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20 February 2008 by sianberry
London MEP, Jean Lambert, welcomed Yen Nyeya from GHARWEG, the Southwark-based refugee welfare organisation, to the European Parliament this week to discuss how best to adapt to demographic change in the UK and across Europe. The group, which offers advice, training and careers guidance to refugees and asylum-seekers, took part in a conference organised by […]
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19 February 2008 by sianberry
Lewisham Deputy Young Mayor Naz Ramadan and Luziane Tchiegue-Nouta, the former position holder, attended the Green Party spring conference in Reading this weekend to discuss how to involve young people in politics. They were joined in the debate by Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, and Darren Johnson, Leader of the Lewisham Green Councillors. The […]
18 February 2008 by sianberry
Students from South Thames College visited the European Parliament in Brussels last week to find out about politics and decision-making in Europe as part of a trip sponsored by their London Green representative Jean Lambert MEP. The youngsters, aged between 16 and 18, enjoyed a tour of the Parliament building, before discussing life in Brussels […]
14 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry has unveiled her plans for cheaper, safer and more convenient transport in London, including a 20p cut in fares and a 20mph default speed limit. The transport manifesto, entitled "20-20 Vision for London" will also pledge free bikes across the city, a huge expansion in car clubs, car-free Sundays for West End shopping, […]
13 February 2008 by sianberry
Following the European Commission’s presentation of far-reaching proposals for an EU border management system, UK Green MEP Jean Lambert has sounded a warning that the proposals would compromise civil liberties without any proof that they will achieve their goals. Jean Lambert stated: "With the proposed border management system, the Commission is looking to batten down […]
12 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry was at the Ken Livingstone’s press conference at City Hall this morning to hear the current Mayor confirm the success of her campaign for a variable congestion charge based on emissions. Cleaner cars in VED tax bands A and B will now receive a 100% discount on the current rate of £8, and […]
10 February 2008 by sianberry
Siân Berry, the Green Mayor of London candidate, has hit out at Boris Johnson’s scheme to construct a new island airport in the Thames. She pledged instead to use the estuary to provide cheap, clean energy for London, and to replace the failing City Airport with a Green Industry Park and affordable housing. Siân drew […]
8 February 2008 by sianberry
On her return from Gaza, Jean Lambert MEP will voice her objection to the current siege at 10 Downing Street, at a protest organised by Palestinian solidarity groups. The action, which will take place from 4-6pm on Saturday 9th February, follows a week-long fact-finding mission to the troubled region with a cross-party group from the […]
Tackling climate change holds many opportunities for trade unionists: moving towards a zero carbon Britain will create many more jobs. Three senior Green Party spokespeople will take to the stage at the trade union climate conference taking place tomorrow, Saturday 8th February 2008, from 10:00am at the University of London Union. Principal Speakers Caroline Lucas […]
7 February 2008 by sianberry
New figures show that Londoners are in desperate need of the Low Emission Zone to save them from worsening air quality, according to figures released by Darren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly. The number of monitoring stations in London recording excessive daily levels of PM10 air pollution has risen from one […]
4 February 2008 by sianberry
The call made by Sir Mark Moody Stuart, former Chairman of Shell, for the EU to ban the sale of cars that do less than 35 miles to the gallon, is being supported by Jenny Jones, a Green Party Member of the London Assembly.The move would force car manufacturers to improve the efficiency of many […]
Jenny Jones, a Green Party Member of the London Assembly, today asked the Mayor how he was able to justify 45 times more policing resources for the Olympics than for gun crime and gang culture.Extra policing resources for counter-terrorism, Olympics and security in the capital, has been allocated 900 extra officers, while tackling gun crime […]
1 February 2008 by sianberry
Labour made a manifesto commitment to reviewing the electoral system in 2001 and there have been many failed attempts to start the ball rolling. Seven years later we are presented with the review and the response from campaigners has generally been quite positive. It’s seen as being a fairly even-handed, comprehensive review of the voting […]
31 January 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP, will address the AGE UK event at the UK European Parliament office on Friday 1 February to explore why the 2009 elections will be important for the well-being of older people. Many organizations representing older people are intending to attend the event including Age Concern England, The Greater London Forum […]
Most car dealerships are breaking the law by failing to display fuel economy and carbon emissions data, spot “citizen’s inspections” by the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s have found. The campaign, founded by Blake Ludwig and Green Mayor candidate Siân Berry, has given the offending showrooms a week to comply with the law or face a […]
30 January 2008 by sianberry
London MEP, Jean Lambert, was in Hillingdon this week for an interview with Year 7 pupils at Mellow Lane School (photo attached). The students are taking part in the Newsday 2008 competition from the Guardian as part of a project to teach young people about working in the media. The contest intends to give students […]
29 January 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, will be taking part in a fact-finding mission to Israel and Palestine from 2-7 February 2008, with a cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament. The purpose of the visit is to assess the current situation in the region and look at steps that might be taken to […]
27 January 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP will be interviewed by school children from the City of London Academy in Bermondsey in a unique Question Time event as part of their project on the urban environment. The youngsters will be grilling the London Green parliamentarian about Europe, the environment and how young people can help change the world at […]
22 January 2008 by sianberry
London could see burglaries halved under a Green Mayor with Siân Berry’s plan to provide Safer Neighbourhood Team patrols round-the-clock. A pilot in Fulham cut the rate of residential burglaries by 52% , and the Greens argue that officers should be diverted from less vital areas to improve street-level policing. Siân said: "If we’re serious […]
A new poll commissioned by the GLA has shown that Siân Berry’s priority of making city life more affordable is Londoners’ number one demand. More than eight out of ten say that the cost of housing is a problem affecting their quality of life. As Mayor, Siân will use planning rules to increase the availability […]
Responding to today’s announcement by the Government that a new generation of nuclear power stations has been given the go-ahead, Darren Johnson, a Green Party Member of the London Assembly, commented:”This was an unfair consultation, which has come to the wrong conclusion by assuming that nuclear power is the solution to the problem of climate […]
The Green campaign for this May’s GLA elections is celebrating Mayor of London candidate Siân Berry’s strong showing in today’s YouGov/Evening Standard poll of 533 influential Londoners, which ends any suggestion that Siân can be considered a fringe candidate. Siân won the second votes of over a quarter of the opinion-formers, beating both Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson, and leaving "Others" trailing […]
The International Olympic Committee is being called on to investigate whether London is failing on a key condition of hosting the Olympics.The Host City Contract requires London to comply with environmental law as it prepares for and hosts the 2012 Games. However, London has exceeded EU limits on air pollution since air quality measurements began […]
The Assembly passed a motion setting out a four-point action plan for central government that would help London achieve a sixty per centcut in CO2 emissions by 2025. Proposer Darren Johnson said: “I am delighted the Assembly backed this motion, which recognises that London is leading the way on climate change despite the lack of […]