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7 October 2012 by sianberry
Camden Green Party is calling for the cycle-hire scheme to be extended from Camden Town up through Kentish Town to Hampstead Heath, with docking stations at the bottom of Swain’s Lane, and the Lido. Camden Green Party members with Cllr Maya De Souza (right) collecting signatures for the petition Camden Green Party were out in […]
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4 October 2012 by sianberry
A 5-year-old primary school pupil was knocked down and killed by a lorry on St. George’s Road, Elephant and Castle yesterday afternoon. Commenting on the tragic incident, Assembly Member Darren Johnson said: “The Mayor and Southwark Council urgently need to introduce 20mph limits on all the main roads around Elephant and Castle to reduce the chance of […]
3 October 2012 by sianberry
Darren Johnson, Green London Assembly Member, has questioned the Coservative London Mayor Boris Johnson on cuts that will lead to the closure of up to 30 fire stations. Darren Johnson, Green AM, has questioned the Mayor over cuts to Fire Stations He asked the Mayor “Will you revise your budget guidance to LFEPA in […]
28 September 2012 by sianberry
Despite the wet weather, London Green Party members couldn’t be deterred from setting up their stall outside the University of London Freshers’ Fair in Bloomsbury today. Green Party Members brave the rain to welcome new students to London Members from West Central and Camden Green Party spent a great day welcoming new students to London […]
23 September 2012 by sianberry
Today the London Federation of Green Parties came together from across London to hold their AGM in Old Street. During the course of what was an exciting day for London’s Green Parties we heard from new Leader Natalie Bennett, Mayoral Candidate Jenny Jones, AM and Jean Lambert, MEP. Hustings and elections also took place for […]
3 September 2012 by sianberry
London Green Party are pleased to congratulate our new national Leader and Deputy Leader. It was announced today that Natalie Bennett of Camden Green Party has been elected as the party’s new Leader, with Will Duckworth of Dudley, West Midlands elected as Deputy Leader. Speaking on her campaign website, Natalie said “I am honoured by the party’s […]
3 August 2012 by sianberry
Commenting on the news that a cyclist was hit and killed by an Olympic bus in Hackney last night, Darren Johnson, Assembly Member said: “Every death of a cyclist on our roads makes me feel sick. It could be you, or me or anyone else who cycles in London. As the details emerge of […]
30 July 2012 by sianberry
The London Green Party have urged Boris Johnson to break his silence over the arrest of 182 cyclists in east London during the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday evening. Despite being one of the biggest mass arrests for years, the Mayor of London has still made no comment about it. The Greens say it raises […]
5 May 2012 by sianberry
The London Green Party is seeking a part-time Press Officer to join at the beginning of June to help generate coverage of the party’s work and support local parties’ media operations as we try to build on our new status as the capital’s third party. The position will be reviewed in late September with the […]
The Green Party finished a fantastic election day in the UK by coming third place ahead of the Liberal Democrats in the London Mayoral Election
3 May 2012 by sianberry
Green Party Member of the European Parliament Jean Lambert urged voters to get out and vote for Jenny Jones and the Green Party in today’s London elections. Lambert said: "Jenny’s track record as an Assembly Member speaks for itself. "Whether revolutionising cycling in our city, helping to create the first registration of same-sex partnerships or […]
2 May 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate has appealed for Londoners to vote Green on the Assembly in Thursday’s elections to help make the capital more equal, healthy and affordable for everyone. Jones’ received campaign received another boost on Tuesday as another poll rated her in the top-three candidates for the Mayoral elections. However the Greens’ campaign remains focused […]
1 May 2012 by sianberry
Lollipop men and women joined Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas MP and Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones in Lewisham on Tuesday to highlight London’s air pollution problem—and the Mayor’s deceptive efforts to cover it up. Over 4,000 people a year die prematurely in London because of poor air quality; and the campaign group Clean […]
27 April 2012 by sianberry
Green candidate for London mayor says that Boris Johnson is taking unacceptable risks with public health Jenny Jones today added her voice to campaigns calling for a public inquiry into air pollution in London. Cabbies Against Boris have called for an independent investigation into the Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy after London repeatedly failed to meet […]
4Children has announced that Jenny Jones is the candidate that best meets the criteria of their Mayoral Manifesto for Families The charity said that the Green Mayoral candidate ‘came closest to fulfilling their ten pledges.’ Jones said: "I’m delighted that another knowledgeable and respected organisation have highlighted how our policies meet the interests of those […]
Recent polling figures have shown that with the Conservative Party likely to reduce its allocation on the London Assembly after the election next week, the Greens could help hold the balance of power next term. Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones, who along with Darren Johnson, is one of two existing London Assembly members, said: […]
26 April 2012 by sianberry
Responding to Clean Air in London’s analysis showing London had the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic gas, of any capital city in Europe in 2010, and that levels were comparable with those in Beijing, Green Party Mayoral Candidate Jenny Jones said: ""Air pollution is now the second biggest killer in the Capital […]
Jenny Jones, the Green Party’s candidate for Mayor of London, has been named as the Greenest Mayoral candidate by Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth. The report praises Jenny Jones’s manifesto pledges, including measures to tackle congestion, air pollution and road safety through the road pricing scheme, which it says "would cut fares and traffic […]
Jenny Jones is again polling third in the London Mayoral elections, according to Comres figures released this morning. The Green Party candidate received a total of 6% of the vote in the poll, behind front-runners Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. Jones said: "The Mayoral contest is still open and I’m pleased we are being counted […]
24 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones today launched the Green Party’s policies to create a healthier London by protecting health services from privatisation, cleaning up the capital’s dirty air and making healthy food more easily available. Jenny Jones said: "Alongside addressing climate change, promoting equality and making London more affordable, creating a healthier capital is a […]
23 April 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones today launched the Green Party’s policies on jobs and employment in Hackney. Jenny Jones said: "Green Assembly Members elected in May will fight to ensure that every young person in London is offered a job or apprenticeship. "Green Assembly Members support strong investment and protection of local economies. "We […]
20 April 2012 by sianberry
The Green Party has published its most accessible and inclusive manifesto ever for the London mayoral and assembly elections on May 3rd. Translated into 14 languages the party’s policy proposals are also available in Large Print Large Print, Easy-read, audio, British Sign Language and Subtitled versions. Campaign materials such as its London Green News have […]
Stop silent killer: Green Party releases video on London’s air pollution menace Jenny Jones and experts interviewed in engaging 6-minute production The Green Party today released a video drawing Londoner’s attention to the shocking and lethal air pollution problem faced by the capital. Green Assembly members have been campaigning on the issue since […]
In response to head of Addison Lee John Griffin’s comments on cycling deaths and injuries on London’s roads, in which he criticized the views of ‘Green Party candidates and others’, Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "These remarks demonstrate a shocking disregard for the lives and safety of London’s growing number of cyclists and road […]