London Mayor still a year short on rape crisis funding 29 May 2009 by sianberry The London mayor has more than doubled the amount of money budgeted for four rape crisis centres, after facing repeated questions about the shortfall of funding. The Mayor allocated £233,000 in his annual budget. Jenny Jones had attempted to amend his budget in February to increase funding to the £744,000 a year required for the […] Read more »
Jean Lambert to tour London on cooking oil battle bus 28 May 2009 by sianberry Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP for the last 10 years, will be touring the capital this Friday and Saturday on the Green Party’s Euro campaign bus. The bus is naturally run on recycled biodiesel, made from used cooking oil, supplied by UpTown Oil, based in Southwark. Jean will be at the following locations and times […] Read more »
Euro-election candidates at hustings this weekend 28 May 2009 by sianberry Shasha Khan (3rd from left, #6 on our London list) signing the "Pledge to Protect the Human" at a recent Amnesty International hustings (20th May in Kingston) If you want to hear our policies at a hustings, meet up with European election candidates for the Green Party here in London, or drop by […] Read more »
Mayor must help Londoners recycle ‘on the go’ 28 May 2009 by sianberry Mayor must help Londoners recycle ‘on the go’ A new report from the London Assembly today calls for the Mayor to tackle the mountain of waste produced by people while out and about in the capital. London has the lowest recycling rates in the UK and every week, people living, working and visiting the capital […] Read more »
Green MEP to address Nigerian pro-democracy symposium 28 May 2009 by sianberry Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will join eminent campaigners in London tomorrow [Friday 29 May], including the Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, [1] for the State of the Nigerian Nation, a major symposium on democracy and corruption in Nigeria. Jean will deliver the opening speech at the afternoon session of the symposium, organised by […] Read more »
Green Party candidates Out and Proud during the European elections on June 4th 27 May 2009 by sianberry The Green Party is today launching eight pledges for equality for LGBT people. Joseph Healy and John Hunt from London, Lesley Hedges from Yorkshire and Humber and Chris Williams from West Midlands are standing as openly gay and lesbian Green Party candidates in the European election. Joseph Healy introduced the manifesto: "We are proud of […] Read more »
Jean Lambert – What Kind Of Politicians Do We Want? 26 May 2009 by sianberry In the third of a series of election videos, Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP for the last 10 years, talks about what led her into politics, after 20 years of being a teacher in East London, and why she wants you to re-elect her as an MEP. It’s crucial that we have members […] Read more »
Green MEP’s human rights call ahead of Kurdish federation AGM 22 May 2009 by sianberry Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will join members of the Kurdish community in London this Sunday [24 May] to address the ninth AGM of Fed-Bir, the Kurdish Federation in the UK. Jean, a longstanding champion of Kurdish rights in London and Europe, said: “I am delighted to be joining Fed-Bir again for […] Read more »
Jean Lambert – Why European Elections Matter 22 May 2009 by sianberry In the second of a series of election videos, Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP for the last 10 years, talks about why the European elections matter. Europe affects our employment rights, our environmental laws, and issues around migration, asylum and refugees. We need a MEP who will stand up for workers rights and […] Read more »
Mayor must convince London Councils on Living Wage 22 May 2009 by sianberry Darren Johnson has welcomed the Mayor’s latest increase to the London Living Wage to £7.60 per hour, a rise of 15p. A Freedom of Information request in March revealed that only four London boroughs have incorporated the requirement to pay the London Living Wage into their procurement policies. Darren Johnson said: "If all Londoners are […] Read more »