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9 March 2011 by sianberry
The decision by the Secretary of State for Environment to turn down Thames Wate’s proposal to build a massive 5000 acres water reservoir on productive farmland has been welcomed by London Assembly Member Darren Johnson. The proposal would have cost Thames Water’s customers £1bn and taken approximately 10 years to build (1). In 2008/9 London […]
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4 March 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party today announced the names of its candidates seeking nomination for the London Mayoral elections 2011 at a press launch outside City Hall, marking the start of serious campaigning among the three hopefuls. Shahrar Ali [1], Farid Bakht [2] and Jenny Jones [3], are all experienced campaigners and considered strong candidates within party […]
3 March 2011 by sianberry
Camden’s Green councillor Maya de Souza this week voted against the cuts budget that was pushed through by the Labour council. She also voted against amendments proposed by the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats respectively. She said that all of the proposals failed to protect essential frontline services and key facilities that could have been […]
24 February 2011 by sianberry
Camden Green Party has called for Camden council to end its mobile phone contract with Vodafone as soon as possible in reaction to the phone giant’s decision to avoid paying £6bn in taxes. It has launched a petition to support the call, and urges residents to sign it. Camden Green Party councillor Maya de Souza […]
23 February 2011 by sianberry
Lewisham’s Green councillor Darren Johnson warned today of grave consequences to local authority cuts, after councillors voted on Mayor Steve Bullock’s budget proposals at a meeting this week. As part of a package of measures designed to slash millions from council spending for 2011/12, Labour councillors voted for the closure of an Early Years Centre […]
17 February 2011 by sianberry
The Green Party is calling for normal opening hours to be resumed as soon as possible at Guy’s Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit after it received figures [1] showing "temporary" cuts in services since March 210 have lead to 3,700 fewer patients being treated, a reduction of 25%. Noel Lynch, chair of the London Green party, […]
16 February 2011 by sianberry
Responding to concerns from war veterans and visitors about toilet provision in central London on Remembrance Sunday, Darren Johnson AM has tabled a formal written question to the Mayor of London this month. The question is as follows: "Will you work with local authorities and others to ensure that public toilets in central London are […]
15 February 2011 by sianberry
Highlights of the Green Party amendment to the Mayor of London’s budget include: £13m extra funding for home energy saving £25m extra for local transport spending on cycling, walking & safer roads £10m to create a Very Low Emission Zone to tackle central London pollution £15m for more new buses to be hybrids Congestion charge […]
At a London Assembly budget meeting, Jenny Jones supported an amendment to the Mayor’s budget which includes the Metropolitan Police. The alternative budget would reverse the decision to remove 100 sergeants from Safer Neighbourhood Teams. The amendment also proposes cutting 10% from the Territorial Support Group to help finance an additional £5m to support borough […]
8 February 2011 by sianberry
A target to restore sections of London’s rivers by 2015 could be a challenge to deliver because of public sector spending cuts, the London Assembly has heard. Mayor Boris Johnson has proposed to work with partner agencies to restore 15km of London’s rivers by freeing them from concrete structures and allowing natural processes such as […]
28 January 2011 by sianberry
A petition was presented to the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) today calling for the "kettling" or containment of people at demonstrations to be banned. The petition comes after demonstrators were kettled by Metropolitan Police for up to 9 hours during a student protest against tuition fee rises on 24th November. In advance of the presentation, […]
26 January 2011 by sianberry
Green party activists are calling on the City of London (CoL) to take urgent action to help save thousands of lives a year due to soaring pollution levels – with toddlers and the elderly most at risk. [1] [2] Idling engines are identified in the CoL’s Air Quality Strategy consultation paper as a major contributor […]
20 January 2011 by sianberry
Cuts to housing benefit and homelessness services could lead to rough sleeping doubling by the end of 2012, rather than ending as the Mayor of London aims, Green London Assembly Member, Jenny Jones has warned. Cuts to housing benefits and to already-stretched homelessness services, some of which will close altogether, are likely to see the […]
14 January 2011 by sianberry
Money to plant and maintain street trees across London could be under threat because of council budget cuts, the London Assembly heard today. The Assembly’s Environment Committee heard the Mayor’s street tree scheme was on target to deliver 9,500 new trees by Spring 2011 but there are concerns about ongoing maintenance costs for local authorities […]
6 January 2011 by sianberry
Economic regeneration plans for the capital have been dealt a further blow as a new Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the Green Party reveals tens of millions of pounds allocated to London under EU programmes have been jeopardised by the Government’s decision to bar the London Development Agency (LDA) from providing the matching funds […]
23 December 2010 by sianberry
The Mayor of London has published his budget for the Greater London Authority and functional bodies 2011/12. Jenny Jones, Green Party member of the GLA said: "The Mayor has let Londoners down in this budget. First Londoners face a rise in public transport fares of 7% from January, well above inflation at a time when […]
16 December 2010 by sianberry
The London boroughs are facing a cut in the amount of money they can spend on transport projects, such as fixing potholes and redesigning the layout of local town centres. The amount given to local authorities by Transport for London (TfL) will have fallen from £169m in 2009/10 to £120m by 2013/14, under plans announced […]
15 December 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has welcomed European Parliament’s adoption of a directive setting out new EU rules on the prevention of human trafficking, but is disappointed it did not include stronger provisions for protection of victims [1]. The goal of the directive [2], which represents the first substantive criminal law measure to […]
In response to the decision of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to allow the building of 180 luxury flats on Crystal Palace Park to fund its restoration, Darren Johnson, London Assembly Member, commented: "This is a disastrous and short-sighted decision. If the building of luxury flats on Crystal Palace Park goes […]
10 December 2010 by sianberry
The government is "abdicating responsibility to tackle violence perpetrated by members of the police service", said the Green Party today. After Caroline Lucas MP posed questions about the home secretary’s stance on the "kettling" tactic and the alleged use of mounted police to charge a peaceful crowd, the Greens said the home secretary’s replies indicated […]
6 December 2010 by sianberry
Tower Hamlets Green Party has announced it is putting forward community health professional and campaigner Maggie Crosbie [1] as its candidate for the 16th December by-election in Banglatown and Spitalfields. Maggie Crosbie, a mother of two, known locally for her tireless work to improve the lives of disadvantaged families and young people in some of […]
3 December 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, is helping launch the Camden and Islington Green Party’s Walk King’s Cross campaign today Friday 3 December [1]. The campaign is calling for the roads around the station to be made more pedestrian-friendly and safer for all users. Jean, whose office is in the area on Gray’s Inn […]
1 December 2010 by sianberry
As protests and occupations against rising tuition fees escalate across the country, Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones, who supported yesterday’s Whitehall student protests, calls on the Met Police to end its use of kettling, stating the tactic amounts to "false imprisonment" and should be made "illegal". Jenny Jones, in adopting a new and tougher […]
30 November 2010 by sianberry
Letter from Jenny Jones to protesters at student tuition fees demos of 24th November: I am a member of the London Assembly and hold the Mayor to account in areas such as transport, London’s environment and policing. I was at the student demonstrations against tuition fee increases in Whitehall on the 24th November and have […]