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6 February 2004 by sianberry
The Mayor has refused to dissuade Tilfen Land Ltd from developing on this precious area of rare grazing marsh. Darren Johnson and Noel Lynch, Green Party Group members of the London Assembly, tabled formal questions to the Mayor. In the Mayor’s written response he has: · stated he was not willing to convene a meeting […]
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4 February 2004 by sianberry
Campaigners argue that the marbles should be returned to their rightful home in Greece. They were removed from the Parthenon in Athens by Lord Elgin in the early 1800’s and are currently on display at the British Museum. Noel Lynch said, “The marbles represent the atrocities of imperialism. It is wrong for England to keep […]
"Londoners alone use one billion plastic bags a year, many of which are burnt, releasing toxic fumes or else they end up in landfill sites. We need to look for alternatives before we are buried under a mountain of bags," said Noel. As well as calling for people to use alternative such as re-usable bags, […]
This is the verdict of Green Party Group on the London Assembly in their response to the Government consultation on the UDC. Noel Lynch, Green Party member of the London Assembly emphasised, “Decisions about places we live and work should be taken by democratic bodies elected by the people affected. For the London Thames Gateway […]
Noel will be handing out copies of his report ‘Plastic not Fantastic’ which outlines the problem of plastic carrier bags. Noel Lynch Green Assembly Member said, “Londoners alone use one billion plastic bags a year many of which are burnt, releasing toxic fumes or ending up in landfill sites. We need to look for alternatives […]
3 February 2004 by sianberry
Irish born Green Party London Assembly Member, Noel Lynch, noticed that the Greater London Authority was not placing recruitment advertising across a range of Irish or other ethnic newspapers. Greens are delighted that the Mayor has now agreed that the GLA should advertise London Irish, Black, Asian and other minority ethnic press. Noel Lynch said, […]
28 January 2004 by sianberry
Responding to Ken Livingstone’s attack on Darren Johnson over the Mayor’s plans to build a six lane road bridge in East London and the Government’s huge contribution to it, Darren said, “I utterly oppose the plans to build this £500 million monstrosity. This is Mayor Livingstone and New Labour stabbing East Londoners in the back. […]
27 January 2004 by sianberry
At the London Assembly’s Budget debate today the Green Party Group will be presenting a radical alternative to the Mayor’s budget which would bring about massive improvements in the quality of life, whilst cutting rather than increasing council tax. Darren Johnson, Leader of the Green Party Group said, “We are proposing to double spending on […]
22 January 2004 by sianberry
Greens agree with Conservative mayoral candidate, Steve Norris, that Capita should be sacked but Greens are calling for congestion charging to be administered directly by Transport for London. Darren, who is Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly commented, “The Greens are big fans of congestion charging. But we believe the system […]
16 January 2004 by sianberry
"We are outraged that the Government has decided to go bullishly ahead with GM, trampling over people’s well-voiced concerns and paying little heed to the hidden hazards," said Noel Lynch, Green Party member in the London Assembly who is hosting the debate. Amongst those that will be speaking at the event are Dr Arpad Pusztai, […]
Darren commented, “It is costing £17 Million just to bid for the Olympics, even if we are not successful. At the current time that money would be much better spent on improving housing and transport in East London.” “Supporters of the bid say it will aid regeneration but will such promises turn into reality? We […]
Darren and Noel will be met at Abbey Wood railway station at 10am by John Wylie, Chair of the Saints Residents Association and then go on to the Marshes. Among those joining them will be Tim Chapman, Natural Environment Focus Group, Alex Draper, Regional Conservation Officer for South London, Tony Banks from the local RSPB […]
15 January 2004 by sianberry
Currently the Mayor spends twice as much on his propaganda newspaper, “The Londoner”, than he spends on London’s environment. Darren visited the Sydenham Hill Nature Reserve in Southwark today to highlight the importance of London’s nature. "When it comes to spin and propaganda, the Mayor throws money around like there’s no tomorrow. But when it […]
14 January 2004 by sianberry
Police refused to allow 150 demonstrators to go to the event at the Fairford base last March and instead turned them back and escorted them to London over several hours without toilet or meal breaks. The protestors will be asking the High Court on Thursday to declare the operation unlawful. Jenny Jones is also a […]
Major new roads across Rammey Marsh, which would link the M25 to Mollison Avenue and the A121, are under active consideration by Transport for London, the London Development Agency and Enfield Council. This was admitted by London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, in answer to a formal question tabled by Green London Assembly member, Noel Lynch. “Ken […]
Replying to a formal question from Green London Assembly member, Noel Lynch, TfL stated, “A number of possible depot sites are under consideration both East and West of London. One of these would include the Green Belt site between Harold Wood and Brentwood referred to locally as Maylands Field”. This major new threat to Maylands […]
“To join a peaceful demonstration is accepted as a basic right in this country, but last March when 150 demonstrators went to exercise this right in Fairford they were, in effect, arrested without having done anything wrong," said Jenny. "The demonstration had been previously agreed by the police, there were no subsequent charges of the […]
13 January 2004 by sianberry
“Congestion charging has been a big success but the Mayor is in danger of becoming a one-trick pony. We still need to drastically reduce traffic levels in London. A workplace parking levy would help discourage unnecessary car use, as well as raising over £80m per year for public transport improvements,” said Cllr. Darren Johnson, Leader […]
In 2003 Livingstone called upon his supporters to fund his candidacy for the 2004 election as he lacked the support of a “big party Machine” and would depend “on the hard work and financial support of individuals” to re-elect him as Mayor of London. “Now that Ken has rejoined Labour, he should return all the […]
8 January 2004 by sianberry
“London has the ability to lead the world in becoming a sustainable city which puts social, economic and environmental justice at the top of its political agenda. My 12 point action plan is the beginning of that vision and as Mayor of the worlds most famous city, I would provide that visionary alternative that is […]
"This is new Labour backing new Ken on road building. Before he was elected, Ken promised Londoners that this road would not be built. At a time when London is crying out for investment in public transport it is an utter outrage that the Mayor and government want to squander £500 million on this new […]
6 January 2004 by sianberry
“This is a disastrous decision for London’s environment and quality of life. It is completely wrong to locate a massive business park on an area of rare grazing marsh, which is a national priority for protection." "Worse still, it is wholly unnecessary because there are many suitable built alternative sites in this part of London […]
5 January 2004 by sianberry
Blair and Livingstone are backing major roadbuilding projects in spiteof pre-election promises, both are supporting airport expansion yet arebeing disingenuous about the environmental consequences, and bothcontinue to have a love-in with big business at the expense of local communities," said Green Party candidate, Darren Johnson, commenting on the news that Ken Livingstone is set to […]
16 December 2003 by sianberry
“Aviation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and we need to be cutting the amount of air traffic, not increasing it. Building more runways is totally irresponsible and is in direct contradiction to the Government’s stated policy of cutting greenhouse gases,” said Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in […]