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8 July 2014 by sianberry
London Assembly Member Jenny Jones has released “A Brighter Future for London”, a report asking why London has lowest uptake of solar panels of any region on mainland Britain. Green Assembly Member and working Peer Jenny Jones has published a report looking at the potential of solar and some of the barriers London faces to joining the […]
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7 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones calls on Mayor Boris Johnson to act to protect Londoners and visitors as King’s College researchers find Oxford Street’s NO2 levels are highest in the world. The King’s College analysis of Nitrogen Dioxide pollution, which is produced by diesel emissions from buses and taxis, has revealed on Oxford Street is the […]
5 July 2014 by sianberry
London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has called for an “adequately-funded publicly-provided NHS” as protesters march through East London to mark 66 years of the health service. The Green Party have released an animated film to highlight the encroaching privatisation of the NHS by successive Conservative and Labour governments Today’s “Save our Surgeries” rally was called to highlight the […]
2 July 2014 by sianberry
The Green fight to protect digital rights continues with a procedural hearing in the legal case brought by London Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones and Caroline Lucas MP. Yesterday’s hearing at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), is the first since the two Green Parliamentarians began legal proceedings in May this year following email monitoring revelations by Edward Snowdon. […]
1 July 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member and working Peer Jenny Jones has produced a video for the BBC’s Daily Politics to highlight the scandal of land given over to private golf courses despite a housing crisis in the capital and school fields being tarmacked to provide accomodation. Speaking in the video, Jenny revealed: “In the South-East of Croydon there […]
28 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Cllrs Caroline Russell for Islington and Sian Berry for Camden have joined with Leader Natalie Bennett and local campaigners to call out Councils on unfinished cross-borough cycle boulevard. Green Cllr Sian Berry (second left), Green campaigner Charlie Kiss (third left), Green Party Leader and Camden local Natalie Bennett (centre right) and Green Cllr […]
26 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson has criticised Mayor Boris Johnson’s transport policies following the publication of a report by TfL showing congestion on London’s roads has risen for the first time in 13 years. Darren Johnson, centre right, has called for better provision for pedestrians and cyclists on Abbey Road and across TfL’s network […]
25 June 2014 by sianberry
Lewisham’s directly elected Mayor Steve Bullock has vowed to make all borough maintained roads in Lewisham 20mph in a victory for Greens and local campaigners. Darren Johnson Green Party Assembly Member and Lewisham Councillor from 2002-2014, had petitioned the Mayor for life saving 20mph limits throughout his period representing residents in the borough. Most recently, Darren […]
21 June 2014 by sianberry
The Green Party today joined forces with Russell Brand, journalist Owen Jones and thousands of campaigners to demand an alternative to the government’s damaging and needless austerity measures. The demonstration was organised by the campaign group the People’s Assembly and saw thousands of campaigners march from Oxford Street to Westminster. London Young Greens were out in force […]
19 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Party’s Local Transport Spokesperson, Cllr Caroline Russell has joined with walking, cycling, and street design campaigners in a letter lending support to Camden’s vision for a less traffic dominated West End. Artist’s impression of the new look Tottenham Court Road (from wearecamden.org). Last week, Camden Council launched a public consultation on its West End Project, […]
16 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member and working Peer Jenny Jones has spoken of the “pathetic” file the Metropolitan Police kept on her, as she gave support to a pensioner who is now facing a Supreme Court battle to keep his details out of domestic extremist database. The London Green Party responded to news of a fresh appeal […]
Speaking at Unite Against Facism’s Conference, Jean Lambert MEP warned: “Farage got to this point by a very nasty route” The gathering was called to address the topic: “After the Euro Elections — Stand Up to Ukip, Racism and Fascism.” Addressing the conference, lifelong human rights campaigner and Green MEP for London Jean Lambert spoke […]
12 June 2014 by sianberry
Jenny Jones AM has called on the Mayor once again to change his approach to tackling the rising number of people sleeping rough in the capital to intervene after a growing number of reports of “anti-homeless spikes” being fixed in the ground outside London buildings to prevent people from sleeping rough. Spikes outside a London Tesco and […]
11 June 2014 by sianberry
Despite the strength of opposition, Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson has recently made the decision to purchase 3 water cannon for London. An image, via the Independant, taken from Baroness Jones’s Buzzfeed listing 10 of the most compelling reasons why water cannon are a bad idea for Londoners. A MOPAC decision notice from 9 June 2014 signed […]
8 June 2014 by sianberry
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has joined local Green councillor Scott Ainslie in offering her support for the strikers at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton, who are taking action to try to win a living wage. Ritzy workers are on strike following months of dispute with management over the failure to pay a living wage […]
7 June 2014 by sianberry
Life-long human rights activist and recently re-elected Green MEP for London Jean Lambert addressed the crowd of 30,000 (right) who marched from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square to commemorate the tragic events of June 1984 in Amritsar, Panjab and call for justice for the victims. Sikhs are still seeking the truth three decades on […]
6 June 2014 by sianberry
Darren Johnson AM has called on the Mayor to lobby for Help to Buy 2 to be scrapped, in light of new Treasury figures showing that the median income of borrowers using the scheme in London so far was £80,395. Greens across the capital have been active in calling for housing policy that puts ordinary […]
5 June 2014 by sianberry
LONDON’S Green MEP Jean Lambert has called on the EU to show global ‘climate leadership’ in a message to mark World Environment Day. Jean was recently re-elected for her fourth term by Londoners allowing her to mark her 16th World Environment Day as a Green MEP, which she described as “the annual occasion for us to take stock […]
30 May 2014 by sianberry
London Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson has hit back following the Mayor’s sign off of the £1bn expansion of the Westfield development in Shepherd’s Bush. Developer, Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd will build 1,347 homes. Although the exact figure could increase subject to viability assessments, currently only 162 will be affordable homes, 40 per cent of which will be […]
26 May 2014 by sianberry
After problems in Tower Hamlets delayed the London European Parliament results, Green activists at City Hall were rewarded for their wait with the re-election of Green MEP Jean Lambert. “Exhausted but happy Green Team”: Jean Lambert (front row, left of centre) celebrating with fellow candidates and activists at London’s City Hall after her re-election was announced Shortly […]
25 May 2014 by sianberry
Detailed results of the 2014 elections released by local councils have revealed that the Greens could have been celebrating the election of 29 more councillors across just 3 of London’s councils under a proportional system. Charlie Kiss (left), pictured here canvassing with Islington Greens who are celebrating the election of Caroline Russell (centre). He described […]
24 May 2014 by sianberry
After a dramatic 24 hours that saw 3 tense recounts for the party, the Greens are today celebrating having doubled its number of local borough council seats in London. Islington Greens have cause for celebration after Caroline Russell (front right) was elected in Highbury East by just 8 votes The first victory for the […]
21 May 2014 by sianberry
The Green Party has hit its highest ratings in opinion polls ahead of the European Elections on Thursday. A YouGov poll for the Sun puts the Green Party on 12%, up 4% since the last poll and 2% above the Liberal Democrats. Based on a national swing the poll would see the Green Party tripling the number […]
20 May 2014 by sianberry
The Green Party has found an innovative way to get its campaign message for the European and local elections out across London – by utilising the power of the bicycle. The party, which is known for its environmentally friendly policies and support for sustainable transport, has hired four bikes to travel across the capital over […]