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5 October 2011 by sianberry
Caroline Allen, Islington vet and Green Party candidate for the London Assembly, is taking the campaign for safer speed limits on main roads in Islington to the council. On Thursday 6 October, Caroline will deliver a petition signed by Islington residents calling for 20mph speed limits on Essex and New North Roads to the council […]
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Jenny Jones, London Assembly member and Green Party Mayoral Election candidate, has pledged support for the New West End Company’s proposal to pedestrianise central London streets on certain days of the year. 1. Jones said: "This is exactly the sort of idea the Green Party will get behind: supporting businesses, helping Londoners move around easily, […]
4 October 2011 by sianberry
The links between Boris Johnson and the Tory government have failed to improve the lot of Londoners, Jenny Jones, Green Party mayoral candidate said today. Jones, former Deputy Mayor of London and the Greens’ Mayoral candidate made the comments ahead of Johnson’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Liverpool. Jones said: "The Mayor has […]
3 October 2011 by sianberry
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, has written to the UK’s top private sector companies urging them to commit to paying a Living Wage to all employees, a move which could potentially lift hundreds of thousands of low paid staff out of working poverty {1}. It is estimated that there are some 3.5 million people […]
30 September 2011 by sianberry
The Mayor of London has under-spent his cycling budget over the last three years by a total of £80m, according to figures prepared by Jenny Jones. Each time, the money has been rolled over into and included within, the cycling budget for the following year. 2011 was the third year of mayoral press releases claiming […]
The European Parliament has today passed a resolution calling upon the Commission to ensure sexual orientation and gender identity rights are fully upheld across EU Member States, including the right to freedom of expression and the right to non-discrimination. MEPs also called upon the Commission to produce a comprehensive ‘roadmap’ against homophobia and discrimination on […]
27 September 2011 by sianberry
The Mayor of London’s announcement to build a ‘spectacular kilometre long floating river walk along the north bank of the River Thames in time for summer 2012′ is in question following a press investigation into the financial credibility of Venus Group, the backers of the £60m walkway. London Assembly Member Darren Johnson has sought clarification […]
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert has lent her support to an EU-wide campaign seeking to bring an end to the long distance transportation of farmed animals. The 8hours campaign, led by Dan Jørgenson, Danish MEP and vice chairman of the European Parliament’s Intergroup for Animal Welfare, is calling for an eight hour limit on […]
22 September 2011 by sianberry
There was cross party support for Darren Johnson’s proposal to the Assembly’s Business Committee that the lowest paid staff at City Hall should receive a 4% pay increase. The Head of Paid Service is recommending a 2% increase, following a pay freeze last year. The Mayor has yet to give a view, but supported last […]
21 September 2011 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, has spoken out against the scheduled execution of US citizen Troy Davis which is due to take place today at 7pm, local time (00:00 GMT). Jean, a member of the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee, said: "Even as a staunch opponent to the use of the death penalty, this […]
Darren Johnson is concerned that the Lane Rental scheme being put forward by the Mayor of London will lead to an increase in road works being carried out at weekends and at night in residential areas. The Mayor recently stated that the "Lane Rental Scheme has been designed to encourage more off-peak working, including weekends and […]
Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, will welcome the launch of the East London Green Jobs Alliance, a new grassroots coalition of trade unions, NGOs and community organisations working together to create green and decent jobs for East London citizens, at its inaugural evening in Hackney on Thursday 22nd September. Starting within the five boroughs […]
Jenny Jones, member the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) and Green London Assembly member, today welcomed the news that the Met Police has withdrawn its application, using the Official Secrets Act, to make Guardian reporters disclose their sources for articles relating to the phone hacking of murder victim Milly Dowler. Jenny Jones said: "I am delighted […]
19 September 2011 by sianberry
In response to the Metropolitan Police seeking a court order under the Official Secrets Act to make Guardian reporters disclose their confidential sources about the phone-hacking scandal, Jenny Jones, Green member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "Journalists should be congratulated for exposing the phone hacking story, rather than being hounded, questioned and criminalised by […]
16 September 2011 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, London assembly member and Mayoral candidate for the Green Party, today welcomed the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s response to her concerns about the current stop and search approach. Jenny, who sits on the Metropolitan Police Authority, has long argued for a change to stop and search procedures. She pressed new Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe […]
15 September 2011 by sianberry
London Assembly Member and Brockley councillor Darren Johnson spoke out this week about the DSEi [1] arms fair taking place at the ExCel Centre in the Docklands, and called upon Londoners to voice their opposition to UK arms sales to despotic regimes like Libya by lobbying MPs. Darren said: "I’m appalled that yet again, London […]
14 September 2011 by sianberry
Within just days of being selected as the Green Party’s City and East 2012 London Assembly elections candidate [1], Chris Smith, has stepped into the row over the DSEi [2] international arms fair due to open today (13th September) by calling on Newham’s mayor, Sir Robin Wales, to denounce the event and put an end […]
12 September 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party’s autumn conference has voted to work for the abolition of the City of London Corporation. This would include the special statuses the City of London Corporation enjoys, including its special status under freedom of information legislation, [1] and its right to demand meetings with democratic institutions and the monarchy. [2] Green Party […]
9 September 2011 by sianberry
Jenny Jones AM has called on the Mayor of London to lobby the Government to safeguard essential pan-London homelessness services and reverse housing benefit cuts in light of figures published today that show a 15% rise in the number of people accepted by councils as homeless in London from April to June this year compared […]
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, will demand the introduction of Living Wages for low paid workers across the country at a special event hosted by the Public and Commercial Services Union at the Green Party’s autumn conference on Friday. Campaigners from PCS and JustPay!, the national campaign for Living Wage standards at FTSE […]
1 September 2011 by sianberry
Commenting on the Mayor’s initial proposals for a revised Housing Strategy, published today for consultation with the London Assembly, Jenny Jones said: "The Mayor’s proposals will only see the housing crisis get worse. He knows he can’t build enough homes to make ownership any more affordable, nor can he deliver secure social housing for the […]
30 August 2011 by sianberry
The Greens’ bid to reclaim a council seat in the September 15th Highgate by-election has received fresh impetus with the backing of Brighton Greens and, in particular, city councillor Alex Phillips who canvassed the ward with a mini army of members from across the capital over the weekend. Ms Phillips, who was a leading member […]
18 August 2011 by sianberry
In a surprise move, which is likely to send shockwaves across Camden politics, the Green Party has chosen former Liberal Democrat councillor and Camden Eco Champion, Alexis Rowell, as their candidate for the Highgate by-election on Thursday 15th September. Alexis was a leading Lib Dem councillor in Camden from 2006 to 2010, and is widely […]
17 August 2011 by sianberry
This evening (August 17) Green London Assembly member and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), Jenny Jones, will join a panel of experts, people known and respected by the Tottenham community for their knowledge and understanding of local issues, to offer support and join in efforts to find solutions to the crisis affecting young […]