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21 March 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson accuses the Mayor of “looking the other way while hundreds of children are moved away, their parents separated from local support networks and possibly made to lose their job”. Children are being forced to leave their London schools as parents can no longer afford to stay, photograph courtesy of Chris […]
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19 March 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones welcomes Mayor’s discussion with inner London boroughs to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone. Smog in New York, photograph courtesy of Cham. The Mayor of London has said he is in ‘conversation’ with inner London boroughs like Islington and Hackney about joining the Ultra-Low Emission Zone which is being […]
18 March 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones praises the Met for “it’s progress in tackling the problem of ‘hit and run'”, but calls for stricter actions against illegal drivers. The latest figures available for hit and runs in London show that over 74 people per week were injured in collisions involving “hit and run” drivers in London […]
17 March 2014 by sianberry
THIS week thousands of students across the country will be taking party in demonstrations against the shocking levels of pay inequality at UK universities. Research by the Young Greens, the youth branch of the Green Party, has found that, on average, the lowest paid workers in the UK’s publically funded higher education sector would have […]
14 March 2014 by sianberry
A report released today by the London Green Party has revealed that air pollution levels in the capital are consistently illegal and dangerous to health. In November and December, the Camden Green Party conducted a ‘citizen science’ study of air pollution levels at 21 locations in Highgate Ward, and the results were truly shocking. At […]
It’s now three years since Fukushima hit the headlines and time to ask: has Britain learned any lessons from the disaster? In Germany nuclear energy is being phased out. Its government has realised that nuclear is not the panacea they thought it was. The country tried very hard to make the nuclear dream come true: […]
Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones calls for Mayor Boris Johnson to “think big” to deal with air pollution problems and protect Londoners. The Metro amongst other public transport services were made free this weekend in Paris, photograph courtesy of Fabio Venni. Paris transport authorities are making public transport free over the weekend due to […]
11 March 2014 by sianberry
Fearless union leader will be sorely missed WINSTON Churchill was never one to shy away from controversy – or from a good turn of phrase. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life”. This quotation well applies to the huge role in British public life played by […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson accuses Mayor Boris Johnson of “trying to have it both ways” and calls his pledge “effectively meaningless” as MIPIM approaches. London MIPIM 2012 in London stand cafe, photography courtesy of EG Focus. Darren Johnson AM has criticised the Mayor of London for his approach to wooing investors at MIPIM, the […]
10 March 2014 by sianberry
Green Party: Toxic air is killing Londoners LONDONERS deserve better than a smog alert when the weather warms up, says the Green Party, which is calling for more to be done to meet clean air targets and tackle the rising public health problem of air pollution. Warm spring weather this weekend triggered a smog […]
7 March 2014 by sianberry
Green Party: ‘Ordinary Londoners are being burned by the overheating real estate market’ PROPERTY prices are rising at unsustainably high rates, says the London Green Party, which says that ordinary Londoners are being priced out and is calling for the building of more affordable homes and ‘smart’ controls to stabilise sky-rocketing rents. The […]
6 March 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson comments on the rising amount of people being made homeless in London. A homeless resident of Covent Garden, photograph courtesy of Mani Parsa. Government figures released today show that the number of households accepted as homeless in London rose 3 per cent to 4,350 between 1 October 2013 and 31 […]
London Greens select comedian and busking campaigner to stand at May 2014 local elections COMEDIAN Ben Van der Velde, a campaigner against Camden Council’s draconian busking policy, has been selected to stand for the Green Party in Camden Town with Primrose Hill ward in May’s local election. Van der Velde will be challenging three […]
Jean Lambert MEP: Inequality is fuelling London’s worst ever housing crisis MORE must be done to address the rising inequality between the rich and poor in London, says the Green Party, which is calling for urgent action to make affordable, safe housing accessible to ordinary Londoners. London has leap-frogged New York to become the destination of […]
26 February 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones’ calls for a review of the Thames Barrier, due to the “unprecedented frequency of closures” recently, have been heard by Mayor Boris Johnson. Thames Barrier as viewed from East London, photograph courtesy of Andy Roberts. Responding to Jenny Jones AM’s request for a review of the adequacy of […]
Air pollution threatens the health of all Londoners – not just the Royal Family DANGEROUS levels of air pollution at Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s official London residence, must act as a wake-up call to London’s negligent authorities, says the Green Party. Real action on air pollution – from safer legal limits to better […]
25 February 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones calls for the Mayor to get tough on banks that try to avoid the bonus cap, stating “Banks should operate as a service for Londoners and London businesses, rather than a casino for rich people”. The HSBC building in Canary Wharf, picture courtesy of Barry Caruth. HSBC paid its top […]
21 February 2014 by sianberry
Jean Lambert adds her name to the ‘Kill the Bill’ petition calling for the president to stand firm “for the sake of human rights and equality”. President Yuweri Museveni speaking at the London Summit on Family Planning. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni must refuse to sign in to law a controversial Bill that would criminalise homosexuality in […]
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones speaks out against the “appalling and inappropriate use of sanctions” as twice as many people are sanctioned than in the Mayor’s first year in office, an example of which last year the Mayor described as “shocking”. “The Mayor must speak out on behalf of hundreds of constituents losing their benefits every […]
20 February 2014 by sianberry
“The failure of the Mayor and Government to deal with this major public health crisis is scandalous” says Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones as 78% of London’s main road network is over the legal limit for NO2. All of Camden’s main roads break the European legal limits for NO2 air pollution. Photograph courtesy of […]
Two thirds of new homes in London are sold to investors, Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for the Mayor to promote policies like land value taxation to reduce demand instead of encouraging it. Photograph courtesy of David Holt. In spite of the Mayor of London stating he wants to see homes in London marketed […]
15 February 2014 by sianberry
Talks of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Programme are set to be at least delayed as it is revealed US PRISM project monitored and recorded EU citizen’s telephone and Internet usage. The PRISM logo used in slides, which is known to have been illegally adapted from a photograph by Adam Hart-Davis. Euro-MPs have backed Green […]
14 February 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert calls for tougher legislation as it is revealed one in three women suffer rape or serious assault in their lifetime. One Billion Rising is a global campaign to ‘end violence against women, rise for justice and promote gender equality’. Photograph courtesy of Elvert Barnes. Euro-MP Jean Lambert has called for EU action […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert cites the recent flooding in the UK as evidence of global warming and re-iterates the importance of staying in the EU in fighting against climate change. Jean Lambert calls for radical change to avoid events like the flooding this year becoming more frequent. Photograph courtesy of Bob Bowyer. London Green Party […]