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24 September 2003 by sianberry
This is an election where every voter can indicate a first and second preference. Green Party members in London agreed this week to defer a decision on who, if anyone, they will recommend as their second preference for Mayor – after their first choice, Darren Johnson. Darren Johnson, the Green Party’s Candidate for London Mayor […]
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23 September 2003 by sianberry
However, they argue that a much more ambitious approach is needed if we are to avoid the construction of more polluting incinerators in the capital. Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly commented,“Greens are giving the Mayor five out of ten for his waste strategy. Although favouring more […]
19 September 2003 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, deputy Mayor of London, and Green London Assembly Member will be visiting boroughs to take part in their ‘In Town, without my car’ events and celebrations. As part of European Mobility Week, such ‘In Town, without my car!’ events aim to raise awareness on alternative forms of transport and the need to combat […]
17 September 2003 by sianberry
Following probing by Greens on the London Assembly, Livingstone said he would support GLA funding for such a study. He also backed a recent decisionof the London Assembly Health Committee to commission a poll of public opinion on water fluoridation in ten London boroughs. The Mayor explained his position on water fluoridation in response to […]
Jenny is incensed at the MAD groups insensitivity as speed cameras are only put up at locations where people have died. Jenny will be hanging up‘Remember Me’ signs at a site in Havering. Launched last month, thesesigns are first ever nationwide public acknowledgement for those killedand injured on Britain’s roads. The Remember Me signs are […]
Following dissatisfaction with Capita, the current Mayor, Ken Livingstone, has agreed to pay the company a further £31m to improve its performance. But the Greens are arguing congestion charging should be administered directly by Transport for London when the current contract ends. Darren, who is Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly […]
15 September 2003 by sianberry
The investigation will look into the structure and size of local authorities in London as well as looking at possible changes to the electoral system. The scrutiny has been welcomed by the Green Party Group in the London Assembly. Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly commented, “Mayor […]
10 September 2003 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, London’s Green Deputy Mayor who is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority will be asking police to explain what she believe is a bizarre use of legislation designed for use when there is a specific and genuine terrorist threat. Jenny is working with the civil rights group Liberty who are launching […]
The implication of 500 deaths due to road humps has been used to justify a moratorium on traffic calming measures in several Tory controlled London boroughs. Jenny will use her speech today to the Pan London Road Safety Forum to point out that Mr Reinton’s ‘loose talk’ is costing lives by getting in the way […]
In their calculated proposal, Greens estimate that measures to reduce the negative impacts of aviation will result in an increase in air ticket prices of only 17%. "Aviation congestion charging is an essential idea that simply has to take off," declared Darren Johnson, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly and the […]