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13 March 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, will join the call to halt the development of the controversial Ilisu Dam at a demonstration organised by the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) in London on Monday, March 15. KHRP and supporters will deliver a signed letter to the headquarters of Turkish bank AKBANK, who, together with […]
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10 March 2010 by sianberry
Responding to the announcement that the Mayor has cut the budget for car club funding from £1m to £500,000 for 2010/11, Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, said: "This cut in funding is disappointing news. Car club membership offers real financial benefits to Londoners, especially in times of recession, and now is […]
4 March 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, and the European Parliament’s youngest MEP, Emilie Turunen, will meet with the Young Mayor of Lewisham on Friday, before travelling to Westminster to discuss Emilie’s draft report on Youth Unemployment in the EU with a group of experts on the issue. Over 5.5 million young people in the EU […]
2 March 2010 by sianberry
London Green Party is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Shahrar Ali, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Brent Central. In a concise paperback, commissioned by Biteback publishers ahead of the general election, Shahrar Ali introduces Green Party politics to the general reader. The series of Why Vote books includes titles for […]
1 March 2010 by sianberry
A trailblazing contract raising workers above poverty wages takes effect this week, prompting celebrations by the Green councillors who campaigned for it. From 1 March grounds maintenance workers in Lewisham’s parks will be paid at least £7.60 an hour, lifting them out of the poverty pay trap. It represents the first step in a fundamental […]
17 February 2010 by sianberry
Johnson:"Unless the Mayor provides a clear plan of action, the boroughs that have the worst recycling rates will be hit hardest" The targets for household recycling proposed by the London Mayor in his new draft Municipal Waste Strategy fall well short of those recommended in January 2010 by a Parliamentary Select Committee. Whereas the Select […]
9 February 2010 by sianberry
Johnson: "The current Mayor is relying too heavily on government action, and shying away from making cuts himself". Today the Mayor launched the public consultation of his climate change adaptation strategy, asking for the feedback on what London can do to cope with more extreme weather. However, Darren Johnson is concerned that the focus […]
8 February 2010 by sianberry
In response to today’s news that the police may designate every train and Underground station in the UK as a security zone under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Green Party’s Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the MPA, Jenny Jones AM comments: "The police […]
29 January 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party in Tower Hamlets has announced that local anti-war campaigner, Farid Bakht, will be the party’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency of Bow and Bethnal Green in this year’s General Election. Mr Bakht, who has been running successful small businesses in Whitechapel and Brick Lane for the past twelve years, says: "Only Green […]
27 January 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party’s Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), Jenny Jones AM, comments on Boris Johnson’s announcement that he is stepping down as chair. Jenny Jones says: "The Mayor made a clear commitment to Londoners in his election manifesto to personally take charge of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA). Those […]
Reacting to the news that Boris Johnson is stepping down as the chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), the Green Party’s Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the MPA, Jenny Jones said: "The Mayor made a clear commitment to Londoners in his election manifesto to personally take charge of the Police Authority. He has […]
25 January 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for Dulwich and West Norwood, Shane Collins, presented Reverend Al Sharpton with a Brixton Pound at the Operation Black Vote ‘Register to Vote’ meeting on Thursday 21st January at Friends Meeting House in Euston. Shane Collins said: "The Reverend Sharpton comes from Harlem, the spiritual home of Marcus Garvey. His […]
19 January 2010 by sianberry
New Government research to be released today has shown that 180,000 homes have been built on back gardens in the past five years. It picks out the London suburbs as a hot-spot of garden grabbing. "Having consistently raised this issue in recent years, I was pleased to see the Mayor finally put a clear statement […]
15 January 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party are the most likely contenders to challenge Labour in Lewisham Deptford at the upcoming general election, according to bookmakers. Betting chain Ladbrokes are offering odds of 12/1 on Green candidate Darren Johnson snatching the seat from sitting MP and current favourite, Labour’s Joan Ruddock. At the last general election, the Greens were […]
14 January 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party’s General Election candidate for Vauxhall, Joseph Healy, has been named as the first candidate to support the campaign by Carer Watch to restore the right to unconditional benefits for people diagnosed with serious and enduring illness, some with just months left to live. Following the introduction of the Welfare Reform Act last […]
12 January 2010 by sianberry
London’s Green MEP, Jean Lambert, spoke at a demonstration outside the US embassy in London yesterday – 11th January – the eighth anniversary of the opening of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. (1) She has also submitted a parliamentary written question asking the European Commission to clarify what steps have been taken by Member […]
8 January 2010 by sianberry
Londoners are being urged to make buying local produce one of their New Year’s resolutions, as a new report calls for changes to the planning system to exploit the capital’s potential to become more self-sufficient. ‘Cultivating the Capital: Food growing and the planning system in London'[1], by the London Assembly’s Planning and Housing Committee, highlights the need […]
5 January 2010 by sianberry
Lewisham councillor and Chair of the London Assembly, Darren Johnson, will be aiming to freeze bus fares when he seeks to amend the Mayor’s draft budget. The £75m that the Mayor is raising from the 12% bus fare increase would instead be raised mostly from motorists, with the reinstatement of the £25 emissions charge on […]
17 December 2009 by sianberry
Reacting to the news that tube upgrade works are under threat, as Tube Lines, the public private partnership (PPP) responsible for the work, faces a £1.5 billion funding shortfall, Green Party Member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, said: "Tube Lines staggered on after Metronet collapsed, but it is now clearly seen as part of the […]
11 December 2009 by sianberry
Lewisham councillor and Chair of the London Assembly, Darren Johnson, will be aiming to freeze bus fares when he seeks to amend the Mayor’s draft budget which is published today (11th December). The £75m the Mayor is raising from the 12% bus fare increase will instead come mostly from motorists, with the reinstatement of the £25 […]
9 December 2009 by sianberry
Main Hall, Hornsey Vale Community Centre, 60 Mayfield Road, Stroud Green, Haringey Sunday 13th December 2009 from 3pm to 6.30pm Justice and Human Rights MEP of the year 2005, and London Green MEP, Jean Lambert, is to attend an Amnesty International Greetings Card signing event at Hornsey Vale Community Centre in Haringey to highlight the plight of […]
3 December 2009 by sianberry
Haringey Green Party’s local election campaign has received a significant boost with the news that recently elected national party Chair, Jayne Forbes, is to join Stroud Green ward candidates Anna Bragga and Sarah Cope forming an all-female slate. The duo welcomed the news seeing the move as a natural progression for their increasingly high profile campaign […]
1 December 2009 by sianberry
The European Commission has revealed that it is deciding whether it will take further legal action against the UK over plans to meet EU air quality standards in London. The UK missed its deadline this year for tackling high levels of harmful airborne particles (PM10) and has submitted an application for a delay until 2011. […]
London Green Party will be launching its campaign and manifesto for the London borough elections at the northern side of the Millennium Bridge on Tuesday 16 April. Darren Johnson, Leader of the Greens on the London Assembly said: "Decent local services are at the heart of the Green Party’s vision of strong local communities. Local […]