008 by sianberry
London Green MEP, Jean Lambert, addressed the European Parliament yesterday afternoon during a debate on the political state of Pakistan following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto earlier this month. Speaking ahead of President Musharraf’s visit to Brussels next week, Ms Lambert expressed her concern over the judicial system and security of the country, which has […]
16 January 2008 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert has today called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to end impunity for sexual attackers and implement new laws prohibiting sexual violence. An urgent motion, signed by Ms Lambert, will be debated in the European Parliament on Thursday 17January when Members of the Greens/EFA political group will […]
7 January 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry has attacked Tory candidate Boris Johnson’s announcement on gang violence and knife crime as "ill thought out and alarmingly hard-right," pointing to his lack of detail over key policies and an implication that he will increase the targeting of young black Londoners. Siân said: "Johnson doesn’t appear to have applied much thought at […]
4 January 2008 by sianberry
Following electricity supplier NPower’s announcement of double-figure rises in gas and electricity bills, Mayor candidate Siân Berry has urged Londoners to vote for her plan to provide free insulation to every London home that needs it. Siân said: "As oil and gas get scarcer, we can expect to see more and more rises in the […]
18 December 2007 by sianberry
On International Migrants Day (18 December), Jean Lambert MEP is calling on the Government to avoid deporting migrants who have been settled in the UK since they were children. She is also demanding that children be helped to clarify their migration status to avoid being unexpectedly removed when they reach adulthood. The recent high profile […]
14 December 2007 by sianberry
The European Parliament passed a motion late yesterday calling on the Japanese government to formally acknowledge, apologize and accept historical and legal responsibility for its Imperial Armed Forces’ coercion of young women into sexual slavery during the Second World War. 200,000 women were captured across Asia prior to the war and forced into sexual servitude, […]
11 December 2007 by sianberry
The European Court of Justice has ruled today that trade unions can in principle take action to prevent employers from using cheaper workers from EU countries with fewer labour rights. The ruling, regarding Finnish ferry company Viking Line, states that such action must be intended purely to protect jobs and existing employment conditions, not to […]
7 December 2007 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP will be attending the Climate Change march tomorrow, 8th December, starting at 12pm at Millbank, culminating in a rally at the US embassy at 2.30pm. "I hope that many thousands of Londoners will tomorrow join people from all around the world to demand urgent action on climate change. Demonstrators will be calling […]
6 December 2007 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP, will report about her experience shadowing an older Croydon resident at Help the Aged’s event "Age Equality: Ours by Right" tomorrow 1. Last Friday, Jean spent a day with 76-year-old Bernard Rickman to find out about the difficulties older people face in their day-to-day life 2. The event will address […]