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19 September 2003 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, deputy Mayor of London, and Green London Assembly Member will be visiting boroughs to take part in their ‘In Town, without my car’ events and celebrations. As part of European Mobility Week, such ‘In Town, without my car!’ events aim to raise awareness on alternative forms of transport and the need to combat […]
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17 September 2003 by sianberry
Following probing by Greens on the London Assembly, Livingstone said he would support GLA funding for such a study. He also backed a recent decisionof the London Assembly Health Committee to commission a poll of public opinion on water fluoridation in ten London boroughs. The Mayor explained his position on water fluoridation in response to […]
Jenny is incensed at the MAD groups insensitivity as speed cameras are only put up at locations where people have died. Jenny will be hanging up‘Remember Me’ signs at a site in Havering. Launched last month, thesesigns are first ever nationwide public acknowledgement for those killedand injured on Britain’s roads. The Remember Me signs are […]
Following dissatisfaction with Capita, the current Mayor, Ken Livingstone, has agreed to pay the company a further £31m to improve its performance. But the Greens are arguing congestion charging should be administered directly by Transport for London when the current contract ends. Darren, who is Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly […]
15 September 2003 by sianberry
The investigation will look into the structure and size of local authorities in London as well as looking at possible changes to the electoral system. The scrutiny has been welcomed by the Green Party Group in the London Assembly. Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly commented, “Mayor […]
10 September 2003 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, London’s Green Deputy Mayor who is also a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority will be asking police to explain what she believe is a bizarre use of legislation designed for use when there is a specific and genuine terrorist threat. Jenny is working with the civil rights group Liberty who are launching […]
The implication of 500 deaths due to road humps has been used to justify a moratorium on traffic calming measures in several Tory controlled London boroughs. Jenny will use her speech today to the Pan London Road Safety Forum to point out that Mr Reinton’s ‘loose talk’ is costing lives by getting in the way […]
In their calculated proposal, Greens estimate that measures to reduce the negative impacts of aviation will result in an increase in air ticket prices of only 17%. "Aviation congestion charging is an essential idea that simply has to take off," declared Darren Johnson, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly and the […]
9 September 2003 by sianberry
Jenny visited the fair to see for herself the 1000 exhibitors displaying a wide range of tanks, guns, bombs and associated hardware at the government-supported show which takes place on the anniversary of the September 11 attack. The fair is the target of determined protest by a wide mix of peace groups who believe the […]
2 September 2003 by sianberry
On 8th September, Parliament will vote on a new law that could lead to the fluoridation of all Britain’s water supplies. Consumer and campaigners across the country believe that fluoridation is a serious and unnecessary health risk and strikes at our civil liberties. Noel Lynch has taken up the fight against this proposal. “Surely forcing […]
“Whilst I welcome the Mayor’s drive towards more recycling, London needs a more radical approach that will actually put us on the road to a totally recycling London. That’s why the Greens are calling for a Zero Waste strategy. Only then will London truly become a world-class sustainable city rather that one suffocating under a […]
29 August 2003 by sianberry
These signs are designed to be a lasting memorial to those killed or injured on Britain’s roads. Jenny Jones, the Deputy Mayor of London and a Green Party member of the London Assembly is writing to all local authorities in London, asking them to support people who wish to put up these plaques. The plaques […]
4 August 2003 by sianberry
?He was jailed on Monday for six weeks for cultivating 19 cannabis plants in the basement of his Lambeth home. Shane has been released pending his appeal on Monday 4 August at 10.30am at Inner London Crown Court. “I can’t comment on the case with my appeal hearing today. But I do look forward to […]
Asked how he felt on being released, Shane said, “I’m relieved that the Crown Court has overruled a fairly extreme Magistrates’ Court. I’m frustrated that 19 small plants have caused 6 court appearances, 5 days in prison and at least 8 police officers’ time, as well as a large waste of taxpayers’ money. If the […]
31 July 2003 by sianberry
"This is ludicrous when we’re on the point of changing the law. It’s even worse when the UK has its highest prison population ever. The criminal justice system is under huge pressure, yet we’re being heavy-handed on victimless crime”, said Jenny Jones, Green Deputy Mayor. "The law is in urgent need of reform. Putting someone […]
16 July 2003 by sianberry
Darren promises to get tough with developers on their environmental credentials if he becomes London’s Mayor. “I want to make it compulsory for all new buildings to be fitted with solar panels if they are to gain planning permission. This is what the City Council is doing in Barcelona and we should be doing it […]
10 July 2003 by sianberry
He will be visiting Bexley today to launch his Mayoral campaign and deliver his anti-roadbuilding pledge. “The very first thing I’d do as Mayor is scrap Livingstone’s plans for the Thames Gateway road crossing which is set to bring thousands and thousands of extra vehicles into South East London. More roads simply mean more traffic. […]
9 July 2003 by sianberry
In his speech to the Assembly Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly, said,“ Most Londoners will simply not understand why the full Assembly is refusing to debate airport expansion. The joint Liberal-Democrat/Labour leadership of the Assembly has been dismal and uninspiring. They have failed the Assembly and […]
7 July 2003 by sianberry
Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Greens in the London Assembly said, “It is absolutely essential that the European Court comes out in favour of local residents. Residents around Heathrow have the right to a good night’s sleep.” This will be a landmark decision in the history of civil aviation, one that has major […]
1 July 2003 by sianberry
“This was a golden opportunity to put a clear case against airport expansion in London and the South East but the Assembly has blown it,” said Darren Johnson. “The Assembly submission tries to be all things to all people but has ended up pleasing no-one. Indeed, both the Greens and the Conservatives have refused to […]
27 June 2003 by sianberry
The new report, ‘Where have London’s local shops gone? – A recipe for the revival of strong independent shops’, says radical action is needed to bring them back to life. “Local independent shops are being killed off in a London chain store massacre. When local shops die, a whole range of local businesses that supply […]
26 June 2003 by sianberry
Today he returned to Brent, the place where he started his political career in London, to launch his Mayoral campaign. “In spite of the success of congestion charging, we still need to drastically reduce traffic levels in outer London boroughs, such as Brent. The workplace parking levy will help discourage unnecessary car use as well […]
25 June 2003 by sianberry
Nine out of ten of the vehicles using the bridge will be counted as local traffic, including 44 tonne lorries from Brussels that will cross the bridge to stop off at Canning Town. Jenny Jones said, “This is not what ordinary people think of as local traffic. The idea that a lorry can travel from […]
23 June 2003 by sianberry
He is calling for public meetings on genetically modified food in London before 18 July, the closing date of the public debate. Noel has urged Mayor Livingstone to act to ensure Londoners’ voices are heard. “This is an important issue for Londoners, especially as London has 500 farms, covering a tenth of its area. Not […]