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4 April 2014 by sianberry
Founder of the campaign group Clean Air in London, Green MEP Jean Lambert, calls for arguments over whose fault the latest smog episode is to cease and instead for “concrete measures to reduce the number of pollutants emitted” to be taken. As London remains shrouded in air pollution, the capital’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has […]
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Green MEP Jean Lambert calls for the EU to adopt tougher targets on climate change to tackle EU unemployment, which currently stands at 26 million. Jean Lambert calls for a Green step forward, which would create new jobs to meet the stricter climate change targets and a reduction in Europe’s reliance on Russian gas. As […]
RACISM is on the rise, says the London Green Party and the London Young Greens, who are co-hosting a day of action to address the rising tide of xenophobia on the airwaves and across the capital. Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett will open the event, which will also feature speeches from leading left-wing commentators Owen […]
AS LONDON remains shrouded in air pollution, the capital’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has called for longer-term thinking – and EU co-operation – to prevent future smog episodes. “We need to get people out of their cars – and onto clean public transport, bicycles, as well as boosting the number of journeys made on foot […]
Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett joins Mayoral Candidate Chris Smith to launch ‘Give Green a Go’, the Greens’ manifesto for Tower Hamlets. Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, was on hand to help Chris Smith, Tower Hamlets’ Mayoral Candidate, unveil his manifesto on Brick Lane today. Smith’s manifesto covers three […]
Responding to the new that the Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman is under investigation into claims of fraud, Tower Hamlets Green Party Mayoral candidate Chris Smith said: “The community of Tower Hamlets deserves to see a full and thorough investigation into this matter – only that way can we ensure residents are provided with the […]
3 April 2014 by sianberry
Green MEP Jean Lambert is delighted by European backing which will “hopefully ensure a level playing field for all online services and users” Euro-MPs have today backed a series of amendments to proposed rules on electronic communications to ensure ‘net neutrality’. They have backed Green proposals to ensure that Internet access can’t just be provided […]
Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls for the Mayor to “take responsibility for getting London’s road network fit for cycling” Despite six major injuries or fatalities between 2008 and 2012 the TfL decided to cancel the safety overhaul on this junction. Darren Johnson AM has responded to the news of a cycling fatality in […]
Green MEP Jean Lambert is pleased by the EU funded project aiming to educate 150,000 young people in Pakistan. London’s Green Euro-MP Jean Lambert has welcomed an EU funded project which will bring literacy, numeracy and vocational training to more than 150,000 young people in Pakistan. Speaking at the launch of a Brussels exhibition showcasing […]
2 April 2014 by sianberry
“Rather than solving the problem the Mayor seems intent on making the problem worse” says Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones as DEFRA warns of ‘high levels’ of pollution spreading across England. Jenny’s response to DEFRA’s warning comes on the same day the London Green Party launches #smogselfie. Photograph courtesy of Clare Phipps. Responding to […]