“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 […] Read more »
Fear of ‘naming and shaming’ stops some London councils from publishing tree removal data 7 July 2010 by sianberry According to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, ‘some boroughs are reluctant to provide detailed figures on [tree] removals because of the fear of the naming and shaming which occurred after the publication of the Chainsaw Massacre report'(1). This answer was received by Green Party London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, in response to a question […] Read more »
Green MEP celebrates 40 years of the Gay Liberation Front 2 July 2010 by sianberry Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will join over one million people expected at Pride London 2010 this Saturday, July 3rd, to celebrate 40 years since the founding of the Gay Liberation Front [1]. Speaking ahead of the Pride London parade [2], Jean Lambert MEP commented: "I am proud to support this important celebration of […] Read more »
Families to be evicted from central London 24 June 2010 by sianberry The Greens on the London Assembly have reacted to the Government’s announcement that it plans to cut housing benefit to families living in parts of central and inner London. Green Party London Assembly Member, Jenny Jones, said: "The past two decades of decline in the social housing stock, which caused the rise in the housing […] Read more »
Procter & Gamble potential Olympic sponsors 18 June 2010 by sianberry Responding to concerns expressed by animal welfare groups to news that the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) are in discussions with the USA based multinational corporation Procter & Gamble as a potential sponsor of the London Olympic Games, London Assembly Member Darren Johnson has tabled a formal question to the Mayor of London at the next […] Read more »
Green MEP celebrates ‘invaluable contribution’ of refugees 14 June 2010 by sianberry Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has today marked Refugee Week by urging people to celebrate the "invaluable contribution" refugees bring to life in the UK. The aim of Refugee Week is to challenge misconceptions about refugees through awareness-raising events, while showcasing the many ways in which the UK has benefited from their diverse […] Read more »
Subsidy switch to co-operative housing would help end London house price inflation 8 June 2010 by sianberry Green Party member of the Greater London Assembly, Jenny Jones, has today released a report suggesting that the current shared ownership building programme will do little to stop house prices rising faster than incomes, and that the Mayor should gradually switch to co-operative home ownership models instead. Her previous report, ‘Coming home to roost’, showed […] Read more »
Green MEP demands UK acts on European Commission’s final warning over air quality failings 3 June 2010 by sianberry Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, today welcomed news that the European Commission has issued a second and final written warning to the UK for failing to comply with EU air quality standard on particulate matter (PM10) and will be pursing legal action. In line with the European Directive on Air Quality (2008) [1], […] Read more »
From Brighton Pavilion to Columbia – Greens on course to win presidential election 27 May 2010 by sianberry In London and around the world, Greens are holding their breath in the run up to the May 30th Columbian elections, as polls consistently show Green Party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus ahead of his rival, the former defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos. British Greens showed their solidarity and support for their Columbian counterparts at a […] Read more »
Mayor doesn’t respect right to demonstrate 25 May 2010 by sianberry The Green Party’s Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones, has reacted to today’s news of two arrests at Parliament Square as security searches are carried out on the tented community, dubbed ‘Democracy Village’ by protesters. Jenny Jones said: "The Mayor clearly doesn’t ‘respect the right to demonstrate’ as he […] Read more »