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26 February 2005 by sianberry
The Government is considering reopening the public inquiry because Ken Livingstone’s London Plan requires people to deal with their own waste. Most of the waste for the Bexley based Incinerator was due to be transported from the Western Riverside Waste Authority boroughs of Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth and K & C. If Belverdere is […]
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14 February 2005 by sianberry
As well as affirming previous commitments to the Greens on reducing pollution through the creation of a Low Emission Zone and a Climate Change Agency, the Mayor has agreed to go further and faster on many new green initiatives. A letter from Ken Livingstone outlines a large package of measures, including: · More money for […]
1) Wrong timeDarren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly, said: "I would dearly love to see London hosting the Olympics one day but we are simply rushing into this bid when we have far more pressing priorities. At the current time public money would be much better spent on bread and butter […]
10 February 2005 by sianberry
Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, has written to the Government’s Transport Minister, Alistair Darling, to complain that this will stop plans to site another 180 speed cameras at the worse casualty hotspots around London. The freeze on staffing will hit London hardest because it is so far behind the rest of […]
25 January 2005 by sianberry
Councillor Darren Johnson, AM said: "Tag technology already works in Melbourne and other cities, so why don’t we get on with it in London. The number of cars registered in London has risen by 15% in the last seven years. With the cost of public transport rising again, there is every chance that people are […]
20 January 2005 by sianberry
Councillor Darren Johnson AM, a Green Party member of the London Assembly said: "The London Mayor’s proposal for the Thames Gateway Bridge tried to show that a six lane, strategic road running through East London would have virtually no negative effects on the environment of local people. Thankfully, the Government isn’t convinced and agrees with […]
13 January 2005 by sianberry
The number of private cars registered in London has grown from 1,945,000 in 1996 to 2,245,000 in 2003. A jump of over 15% in the number of cars belonging to Londoners over a seven year period. These figures don’t include lorries and vans, nor do they include the large number of cars which are untaxed. […]
12 January 2005 by sianberry
Greens on the London Assembly have reacted angrilly to the alledged comments by muslim cleric, Dr al-Qawadawi, about Tsunami victims and have asked the Mayor to give a clear undertaking that he won’t invite the cleric to any future City Hall events. In today’s special meeting of the London Assembly on the running of the […]
7 December 2004 by sianberry
As landfill runs out, councils will be forced to drastically increase the amount they recycle or see London ringed with damaging incinerators. Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly said: ‘The concept of giving people larger boxes to encourage recycling is laughably easy. 92% of what goes into a bin can be recycled. […]
Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, said: "While it’s reasonable to want to protect yourself in your own home, the current law allows ‘reasonable force’ and it would be mad to encourage an increase in the amount of violence in London. Let’s make London safer by removing all guns from private hands. […]