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11 December 2014 by sianberry
Latest figures show 38% of homeless cases come from the loss of private tenancy, in response Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson has called for “more security, rent controls and end to benefit cuts” for private tenants. Photograph courtesy of Nigel Cox. Government figures published today show that the loss of a private tenancy accounted for 38 […]
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10 December 2014 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones criticises the Mayor of London’s ‘workfare’ scheme whose participants were half as likely to be employed by the end of it as those who did not, calling on the Mayor to “drop sanctions” (for those who did not participate) and “focus on meaningful support for young people struggling to find […]
8 December 2014 by sianberry
As the latest estimates of premature deaths from vehicle pollution approach 7000 Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones calls for action to be taken to protect those going to school nearby heavily affected areas and to make the Ultra Low Emission Zone “sooner, stronger and bigger”. As a result of not acting earlier on “the invisible […]
The “Green Surge” is set to continue, with the London Green Party’s membership doubling in the past year in line with the national party’s rise. The co-chairs of the London Green Party call the increase in membership a “landmark for the London party”, as they look to build upon impressive results in the May 2014 […]
3 December 2014 by sianberry
“The only people this decision will benefit are the shareholders at Virgin Trains and Stagecoach” says London Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell as the Green Party are set to take part in the national demonstration this Saturday against the privatisation of the East Coast railway service. The Green Party will take part in a national […]
At the end of 2010 Lambeth Council said it aspired to have a 20mph borough-wide limit. It then appeared to change its mind in 2012 but after campaigning by the Green Party recommitted to it in 2013. The Labour Party amended a council motion in July 2014 tabled by the Green Party, removing all references to […]
1 December 2014 by sianberry
The Mayor of London is reconsidering calls made for car free days in 2010 by Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, who welcomes the rethink but warns his planned £32 billion expenditure on road expansion will negate any benefits. The Mayor has said he will review the plans for regular car free days in London after […]
“It doesn’t matter whether the buyers are from Kent or Kuala Lumpur, he shouldn’t be promoting housing as an asset for speculators” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson, as only 12% of homes in the Battersea Power Station are classed as ‘affordable’. Battersea Power Station, as viewed from the North Embankment of the Thames. Photograph […]
New evidence shows air pollution may be prematurely ending the lives of 60,000 people a year and in response Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson has rebuked the Mayor’s choice to spend £28 billion on London roads, saying the city “desperately needs clean, efficient ways of getting around.” Scientists are to warn the government that air […]
28 November 2014 by sianberry
Findings from the ONS revealed an estimated 18,200 excess winter deaths occurred in England and Wales in 2013/14, Green MEP Jean Lambert who attended a march against the deaths due to fuel poverty calls for “a concerted programme of energy efficiency”. Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London today attended a march by pensioners against the […]