Met officers taking over staff roles 6 June 2011 by sianberry The Metropolitan Police 2011-14 policing plan will reduce the proportion of staff in the workforce, with an 11% reduction of staff and 5% reduction of officer numbers. The Met has one of the lowest proportions of staff in the workforce in comparison with other forces. Jenny Jones is concerned that this shift means officers are […] Read more »
Green MEP supports EU Fish Fight campaign 1 June 2011 by sianberry Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, is backing a Europe-wide campaign which seeks to end the wasteful and unethical practice of throwing dead fish back into the sea. Under current EU rules, fishing fleets are forbidden from landing more than their catch quota [1]. Often, the only option is for the unwanted fish to be […] Read more »
Green concern at BNP involvement with London Ambulance Service 31 May 2011 by sianberry The Green Party has expressed concern that former BNP member, and current independent London Assembly member, Richard Barnbrook, attended a meeting of potential governors for the London Ambulance Service (LAS). Green Party activist Joseph Healy is chair of the LAS Patients’ Forum. He has long been concerned with the LAS’s lack of staff diversity, with […] Read more »
Nuclear preoccupation will saddle future generations with toxic debt, Green MEP argues 23 May 2011 by sianberry An energy policy founded on nuclear will saddle future generations with a costly, toxic debt, Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, has warned. Speaking during a special European Greens press briefing on the implications of the Committee for Climate Change’s Renewable Energy Review, Jean argued that the Whitehall predisposition to nuclear energy places the UK […] Read more »
Statement on the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill 22 May 2011 by sianberry Green MEP for London, Jean Lambert, has welcomed the news that the Ugandan Parliament has dropped its odious Anti-Homosexuality Bill following an outpouring of international condemnation. The draft legislation would have seen the introduction of the death penalty and life imprisonment for those convicted. Jean, a member of the European Parliament Gay and Lesbian Intergroup, […] Read more »
Green opposed to evaluation of Madeline McCann case 17 May 2011 by sianberry Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson announced last week that his officers would undertake an evaluation of Madeline McCann case, following a request by home secretary Theresa May. Madeleine McCann vanished during a family holiday on the Algarve in 2007. Jenny Jones, Green member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, and Green candidate for Mayor of […] Read more »
London Mayor and Government will miss carbon targets by 32% 11 May 2011 by sianberry Darren Johnson has called on the Mayor of London and the Government to remain committed to their carbon dioxide reduction targets and to deliver the funding and policies required to meet them. The Mayor expects to miss his own targets by a third if he and the Government don’t develop and deliver further policies and […] Read more »
Planners: Mayor was wrong on affordable housing target 9 May 2011 by sianberry Jenny Jones AM has welcomed the Planning Inspectorate’s recommendation that the Mayor of London should reinstate the target to ensure 50% of new housing built in London is affordable. The Mayor dropped the target in his draft replacement London Plan, claiming that it "clearly does not work". Jenny Jones commented: "We knew the 50% target […] Read more »
Greens announce 2012 London Assembly list candidates 9 May 2011 by sianberry Still riding high on their local election victories, the Green Party today announces its London Assembly list candidates, along with a fresh impetus and determination to double its existing two seats, currently held by Darren Johnson and Jenny Jones. The list is striking in character, for not only are seven out of the eleven candidates […] Read more »
‘Give us fresh ideas, not chain stores’, say locals in response to town centre plans 9 May 2011 by sianberry Plans to turn Lewisham town centre into a major retail hub have drawn sharp criticism from local campaigners. Lewisham Council gave local people until last Friday to submit their views on the Lewisham Town Centre Area Action Plan, which includes proposals to seek Metropolitan Centre status for Lewisham by building 40 000 square metres of […] Read more »