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Super sewer vital, but protect low income groups from bill

7 September 2010 by sianberry

In response to news that Thames Water could charge the average household an additional £65 on their water bill to pay for the Supersewer, Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, said: "The super sewer is a vital piece of infrastructure to prevent the discharge of raw sewage into the Thames. At least fifty times […]

Chicken welfare standards at the London 2012 Games

26 August 2010 by sianberry

A video looking at the promises to deliver high animal welfare standards in the Food Strategy for the London 2012 Games and how they compare to the current sourcing standards for chicken has been produced by London Assembly Member Jenny Jones. According to the Games Food Strategy most of the thirty one tonnes of poultry […]

Greens back campaign to protect Royal Mail from privatisation

18 August 2010 by sianberry

The London Federation of Green Parties [1], the decision-making body representing Greens in London, today announced its support for the Keep the Post Public Coalition, showing its continued commitment to fighting Post Office closures. London Federation of Green Parties Co-ordinator, Noel Lynch, said: "We believe the Royal Mail provides a vital public service. We are […]

Australian Greens polling 32% in London

16 August 2010 by sianberry

An exit poll undertaken by London-based newspaper, the Australian Times, shows the Australian Greens coming close to outpolling both the major parties ahead of this Saturday’s election. Voting at Australia House commenced last Monday and will conclude Friday evening at 10pm. The exit poll shows the Greens’ support at 32%, with Labour on 33% and […]

Reprieve for London Market

30 July 2010 by sianberry

St Modwen’s, the developer that planned to redevelop Queen’s Market in Newham, has withdrawn. The 100 year old market was threatened over a several year period with major redevelopment. The Market had approximately 150 stalls, 49 shops and 18 kiosks. Green Party London Assembly Member, Jenny Jones, said: "This is a great victory for the […]

London Greens call for abolition of Kratos shoot-to-kill

22 July 2010 by sianberry

Five years to the day after the fatal shooting of an innocent Brazilian man at Stockwell underground, leading Greens renew their call for the abolition of the shoot-to-kill option under Kratos. Shahrar Ali, lead author of the Greens’ 2008 GLA manifesto said: "Five years on, we still do not have public consent for the use […]

Cycling revolution has slow puncture

19 July 2010 by sianberry

The London Mayor under spent his cycling budget by £54m last year and £10m the year before that, according to figures collated by Green Party member of the Greater London Assembly, Darren Johnson. The London Mayor and Transport for London have issued press releases announcing "record" levels of investment in cycling this year and in […]

Mayor supports fair pay review for public sector workers

14 July 2010 by sianberry

At the Mayor’s Question Time today, 14th July, Green Party Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, asked the Mayor whether he supports the Prime Minister’s proposal that no public sector worker will earn more than 20 times the lowest paid person in their organisation. The response from the Mayor was an unequivocal ‘yes’, setting a new standard […]

Green MEP welcomes vote adopting affirmative action on youth unemployment

14 July 2010 by sianberry

Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has welcomed the European Parliament’s overwhelming support for a report calling for strong initiatives to promote youth access to the labour market. The report, which was produced by Emilie Turunen MEP for the Employment and Social Affairs Committee and voted on last week, also calls for strengthening of […]

“Insane” cuts to housing confirmed for London?

9 July 2010 by sianberry

The Government has announced £450m of cuts to housing in 2010/11, which will threaten funding for 1,452 new homes in London. Of those, 186 would be homes for low cost ownership, 142 would be housing association homes for social rent and 194 would be new council homes. The Mayor said at a Big Society event […]