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5 April 2014 by sianberry
It’s that time of year again when many people make their only bet of the year – on the Grand National. However increasingly many people are questioning whether they should be supporting this ‘sport’. This article in the Guardian highlights some of the issues and Animal Aid have done great work with their ‘Race Horse […]
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4 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert speaks of the need to improve relations between the EU and Africa to find ways of meeting Africa’s growing energy needs in a green manner and deal with the “terrible human rights abuses taking place in some African countries”. Euro-MP Jean Lambert has called for EU and African leaders meeting in […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert calls cuts on health budgets in times of Government austerity a “false economy”, emphasizing the need to support nurses due to the “key role” they play in delivering healthcare around the EU. The Royal College of Nursing, located on Henrietta Place, photograph courtesy of David Hawgood. London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert is frustrated by the exemption of the aviation industry from EU climate change mechanisms for the next four years. Euro-MPs have agreed to allow airlines to continue to pollute with impunity – in the vague hope that the sector will clean up its act in future. They have voted to let […]
Founder of the campaign group Clean Air in London, Green MEP Jean Lambert, calls for arguments over whose fault the latest smog episode is to cease and instead for “concrete measures to reduce the number of pollutants emitted” to be taken. As London remains shrouded in air pollution, the capital’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert calls for the EU to adopt tougher targets on climate change to tackle EU unemployment, which currently stands at 26 million. Jean Lambert calls for a Green step forward, which would create new jobs to meet the stricter climate change targets and a reduction in Europe’s reliance on Russian gas. As […]
RACISM is on the rise, says the London Green Party and the London Young Greens, who are co-hosting a day of action to address the rising tide of xenophobia on the airwaves and across the capital. Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett will open the event, which will also feature speeches from leading left-wing commentators Owen […]
AS LONDON remains shrouded in air pollution, the capital’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has called for longer-term thinking – and EU co-operation – to prevent future smog episodes. “We need to get people out of their cars – and onto clean public transport, bicycles, as well as boosting the number of journeys made on foot […]
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett joins Mayoral Candidate Chris Smith to launch ‘Give Green a Go’, the Greens’ manifesto for Tower Hamlets. Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, was on hand to help Chris Smith, Tower Hamlets’ Mayoral Candidate, unveil his manifesto on Brick Lane today. Smith’s manifesto covers three […]
Responding to the new that the Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman is under investigation into claims of fraud, Tower Hamlets Green Party Mayoral candidate Chris Smith said: “The community of Tower Hamlets deserves to see a full and thorough investigation into this matter – only that way can we ensure residents are provided with the […]
3 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert is delighted by European backing which will “hopefully ensure a level playing field for all online services and users” Euro-MPs have today backed a series of amendments to proposed rules on electronic communications to ensure ‘net neutrality’. They have backed Green proposals to ensure that Internet access can’t just be provided […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for the Mayor to “take responsibility for getting London’s road network fit for cycling” Despite six major injuries or fatalities between 2008 and 2012 the TfL decided to cancel the safety overhaul on this junction. Darren Johnson AM has responded to the news of a cycling fatality in […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert is pleased by the EU funded project aiming to educate 150,000 young people in Pakistan. London’s Green Euro-MP Jean Lambert has welcomed an EU funded project which will bring literacy, numeracy and vocational training to more than 150,000 young people in Pakistan. Speaking at the launch of a Brussels exhibition showcasing […]
2 April 2014 by sianberry
“Rather than solving the problem the Mayor seems intent on making the problem worse” says Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones as DEFRA warns of ‘high levels’ of pollution spreading across England. Jenny’s response to DEFRA’s warning comes on the same day the London Green Party launches #smogselfie. Photograph courtesy of Clare Phipps. Responding to […]
TODAY the Department for Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) issued a smog warning to London and the south-east as air pollution levels reached the maximum of Level 10 on recording devices. The Department advised people living in the capital against doing any strenuous activity outdoors. 4000 people die prematurely in London every year and with […]
31 March 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert comments on the recent UN report that warns no-one will be immune to climate change, and calls for renewables and energy conservation to be at the heart of policy. Jean Lambert calls for immediate action against climate change in light of new UN reports. Climate change will spiral out of control, […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson accuses Mayor Boris Johnson of “planning for a future where climate change doesn’t exist”. Darren Johnson has responded to the Mayor’s plans for replacing Heathrow with a bigger airport in the Thames Estuary. The Mayor’s plans are launched on the same day as the latest report from the International Panel […]
The Mayor of London’s attitude towards climate change concerns Green Assembly Baroness Jenny Jones, who is calling for radical changes to prepare for extreme weather such as floods, droughts and heatwaves. The urban heat island effect as observed in the city of Atalanta, Georgia, USA. The five yearly Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) ‘Impacts, […]
Air pollution is killing Londoners while authorities fail to take the problem seriously, says the Green Party, which is calling for much more to be done to meet clean air targets and tackle the rising public health problem of air pollution. As temperatures rose over the weekend, the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural […]
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones criticises the Mayor of London for a net increase in street trees of 9000 over 2 years whilst having a target of increasing the amount of trees by 2 million by 2025. According to a data request, there was a net increase of just under 9,000 street trees planted by […]
27 March 2014 by sianberry
The increase in times Taser’s are drawn in police activities worries Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones, who calls for the Mayor to challenge the Commissioner about this “concerning rise in Taser usage.” A Stun Gun making an electrical arc between its two electrodes, photograph courtesy of Jason Bain. Taser use by the Metropolitan Police […]
25 March 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson rebukes the London Chamber of Commerce’s calls for a new road across the Thames in East London suggesting instead tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel. Darren Johnson argues that the last fourteen years have shown us there is no economic argument for a new road river crossing and a toll should instead […]
Letter from Jean Lambert MEP for London, MEP candidate Violeta Vajda, and Co-Chair of the London Green Party Benali Hamdache published in the Evening Standard, Tuesday 25 March.
24 March 2014 by sianberry
The London Green Party is supporting anti-fracking campaigners, including Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, as they stand trial for involvement in anti-fracking protests at Balcombe last year. Fracking is a controversial process where a mixture of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground, under high pressure, to force gas from rock layers. The London Green Party […]