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14 October 2010 by sianberry
In response to questioning by Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson at today’s Mayor’s Questions, Boris Johnson said he was considering an inner London Very Low Emission Zone, perhaps based upon the congestion charge area. If applied to black cabs, it could restrict over half of the London taxi fleet from travelling into central London, without […]
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11 October 2010 by sianberry
The Mayor’s draft plan for reducing London’s carbon emissions by 60% over the next fifteen years is out for public consultation. Darren Johnson has set out the key questions that need to be answered: 1)Taking responsibility – will the Mayor take more responsibility for reducing London’s CO2 emissions, having pledged less than half the previous […]
7 October 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London and local Waltham Forest resident, will speak out against the "savage cuts" to public spending at a rally in Stratford tonight [1]. Jean, a former teacher, said: "This week we have seen the Conservatives continue their war against the so-called "idle", with caps on family welfare benefits and […]
The Green Party has announced its backing for the national demonstration against racism, fascism and Islamophobia on Saturday 6th November in London. The party has added its name to the statement backing the demo called by Unite Against Facism (UAF), backed by the TUC, the Muslim Council of Britain and a range of trade union […]
6 October 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party’s candidate campaigning to become the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, Alan Duffell, has hit out at the decision to divert the London 2012 marathons from the East End to Central London. Alan Duffell is reported in this week’s East End Advertiser saying it is an "insult" to take the marathon […]
3 October 2010 by sianberry
Lewisham Green Party has chosen former Ladywell councillor Ute Michel to be their candidate in their by-election on the 4th of November. After the resignation of one of the newly elected Labour councillors for Ladywell ward, the by-election will be a chance for the Greens to regain one […]
29 September 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, is today supporting her fellow MEPs from the Greens/EFA group [1] as they take to the streets in the in the Euro-demonstration against austerity measures in Brussels today, as part of the wider European Day of Action. The Greens will join with workers from across Europe to protest […]
In response to news that University College London has agreed to pay its cleaners the London Living Wage in future contracts. Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, who spoke at the rally held at UCL yesterday told those present, "I congratulate UCL students and workers on their tremendous victory in getting UCL to pay […]
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has called on the UK Government to do more to help the thousands of carers living in poverty and the many more who are at risk at sliding into financial hardship and social exclusion [1]. Jean, who opened a meeting of the European Parliament Interest Group on Carers […]
23 September 2010 by sianberry
The UK’s Green Euro-MPs today welcomed European Parliament’s adoption of legislation creating EU financial supervisory authorities and a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) with "real teeth". Notably, the supervisory bodies (for Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities and Markets) and the ESRB will have more powers than originally foreseen by Council and Commission. Jean Lambert, the Green […]
22 September 2010 by sianberry
Recent data (table below) obtained by Green Party Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, reveal that ten London councils do not yet provide any separate food waste collection for residents, resulting in food waste being mixed with general waste and sent for incineration or to landfill. Thirteen councils provided more than half of their households with either […]
20 September 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party has selected Alan Duffell as the candidate for the Mayor of Tower Hamlets election due to be held on Thursday 21 October 2010. Alan is an active and engaged member of the local Green Party, having stood as a candidate in this year’s local elections and contributed to the general election campaign […]
16 September 2010 by sianberry
Green Party Assembly member, Jenny Jones, has discovered that a large number of borough councils have raised concerns over the Mayor’s plans to remove some pedestrian lights across London. Most of the boroughs who responded to Jenny’s request for information do not yet have plans for consulting local people and some expressed surprise at the […]
9 September 2010 by sianberry
Outer London boroughs could use green spaces such as parks and playing fields to help reduce flooding risk in the capital, the London Assembly heard yesterday. The Assembly’s Environment Committee is currently investigating river and surface water flooding in London; it is estimated that in the capital around 100,000 properties are at risk from river […]
7 September 2010 by sianberry
In response to news that Thames Water could charge the average household an additional £65 on their water bill to pay for the Supersewer, Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, said: "The super sewer is a vital piece of infrastructure to prevent the discharge of raw sewage into the Thames. At least fifty times […]
26 August 2010 by sianberry
A video looking at the promises to deliver high animal welfare standards in the Food Strategy for the London 2012 Games and how they compare to the current sourcing standards for chicken has been produced by London Assembly Member Jenny Jones. According to the Games Food Strategy most of the thirty one tonnes of poultry […]
18 August 2010 by sianberry
The London Federation of Green Parties [1], the decision-making body representing Greens in London, today announced its support for the Keep the Post Public Coalition, showing its continued commitment to fighting Post Office closures. London Federation of Green Parties Co-ordinator, Noel Lynch, said: "We believe the Royal Mail provides a vital public service. We are […]
16 August 2010 by sianberry
An exit poll undertaken by London-based newspaper, the Australian Times, shows the Australian Greens coming close to outpolling both the major parties ahead of this Saturday’s election. Voting at Australia House commenced last Monday and will conclude Friday evening at 10pm. The exit poll shows the Greens’ support at 32%, with Labour on 33% and […]
30 July 2010 by sianberry
St Modwen’s, the developer that planned to redevelop Queen’s Market in Newham, has withdrawn. The 100 year old market was threatened over a several year period with major redevelopment. The Market had approximately 150 stalls, 49 shops and 18 kiosks. Green Party London Assembly Member, Jenny Jones, said: "This is a great victory for the […]
22 July 2010 by sianberry
Five years to the day after the fatal shooting of an innocent Brazilian man at Stockwell underground, leading Greens renew their call for the abolition of the shoot-to-kill option under Kratos. Shahrar Ali, lead author of the Greens’ 2008 GLA manifesto said: "Five years on, we still do not have public consent for the use […]
19 July 2010 by sianberry
The London Mayor under spent his cycling budget by £54m last year and £10m the year before that, according to figures collated by Green Party member of the Greater London Assembly, Darren Johnson. The London Mayor and Transport for London have issued press releases announcing "record" levels of investment in cycling this year and in […]
14 July 2010 by sianberry
At the Mayor’s Question Time today, 14th July, Green Party Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, asked the Mayor whether he supports the Prime Minister’s proposal that no public sector worker will earn more than 20 times the lowest paid person in their organisation. The response from the Mayor was an unequivocal ‘yes’, setting a new standard […]
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has welcomed the European Parliament’s overwhelming support for a report calling for strong initiatives to promote youth access to the labour market. The report, which was produced by Emilie Turunen MEP for the Employment and Social Affairs Committee and voted on last week, also calls for strengthening of […]
9 July 2010 by sianberry
The Government has announced £450m of cuts to housing in 2010/11, which will threaten funding for 1,452 new homes in London. Of those, 186 would be homes for low cost ownership, 142 would be housing association homes for social rent and 194 would be new council homes. The Mayor said at a Big Society event […]