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6 February 2015 by sianberry
Caroline Russell, Islington Green Party Councillor, welcomes the ban but warns that “we should not assume that lorry danger will be fixed (alone) by these new measures” and calls for the removal of incentives to drive fast, such as piece work rates for lorry drivers. From 1st September any vehicle weighing more than 3.5 tonnes […]
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3 February 2015 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson questions the decision to remove several hundred staff from the frontline of the ticket office, warning that “many station staff are going to be stretched to the limit”. Darren Johnson, Green Party Member of the London Assembly, has responded to the first tube ticket office closures today. South Wimbledon and […]
30 January 2015 by sianberry
“This trade deal is not about free trade, it’s a free-for-all, slashing regulations in favour of big business” says Green MEP Jean Lambert, who warns that the only way to protect the NHS from further privatisation is to stop the agreement. London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert will warn that a secret trade deal between the […]
“The Green Party believes a house should be a home to live in, not an asset for investors” says Co-Chair of the London Green Party Tom Chance, as the Green Party announce they will join protesters this Saturday against the soaring housing prices in London. The Green Party will be joining thousands of protesters across […]
29 January 2015 by sianberry
“The Council should set a clear timetable for the review which must take place as soon as possible” calls Green Councillor Scott Ainslie, as in light of previous calls the Lambeth Council agree to review it’s policy. A review of Lambeth Council’s policy of sending in bailiffs when residents in receipt of Council Tax Support (CTS) […]
27 January 2015 by sianberry
“There are hundreds of dangerous junctions across all areas of London, but this Mayor will manage to finish ten by the time he leaves” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson, who welcomes the green light for the East-West Cycling Superhighway and calls for more similar projects to progress. Darren Johnson has welcomed the go ahead for the […]
26 January 2015 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones calls for the Mayor of London to support her draft ‘Mayoral Decision’ to support wider solar energy implementation in London, as a clean renewable alternative to proposed fracking plans. New Feed-in-Tariff statistics published (23rd Jan 2014) on installed solar photovoltaics (PV) by the Department of Energy & Climate Change have […]
25 January 2015 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert speaks out against the ivory trade at a peaceful demonstration outside the Chinese embassy, calling it “shocking, cruel and unnecessary” and for the Chinese Government to put an end to its engagement in the trade. Wildlife is in crisis. The numbers of elephants lost to poaching is climbing ever higher. Clearly, urgent […]
21 January 2015 by sianberry
Lambeth’s cuts to Council Tax Support (CTS) is an “unbearable burden on those who can least afford it” says Lambeth Green Councillor Scott Ainslie, who calls their approach of issuing court summons to those with arrears involving CTS “self defeating”. The Green Party has called on Lambeth Council to stop using bailiffs in cases where […]
19 January 2015 by sianberry
London Green Party’s membership booms inline with the rise of the National Party, with the Green Party surpassing UKIPs and Lib Dems membership count and YouGov placing Green Party third in the capital. Membership of the London Green Party grows by over 2000 in one week Greens polling ahead of UKIP and Liberal Democrats in […]