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18 May 2010 by sianberry
Reacting to the news that Sir Paul Stephenson has called for an end to police bonuses, Green Party Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones said: "I am delighted that Sir Paul Stephenson has publicly stated that police officer bonuses should be scrapped. In times of budget cuts it seems […]
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16 May 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, echoed calls for a fairer voting system at a mass rally demanding David Cameron and Nick Clegg hold a referendum on proportional representation in London on Saturday. The Take Back Parliament [1] demonstration in Parliament Square, sent a clear message to the Liberal Democrat/Conservative coalition government that plans […]
15 May 2010 by sianberry
11 May 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has welcomed news that a resolution strongly condemning the mass atrocities in Jos, Nigeria, has been adopted by the European Parliament. The cross-party group resolution, which was signed by Jean as a representative of the Verts/ALE Group, as well as representatives from the PPE Group, the S&D Group, […]
22 April 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party has reinforced its commitment to tackling rising unemployment in the capital with the announcement that it would invest £6bn to create over 150,000 jobs in areas such as workforce training, renewable energy, public transport, social housing and waste management. The package is just one of several bold initiatives laid out in the […]
12 April 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party has received a significant boost to its election campaign with the news that when voters take part in a blind survey of party policies – including Labour, Tory, Lib Dem, Green, UKIP and BNP – they are most likely to choose Green Party policies. Over 84,305 people have so far (April 12th) […]
6 April 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party has today (April 6th) announced that it is launching a record full slate of candidates in London for this year’s General Election. Seventy three candidates have been selected – compared to 54 in 2005 – offering Londoners the chance to vote Green in every London constituency for the first time. London Federation […]
31 March 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party today becomes the only political party to call for a state pension of £170 per week and a better future for older people in Britain. Darren Johnson, Green parliamentary candidate for Lewisham Deptford, met with members of Deptford Action Group for the Elderly this week at the launch of the Green Party’s […]
26 March 2010 by sianberry
Doubling the number of flights through City Airport has won Boris Johnson the coveted 2010 "worst planning decision" award. London Assembly member Darren Johnson makes the award each year for the planning decision he considers to be the most damaging, in parallel to the Mayor’s London Planning Awards. The trophy is an inscribed breeze-block. Darren […]
25 March 2010 by sianberry
Transport usage figures obtained by Green Party Assembly Member, Jenny Jones, illustrate the groups of Londoners who are being hit hardest by January’s above-inflation bus fare rises. (1) o Four times as many part-time workers and students use the buses than those in full-time employment. o Over 72% of all black ethnic groups’ public transport […]