Jenny Jones calls for kettling of protesters to be made illegal 1 December 2010 by sianberry As protests and occupations against rising tuition fees escalate across the country, Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones, who supported yesterday’s Whitehall student protests, calls on the Met Police to end its use of kettling, stating the tactic amounts to "false imprisonment" and should be made "illegal". Jenny Jones, in adopting a new and tougher […] Read more »
Jenny Jones request for information on the policing of 24th November student protests in London 30 November 2010 by sianberry Letter from Jenny Jones to protesters at student tuition fees demos of 24th November: I am a member of the London Assembly and hold the Mayor to account in areas such as transport, London’s environment and policing. I was at the student demonstrations against tuition fee increases in Whitehall on the 24th November and have […] Read more »
“There is a better way” – Green councillor votes against deep cuts in council services 30 November 2010 by sianberry Lewisham’s Green councillor, Darren Johnson, voted against major cuts in council services at last night’s meeting of Lewisham Council, where police in riot gear struggled to contain hundreds of protesters, angry at Labour Mayor Steve Bullock’s proposals to slash £60m from the council’s budget. Cllr Johnson was one of only three councillors to vote against […] Read more »
Green MEP calls for “massive turnout” at national anti-cuts demo 29 November 2010 by sianberry Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, called for a "massive turnout" at next year’s national demonstration against cuts [1] in her keynote speech at Saturday’s founding conference of the Coalition of Resistance. Over 1200 people packed into the Camden Centre to hear and take part in discussions on what is being seen as the […] Read more »
London’s fire authority boss “deliberately sabotaging negotiated settlement” – Johnson 25 November 2010 by sianberry Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson AM has accused Fire Authority Chair, Brian Coleman of deliberately sabotaging a negotiated settlement to the fire dispute. Darren commented: "Brian Coleman’s latest comments show that he has never been interested in resolving this dispute in an amicable way, he just wants to break the FBU. Even as the […] Read more »
Green MEP to address Coalition of Resistance Organising Conference 25 November 2010 by sianberry Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, will address hundreds of anti-cuts campaigners at the Coalition of Resistance’s Organising Conference in Camden on Saturday. The national event will focus on organising resistance to the Government’s budget cuts and dismantling of the welfare state. Jean, a keynote speaker at the conference, said: "The coalition Government has […] Read more »
Londoners should “shame the mayor into protecting home insulation scheme” says London Chair 24 November 2010 by sianberry The tragedy of 2,100 extra deaths of older Londoners should shame the Mayor into protecting his flagship home insulation programme says Noel Lynch, chair of the London Green party. Figures published yesterday showed that there were 2,100 excess deaths of people aged 65 and older in London last winter (1). The Office for National Statistics […] Read more »
Greens launch ‘Walk in The Green Park’ to save ancient parkland 22 November 2010 by sianberry Green Party activists will join Westminster residents and conservationists [1] from across the capital, for a ‘Walk in The Green Park’ tomorrow (Tuesday 23rd November) in a last ditch attempt to save ancient parkland from destruction as proposals for a war memorial costing £5 million get the go ahead to start construction in January 2011. […] Read more »
Will Londoners be armed against energy bill rises? 17 November 2010 by sianberry With energy bill rises of 7-9% already announced by British Gas and Scottish and Southern Energy, Green Party Assembly Member, Darren Johnson has attacked the London Mayor for failing to arm Londoners against the extra costs by protecting his flagship home insulation programme. People who have already benefited from the programme are saving an average […] Read more »
Public sector contract workers need the London Living Wage as well 16 November 2010 by sianberry The Mayor needs to step up the pressure on Whitehall and London’s boroughs to pay the London Living Wage, Green Party Assembly Member, Darren Johnson says, following success in signing high profile companies up to ending poverty pay for their subcontracted workers. Darren Johnson says: "The Mayor has made big strides with the private sector, […] Read more »