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12 June 2003 by sianberry
“I really don’t understand why the Mayor is asking the Government for one and a half billion pounds to cover more of London in tarmac, when everyone agrees that the priority should be improved public transport and traffic reduction, “said Jenny. Whilst welcoming the news that congestion charging is working better than expected, Jenny defended […]
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She is alarmed at the plight of vulnerable women from abroad being illegally brought into London to work in the sex trade. Jenny is also outraged by the shameful lack of action in supporting the victims of this modern slave trade. “The UK government still sees trafficking of women an immigration issue when it is […]
10 June 2003 by sianberry
Jenny is currently the capital’s leading road safety campaigner and has been involved in promoting many of the human scale transport initiatives which are making London a safer, cleaner and greener city. "I’m looking forward to working with Ken and to encourage him to take up more of our policies. I would like to see […]
3 June 2003 by sianberry
600,000 people live under the Heathrow flight paths and the increase in air traffic mean that more people across London and the Thames Valley are affected by aircraft noise and pollution. Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly, commented, “Aircraft noise is making many people’s lives a misery. […]
29 May 2003 by sianberry
The Greens have already attacked the existing billion pound road-building programme in London for being environmentally and socially damaging, but Mayor Livingstone has said that he will ask the Government for the £500m to widen the North Circular to three lanes in each direction. Condemning the decision, Jenny Jones, Green Party member in the London […]
Speaking at a Camberwell Society meeting, Jenny said, “These poorer areas of South London desperately need better public transport connections. The expansion of the bus system has been great, but this success can only take us so far. It won’t be long before bus jams replace traffic jams and that is why we need trams. […]
Darren Johnson, who is also Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly, has named Paddick as his preferred choice to replace Sir John Stevens when the current Metropolitian Police Commissioner retires. “Brian Paddick has an excellent record as a police officer and his pioneering approach to cannabis led the way in Lambeth […]
28 May 2003 by sianberry
Darren declared,” The crusade against the multiplex cinema development was a highly successful battle in my last campaign. Again, Crystal Palace Park will be a major issue and I will be fighting to preserve the site as open green space.” Darren is warning that even though the controversial multiplex cinema scheme collapsed in May 2001, […]
22 May 2003 by sianberry
This has left rumours flying, with high anxiety for Hackney residents who fear the huge impact the games could have on London Fields and the Marshes. Noel said, “Without clear information on what will be built where, how can people in Hackney decide on whether they support having the Games in East London? This is […]
21 May 2003 by sianberry
Cllr. Darren Johnson AM and Noel Lynch AM, Green Party members in the London Assembly, will be visiting the Dew Pond at Trent Country Park tomorrow to listen to the concerns of local people and give their support to local campaigners. “The proposals by Middlesex University to build on this site are bad news for […]