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18 November 2006 by sianberry
We already have two Green councillors in Camden. Vote for Sian and give Camden an even stronger Green voice on your local council. Sian was only 157 votes off winning a seat in Kentish Town in the May council election. This time she can win. More and more Greens are getting elected around London and […]
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17 November 2006 by sianberry
Jean, who has lived in Walthamstow for over thirty years, urged Londoners to make a small change to their lives to ensure that generations to come had a positive future to look forward to. Jean commented; "We are currently facing an inevitable climate change crisis. If we are going to change this and improve our […]
The MEP demanded an explaination as to why they continue to allow the persecution of political leaders, trade unionists and defenders of human rights. Jean Lambert, who has been awarded for her work on justice and human rights signed up to a letter, presented to President Alvaro Uribe Velez and Vice President Francisco Santos, demanding […]
Jean, who is London’s Green MEP, has continued to campaign for the rights of victims of trafficking and welcomed today’s comprehensive report which looks at all dimensions of trafficking, not just that of sexual exploitation. “Of those countries signed up to the EU’s initiative for short term residents permits, designed with vicitims of trafficking in […]
16 November 2006 by sianberry
– 71% of UK’s leading energy experts believe the 2006 energy review proposals will not have any impact on ensuring UK achieves its 2012 Kyoto targets – Government is funding projects that actively damage the climate – EU about to take UK to court for failure to ensure public buildings are labelled according to energy […]
15 November 2006 by sianberry
Responding to the Mayor’s announcement of his plans to increase charges for more polluting vehicles, Darren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly said: "The Mayor’s announcement is fantastic news. Ever since congestion charging was introduced I have argued that the most polluting vehicles should pay much more. I fully support the plans […]
Jenny Jones, a Green Party member of the London Assembly, will tomorrow challenge London Mayor Ken Livingstone on the failure to tackle the spiralling levels of fuel poverty in London. New figures show that the number of fuel poor households in London has more than doubled since 2003, from 108,000 households to 214,200. Jenny Jones […]
Jean Lambert, Green / EFA coordinator on the employment and social affairs committee, said; “We have no framework directive covering these areas which are essential in combatting poverty, encouraging social cohesion and are of particular importance to women. “The Council and the Parliament have refused to include the necessary legal clarifications and the statement of […]
Jean Lambert, who has been awarded for her work on Justice and Human Rights said that by trusting such assurances the UK Government would be working to double standards and said; "The Queens speech has highlighted some important and serious questions over plans to tighten control orders of suspected foreign terrorists, deporting them to countries […]
13 November 2006 by sianberry
UK Green Party MEPs Caroline Lucas and Jean Lambert have called on Mr Annan – as well as a range of senior EU and UN leaders – to step in and demand Tehran commutes the death sentences, which follow convictions in unfair trials based on evidence extracted under torture and widely condemned by human rights […]