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27 February 2013 by sianberry
THE Green Party conference has called on the government to strongly regulate payday loans, which it called “modern day loan sharking”. Since 2008, the number and size of companies charging eye-watering levels of interest has exploded, with more and more individuals with poor credit scores taking out such loans. Every year 1.2 million Britons turn […]
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21 February 2013 by sianberry
Local Islington resident Jon Nott has been selected to fight the St. George’s ward local council by-election in Islington. The by-election, due to take place on March 21st, was called after the departure of Labour Councillor Jessica Asato to chase a parliamentary seat in Norwich. Green Party candidate Jon Nott, a chief executive of a […]
18 February 2013 by sianberry
Children will be put at risk by Government cuts to Legal Aid, London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has warned after meeting lawyers at Hackney Community Law Centre. Green MEP for London Jean Lambert at the Hackney Community Law Centre Cuts to Legal Aid due to come into force from April will mean case-workers at […]
15 February 2013 by sianberry
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett joined in with the Valentine’s spirit yesterday – by showing her support for the Love Trains – Hate High Fares demonstration at St. Pancras. Underneath St Pancras’s statue of an embracing couple, Natalie Bennett, far left, called for the government to open its arms to the renationalisation of Britain’s […]
14 February 2013 by sianberry
Green MEP for London Jean Lambert, Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett and Green MP Caroline Lucas today joined a worldwide day of action to stamp out violence against women and girls. Green MEP for London Jean Lambert, Chair of Green Party Women’s Group Sarah Cope, Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett and Green MP Caroline Lucas […]
13 February 2013 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones has called for the Mayor to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on “quick fix” solutions for London’s air pollution, after an analysis of his dust suppressant trial found that there was no identifiable significant effect on air quality at 3 of the 5 sites tested. An evaluation concluded that the […]
11 February 2013 by sianberry
Green Assembly Members Darren Johnson and Jenny Jones have called on the Mayor to make London’s cycling budget representative of the number of journeys traveled in the capital by bike. Jenny Jones urging Boris Johnson to rethink spending of cycling The Mayor is currently due to spend £104m on cycling and making junctions safer during […]
9 February 2013 by sianberry
Green London Assembly Member and Lewisham Councillor Darren Johnson has criticised the decision made by Jeremy Hunt to downgrade maternity and emergency services at Lewisham Hospital. Lewisham Green campaigners Helen Thompson, Anne Scott, Ute Michel and Darren Johnson marching against the proposed cuts earlier this year (Image: Lewisham Green Party) Lewisham is a clinically high performing […]
8 February 2013 by sianberry
Today the Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups on the London Assembly agreed to alter the Mayor of London’s draft budget. The alteration, known formally as a ‘Technical Amendment’, forces the Mayor to review his budget. This is the first time for a decade this power has been used. Green Assembly member Jenny Jones: “The safety […]
2 February 2013 by sianberry
Kingston Green Party has selection local resident Ryan Coley as its candidate in the Berrylands By-election on the 28th February. Green candidate Ryan Coley, centre, with Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones The by-election was called following the death of Liberal Democrat Frances Moseley. Speaking on his blog, Ryan said: “I’m standing to offer real […]
24 January 2013 by sianberry
Islington Green Party has selected Mick Holloway to contest the forth-coming Junction ward by-election. Mick Holloway wants to “offer residents the chance to put a Green voice in the Town Hall again” The by-election was called following the resignation of independant councillor and former Liberal Democrat Arthur Graves. Long-time Islington resident, Mick Holloway has lived off Crouch […]
21 January 2013 by sianberry
Boris Johnson yesterday in his Daily Telegraph article blamed sun spots and solar activity as the cause of climate change. This follows concerns raised over Boris Johnson’s choice of his keynote speaker Dr Matt Ridley at his Environment Conference last summer who played down the threat climate change poses. London Mayor Boris Johnson has been criticised […]
20 January 2013 by sianberry
Green Party candidate Andrew Child has thanked volunteers for their support after taking second place in Brixton Hill’s local council by-election. The by-election was called after the resignation of Labour’s Steve Reed, who left the post after winning a parliamentary by-election in Croydon North. The seat was won by Labour’s Martin Tiedemann, with Green Party candidate […]
16 January 2013 by sianberry
The Green Party has called for the Observer to drastically change its approach to trans writing after an article by Julie Burchill first published in the paper caused outrage across its readership and the wider world. The article, Transsexuals should cut it out, written by the freelance journalist and published as a comment piece […]
11 January 2013 by sianberry
The Mayor of London has told Darren Johnson AM that he won’t support a campaign based at Save the Children to halve the number of children growing up in overcrowded housing by 2020. 24% of children in London are growing up in overcrowded housing The 4in10 “No Space at Home” campaign have called upon the […]
9 January 2013 by sianberry
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett visited Brixton today to give her backing to the Save George IV pub campaign. She spoke to shopkeepers threatened by plans to turn the historic pub and music venue on Brixton Hill into another Tesco. Natalie also heard from shop customers as well as locals concerned about the loss of pubs in […]
7 January 2013 by sianberry
Against the backdrop of the launch of the European Commission’s 2013 ‘Year of Air’ on Tuesday 8th January and its review of key European pollution legislation, London still has the worst Nitrogen Dioxide pollution of any major city in Europe. Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones and Green MP Caroline Lucas out campaigning for improved air […]
4 January 2013 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones has released a report advising Mayor Boris Johnson to disband the Met’s Riot Police, in a push to improve trust in the police among young people. Green AM Jenny Jones has called for all public facing police officers to receive greater training for working with young people “The Kids are […]
2 January 2013 by sianberry
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett has given her support to nationwide protests against a 10th successive above-inflation fare rise. In London, Tube and Bus fares have risen by an average 4.2%, with a number of season tickets for those commuting between London and cities such as Norwich and Plymouth having risen by between 8 and […]
16 December 2012 by sianberry
The Met Police have issued an average of 7-9 Fixed Penalty Notices per year for car dooring during the last seven years. This is despite a Transport for London study finding that drivers opening doors accounted for 8% of the cyclists killed and seriously injured in 2007. This would be the equivalent of 46 cyclists […]
13 December 2012 by sianberry
Darren Johnson has renewed his call for rent controls and more security as official statistics published today show that the median private rent in London rose 5% in the year to September 2012, compared to inflation (RPI) which was at 2.6%. Darren Johnson’s rent map of London. For the full report, click here. The figures […]
11 December 2012 by sianberry
London Assembly Member Jenny Jones has criticised the Mayor of London for appointing the former Chief Economist of Standard Chartered Gerard Lyons, an expert in the financial services and international forecasting, as his new Chief Economic Adviser. She believes the Mayor needs to focus his energy on helping small businesses and other sectors of the […]
8 December 2012 by sianberry
Camden’s traffic wardens, employed by parking enforcement contractor NSL, will not be striking after all. Their union, UNISON, called off a five-day strike that had been set to start on Monday 10 December and an indefinite overtime ban that had been in place since late August after reaching a deal with senior NSL management. Traffic […]
6 December 2012 by sianberry
Some 170 Camden UNISON members working for parking enforcement contractor, NSL, are set to strike again from Monday 10 December. The threatened five-day action would mark a dramatic escalation of a lengthy and increasingly bitter dispute over pay and conditions. Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett speaking at the Unison rally in August 2012 Camden Green […]