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26 March 2012 by sianberry
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones unveiled her fully-costed pledge to make one third of tube network step-free by 2018. Jones was joined by MEP Jean Lambert and Lambeth and Southwark candidate Jonathan Bartley with Jonathan’s disabled son Samuel at the inaccessible Stockwell Underground Station to draw attention to how difficult moving around London can be. […]
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23 March 2012 by sianberry
The London Green Party will on Monday evening decide whether to recommend Ken Livingstone as their second preference candidate in May’s Mayoral election. The decision will be informed by an analysis by the Green campaign on how Livingstone’s pledges and record tally with the Green vision for London. In the analysis, the former Mayor was […]
22 March 2012 by sianberry
In response to the planned reduction of the 50% tax bracket, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "Thousands of Londoners are struggling to make ends meet, and the government cannot tell us to tighten our belts and cut public services while allowing those earning over 10 times the London Living Wage to take more […]
In response to reports of a £15 million sum being provided for cycling in London in this year’s budget, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "The Mayor said himself last month that it would need £150 million to make London a ‘truly cycle safe city’. "Yet again he has failed to make the case […]
21 March 2012 by sianberry
Jones issued the document, focused on lowering rents, protecting tenants and ending rough sleeping, during a visit to Dora House in St. John’s Wood, a sheltered scheme managed by Central and Cecil housing association. Jones said: “London is facing a housing crisis that decision-makers have been only too willing to ignore. “We want […]
20 March 2012 by sianberry
Responding to a BBC poll suggested that Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones now lies in the top three on every issue except crime, Jones said: "Politics in the capital is changing. "It’s pleasing to see that we are considered a top-three party in almost every area of policy in London. "Our forthcoming manifesto provides a fairer, […]
19 March 2012 by sianberry
Fast food chain McDonald’s has pledged to increase the domestic chicken supply used in their food from 10% to 90% amid pressure from Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones. The company had planned to import most of their chicken from overseas countries like Brazil and Thailand, snubbing British farmers and necessitating far greater emissions owing to […]
The latest available figures from Transport for London show that the number of children obtaining cycle training has remained steady at around 40,000 between 2008 and 2010. This is estimated to be under a third of the total eligible despite the Mayor’s commitment that "all Year 6 children [will] receive Level 2 training by 2012". […]
According to LOCOG’s packing guidelines document, official London 2012 licensees, shops and suppliers will use plastic bags made form low density polyethylene (LDPE), which can be recycled at the end of their life. But the document also states this type of plastic needs specialist recycling facilities in order to be recycled and, according to a […]
Information from several air pollution monitoring stations across London is not being reported to the European Commission, despite exceeding the daily limit values. Currently the UK government does a modelling exercise which takes into account information from the Marylebone Road site and this is presented to the Commission. But there are other monitoring stations that […]
15 March 2012 by sianberry
The Green Party has announced that award-winning BBC comedian and impressionist Alistair McGowan will headline a night of riotous comedy with a dash of politics on Wednesday 4th April, 7pm at the Leicester Square Theatre. The Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones will host the ‘One Night Only’ event, which will also include stand-out performances from […]
London casualty figures for the first nine months of 2011 have shown a worrying rise in both the number of cyclists and the number of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured, compared to a similar period in 2010. Jenny is also concerned that the proportion of casualties that are vulnerable road users has grown in the […]
13 March 2012 by sianberry
Green Party Mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones, today joined protesters outside City Hall to call for more to be done to prioritise cycle safety. Speaking at the ‘die-in’, Jenny Jones, said: "The quantity of needless cyclist deaths and injuries on London’s streets is tragic and infuriating. "London needs a Mayor that can deliver on safety for […]
Responding to Ken Livingstone’s comments about childcare in London, Green Party Mayoral Candidate, Jenny Jones, said: ‘It’s right to highlight childcare as a growing problem in London, but families in the capital need a more comprehensive approach than merely papering over the cracks with occasional grants. "The next Mayor must prevent the closure of breakfast […]
12 March 2012 by sianberry
Jenny Jones has called on the Mayor and Government to institute radical reforms to private rented housing and to stop benefit cuts in light of Government figures released today, which show a 36% increase in the number of people becoming homeless in London, comparing the last quarters of 2011 and 2010. This follows her work […]
7 March 2012 by sianberry
Responding to concerns voiced by Ealing residents that they are being ignored by the government in the High Speed 2 planning process, Green Party London Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "HS2 is unpopular, a waste of money, poorly conceived and should be stopped immediately. "Residents and other opponents to the scheme are right to feel […]
Sebastian Coe, the Chair of the London Olympic and Paralympic organising committee, LOCOG, today admitted that McDonald’s, the official 2012 London Games food sponsor will only source 10% of its chicken from UK farmers. The answer was obtained by London Assembly Member Jenny Jones at the London Assembly Plenary meeting, on Wednesday 7th March. Jenny […]
5 March 2012 by sianberry
Brian May, Queen guitarist and founder of the animal rights group Save Me, and Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones launched the London Green Party’s animal manifesto on Monday in Battersea Park. May and Jones were joined by children dressed as animals in front of the Brown Dog Statue in Battersea Park along with the party’s animal […]
4 March 2012 by sianberry
Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones on Sunday praised the contribution of the Iberian-American community within London and pledged to ensure City Hall provided better support if she is elected Mayor in May. The Assembly Member made the comments during a visit to Iberian-American community centres, including the Cathedral of Revival, promising to combat employers […]
3 March 2012 by sianberry
Reacting to speculation over the privatisation of areas of police work, Green Party Mayoral candidate and member of the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee Jenny Jones said: "Surely the police service, as part of the judiciary, should be absolutely, 100% off limits for privatisation? "The Mayor must immediately rule out any police privatisation in […]
In response to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s speech at the Conservative Spring Forum, Green Party candidate Jenny Jones said: "Most Londoners are worrying about how to deal with squeezed finances, rising fares and debilitating rents, and over 4,000 of us are dying prematurely every year because of air pollution. "All the Mayor has […]
1 March 2012 by sianberry
Green Party mayoral candidate Jenny Jones has launched an online 10-point manifesto highlighting how as Mayor she would support London’s small businesses. The site, available at https://london.greenparty.org.uk/business, outlines 10 reasons why those working with small businesses should vote Green in the forthcoming Mayoral and London Assembly elections. Jones said: "The Green Party means business in […]
Commenting on Labour candidate Ken Livingstone’s proposals to reinstate the Educational Maintenance Allowance if elected, Green Party candidate Jenny Jones said: "By cutting the Education Maintenance Allowance, the government essentially told thousands of disadvantaged children in London to forget about education and their aspirations. "Restoring the EMA would open the door for many young Londoners […]
29 February 2012 by sianberry
The Green Party spring conference in Liverpool unanimously supported an emergency motion moved by the Green Party Women group backing calls by the British Association of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons for tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry. Jenny Jones, Green Party Mayoral Candidate said: "The PIP breast implant scandal has not only exposed the […]