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24 November 2008 by sianberry
The Green Party welcomes Boris Johnson’s statement on the possibility of an earned amnesty for irregular migrants. Such a move is long overdue, would assist the economy and protect the most vulnerable. The forced repatriation of the tens of thousands of irregular migrant workers is not only unfeasible it would squander the opportunities that such […]
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Ahead of today’s pre-budget report announcement, Darren Johnson commented: "Cutting taxes to spark a consumer spending boom is short term thinking in the extreme. It will simply ship money abroad, as most consumer goods are imported, rather than supporting jobs in London and the UK. It also represents a return to the vicious cycles of […]
21 November 2008 by sianberry
Responding to the news that two former Green Party members have been reported as being linked to the BNP, London Green MEP and equal rights campaigner Jean Lambert, who is a well-known and outspoken voice against racism, said: "Let there be no doubt that the Green Party stands firmly against both racism and anti-Semitism. The […]
20 November 2008 by sianberry
Jenny Jones has commented on the London Mayor’s annual allocation of money from the Transport for London (TfL) budget, to the boroughs. A cut in the planned budget for borough spending on cycling, follows the dropping of London Cycle Network plus (LCN+) from the TfL financial plan. "The mayor has cut £10m off the budget […]
Assembly Members have unanimously welcomed the Mayor’s initiative to encourage Londoners to grow their own and enjoy food fresh from their gardens or allotments. To boost opportunities for Londoners to grow their own food, the London Assembly has urged the Mayor to revise his London Plan in order to protect existing open spaces from development […]
19 November 2008 by sianberry
Responding to the announcement that there will be new laws making it illegal to pay for sex with a woman controlled by a pimp or trafficked, Jenny Jones, said "This change in the law aims to protect women from exploitation, but it is completely undermined by the closure of the Metropolitan Police’s trafficking unit. The […]
Responding to the London mayor’s letter to local authorities regarding road humps, Jenny Jones said: "While not my favourite option, speed bumps have been an extremely effective, and relatively cheap, way of reducing road deaths and casualties. It would be very rash for a local authority to decide never to use them again and the […]
Green Party Euro candidate Joseph Healy will be making LGBT History Month (1) a central plank of his 2009 Euro election campaign, promising to continue the Green Party’s long standing support for LGBT equal rights issues in the European Union. Dr. Healy will be attending the LGBT History Month pre-launch today (2). The event, which […]
The Mayor’s decision to abandon the redevelopment of Parliament Square came under criticism from the London Assembly today. Assembly Members agreed a motion expressing serious concern about thedecision and called on the Mayor to reconsider. The redevelopment of Parliament Square would have improved pedestrian safety and access to Parliament Square. The motion also called […]
18 November 2008 by sianberry
Tomorrow Jenny Jones will call on the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games to make public a recent review into the possible cost savings of moving the basketball, equestrian, and shooting Olympic events from temporary to existing permanent venues. The review, carried out by KPMG, only covered three out of eight temporary venues. "Given […]
Members of the London Assembly’s Transport Committee today visited Portsmouth to assess how effectively the 20mph limit introduced on all residential streets is improving road safety in the seaside city. Today’s site visit gave Members the chance to gather evidence from Portsmouth City Council for the Transport Committee’s investigation into 20mph zones in London. To […]
12 November 2008 by sianberry
Despite a massive increase in the number of Londoners unable to afford to adequately heat their homes this winter, the Mayor is failing to publicise the assistance available to help residents insulate their houses, according to London Assembly member Darren Johnson. New figures indicate that more than one in five households in London will […]
The London Assembly has called on Boris Johnson to urge all boroughs to support the Fairtrade campaign. Members agreed1 a motion congratulating the 20 London boroughs that have already achieved Fairtrade Borough status and welcomed the capital’s achievement of Fairtrade City status. However, the Assembly called on the Mayor to encourage the remaining 13 London […]
10 November 2008 by sianberry
Jenny Jones will question London’s Mayor on Wednesday about the case for providing more airport capacity in and around London, in the light of new figures showing that a significant proportion of passengers at Heathrow only use the airport to transfer between international flights, with little or no economic benefit to the UK. Analysis of […]
The Green Party is launching its campaign for the 2009 European elections on Monday 10th November with a series of pledges to create thousands of new green-collar jobs in new green industries. The UK has more than 40% of Europe’s wind resources and, off our shores, marine energy from waves and tides could generate up […]
Jenny Jones will be seeking answers from London’s Mayor on the details of the pay off agreement with Sir Ian Blair, and whether it represents good value for money for Londoners. It has been reported that the outgoing commissioner will receive the remaining value of his contract in a £295,000 lump sum, on top of […]
7 November 2008 by sianberry
New recycling figures released yesterday have revealed that recycling in London is slowly improving, but we’re still lagging way behind other English regions. In London households recycle 26 per cent of their waste, compared to 42 per cent in the East Midlands and 41 per cent in the East of England. The average regional recycling […]
Darren Johnson will use next weeks Mayor’s Question Time to interrogate the Mayor as to why his new transport plan includes above inflation increases in the average fare for each journey, despite the cancellation of a number of important public transport schemes. At the same time as cancelling six major public transport schemes and […]
6 November 2008 by sianberry
While welcoming the cancellation of the Thames Gateway six lane road Bridge, Darren Johnson will use next weeks Mayor’s Question Time to interrogate the Mayor on the cancellation of a number of important public transport schemes in London. The Mayor today cancelled proposals for an Oxford Street Tram, East London Transit, Greenwich Waterfront Transit, Docklands […]
5 November 2008 by sianberry
Commenting on today’s European Parliament Employment Committee second reading vote (1) on the proposed Working Time Directive, Jean Lambert, London Green MEP and member of the committee, said: "I am very pleased that MEPs have today shown their commitment to ending opt-outs from the Working Time Directive, meaning there would be no exception for the […]
Jenny Jones has responded to the London Mayor’s document: ‘Way to go!’, She said: "This document aims to outline the London Mayor’s future priorities for spending a £36 billion budget. It is good journalism, but poor policy making. I welcome the fact that he has pledged to continue with a set of transport projects which […]
The Transport for London Board today agreed to abolish the mid year inspections for black cabs. Figures released by Jenny Jones show that 2,389 black cabs failed pollution tests during the first round of mid year inspections. A further 513 were failed for brakes and 591 for suspension. Black cabs emit particulates, such as PM10s, […]
3 November 2008 by sianberry
Whilst cautiously welcoming the Mayor of London’s proposal to tackle youth offending, Jenny Jones has called for tough, productive community service sentences before any imprisonment of young Londoners. This morning the Mayor announced that he is working with Government on a scheme to send young first time offenders to a dedicated jail away from the […]
23 October 2008 by sianberry
A new investigation will look at how effective 20mph zones have been in making London’s roads – the scene of more than 28,000 casualties last year – safer for pedestrians and cyclists. London boroughs and Transport for London (TfL) have the power to set speed limits of 20mph on residential streets, and between them have […]