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18 May 2009 by sianberry
Responding to reports that Metropolitan Police officers are earning tens of thousands of pounds from overtime duties, Jenny Jones has called on the Mayor and Met Commissioner to get a grip on the issue. "When the police budget was voted on by the Assembly earlier this year I called for a large reduction in overtime […]
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Darren Johnson has responded to the London Mayor’s claim that he will make London a cleaner and greener city by 2012 Darren Johnson said: "The London Mayor might say he wants a cleaner, greener city, but his policies are actually making London dirtier and more polluted. He cancelled the £25 charge on gas guzzlers, suspended […]
17 May 2009 by sianberry
Darren Johnson, chair of the London Assembly, today spoke out on the expenses row that has rocked British politics. He said: "The MPs’ expenses debacle has really undermined the public’s faith in the political process and in politicians. And I can’t say I blame people for losing faith. As a councillor and London Assembly Member […]
15 May 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert MEP will join the call to remember Gaza at a national demonstration in London tomorrow [Saturday 16 May]. Jean will be among speakers at the demonstration, organised by groups including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Stop the War Coalition, the British Muslim Initiative and CND. Campaigners will use the Remember Gaza – Free […]
14 May 2009 by sianberry
The decision by Boris Johnson to turn down the planning application submitted by Newham Council to redevelop Queens Market in Newham has been applauded by Jenny Jones, a long standing supporter of this market and opponent of the proposed development. Queens Market is one of London’s most multicultural markets and was a recent runner up […]
13 May 2009 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, has condemned the decision by the Riga authorities to cancel the Baltic Pride event this weekend. The annual gay pride march was scheduled to take place in the Latvian capital on Saturday, to coincide with a weekend of events marking IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia […]
Darren Johnson has called for the Olympic Village to be zero carbon and built to the highest environmental standards. Darren was responding to the news that the London 2012 Olympic Village is now publicly owned after the Government confirmed that a further GBP324 million of public money has had to be pumped into the project. […]
11 May 2009 by sianberry
As part of the annual Dulwich Festival, the local Trade Justice Campaign hosted a discussion on Saturday 9 May entitled Righting Trade Injustices: What we’ve done and what’s still to do [1]. The meeting attracted over 60 participants and Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, joined other prominent politicians, and representatives from Traidcraft and the […]
Jenny Jones has welcomed the announcement that the Transport for London trial of Intelligent Speed Adaptation in a bus and black cab is going ahead. Plans for the trial were originally agreed in January 2008 in a letter outlining budget proposals from previous London Mayor, Ken Livingstone to Jenny Jones, which included this commitment: Conduct […]
7 May 2009 by sianberry
Today the European Parliament adopted four legislative reports on asylum relating to the reception of asylum seekers, the Dublin regulation (determining which Member State is responsible for an asylum application), the EURODAC database and the creation of a European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to support EU-wide cooperation on asylum matters. (1) UK Green MEP Jean […]