18 February 2013 by sianberry
Children will be put at risk by Government cuts to Legal Aid, London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has warned after meeting lawyers at Hackney Community Law Centre. Green MEP for London Jean Lambert at the Hackney Community Law Centre Cuts to Legal Aid due to come into force from April will mean case-workers at […]
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15 February 2013 by sianberry
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett joined in with the Valentine’s spirit yesterday – by showing her support for the Love Trains – Hate High Fares demonstration at St. Pancras. Underneath St Pancras’s statue of an embracing couple, Natalie Bennett, far left, called for the government to open its arms to the renationalisation of Britain’s […]
14 February 2013 by sianberry
Green MEP for London Jean Lambert, Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett and Green MP Caroline Lucas today joined a worldwide day of action to stamp out violence against women and girls. Green MEP for London Jean Lambert, Chair of Green Party Women’s Group Sarah Cope, Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett and Green MP Caroline Lucas […]
13 February 2013 by sianberry
Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones has called for the Mayor to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on “quick fix” solutions for London’s air pollution, after an analysis of his dust suppressant trial found that there was no identifiable significant effect on air quality at 3 of the 5 sites tested. An evaluation concluded that the […]
11 February 2013 by sianberry
Green Assembly Members Darren Johnson and Jenny Jones have called on the Mayor to make London’s cycling budget representative of the number of journeys traveled in the capital by bike. Jenny Jones urging Boris Johnson to rethink spending of cycling The Mayor is currently due to spend £104m on cycling and making junctions safer during […]
9 February 2013 by sianberry
Green London Assembly Member and Lewisham Councillor Darren Johnson has criticised the decision made by Jeremy Hunt to downgrade maternity and emergency services at Lewisham Hospital. Lewisham Green campaigners Helen Thompson, Anne Scott, Ute Michel and Darren Johnson marching against the proposed cuts earlier this year (Image: Lewisham Green Party) Lewisham is a clinically high performing […]
8 February 2013 by sianberry
Today the Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups on the London Assembly agreed to alter the Mayor of London’s draft budget. The alteration, known formally as a ‘Technical Amendment’, forces the Mayor to review his budget. This is the first time for a decade this power has been used. Green Assembly member Jenny Jones: “The safety […]
2 February 2013 by sianberry
Kingston Green Party has selection local resident Ryan Coley as its candidate in the Berrylands By-election on the 28th February. Green candidate Ryan Coley, centre, with Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones The by-election was called following the death of Liberal Democrat Frances Moseley. Speaking on his blog, Ryan said: “I’m standing to offer real […]
24 January 2013 by sianberry
Islington Green Party has selected Mick Holloway to contest the forth-coming Junction ward by-election. Mick Holloway wants to “offer residents the chance to put a Green voice in the Town Hall again” The by-election was called following the resignation of independant councillor and former Liberal Democrat Arthur Graves. Long-time Islington resident, Mick Holloway has lived off Crouch […]
21 January 2013 by sianberry
Boris Johnson yesterday in his Daily Telegraph article blamed sun spots and solar activity as the cause of climate change. This follows concerns raised over Boris Johnson’s choice of his keynote speaker Dr Matt Ridley at his Environment Conference last summer who played down the threat climate change poses. London Mayor Boris Johnson has been criticised […]