Who’s afraid of electoral reform? 1 February 2008 by sianberry Labour made a manifesto commitment to reviewing the electoral system in 2001 and there have been many failed attempts to start the ball rolling. Seven years later we are presented with the review and the response from campaigners has generally been quite positive. It’s seen as being a fairly even-handed, comprehensive review of the voting […] Read more »
Green MEP: What can the European Parliament do for older people? 31 January 2008 by sianberry Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP, will address the AGE UK event at the UK European Parliament office on Friday 1 February to explore why the 2009 elections will be important for the well-being of older people. Many organizations representing older people are intending to attend the event including Age Concern England, The Greater London Forum […] Read more »
4×4 campaign serves notice on rogue car dealerships 31 January 2008 by sianberry Most car dealerships are breaking the law by failing to display fuel economy and carbon emissions data, spot “citizen’s inspections” by the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s have found. The campaign, founded by Blake Ludwig and Green Mayor candidate Siân Berry, has given the offending showrooms a week to comply with the law or face a […] Read more »
Hillingdon school children quiz Euro MP for news project 30 January 2008 by sianberry London MEP, Jean Lambert, was in Hillingdon this week for an interview with Year 7 pupils at Mellow Lane School (photo attached). The students are taking part in the Newsday 2008 competition from the Guardian as part of a project to teach young people about working in the media. The contest intends to give students […] Read more »
Green MEP sets out on fact-finding mission to Israel and Palestine 29 January 2008 by sianberry Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, will be taking part in a fact-finding mission to Israel and Palestine from 2-7 February 2008, with a cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament. The purpose of the visit is to assess the current situation in the region and look at steps that might be taken to […] Read more »
School children quiz Euro MP over citizenship and environment 27 January 2008 by sianberry Jean Lambert MEP will be interviewed by school children from the City of London Academy in Bermondsey in a unique Question Time event as part of their project on the urban environment. The youngsters will be grilling the London Green parliamentarian about Europe, the environment and how young people can help change the world at […] Read more »
London burglaries could be halved with Siân’s 24-hour policing 22 January 2008 by sianberry London could see burglaries halved under a Green Mayor with Siân Berry’s plan to provide Safer Neighbourhood Team patrols round-the-clock. A pilot in Fulham cut the rate of residential burglaries by 52% , and the Greens argue that officers should be diverted from less vital areas to improve street-level policing. Siân said: "If we’re serious […] Read more »
New poll shows Siân’s affordability agenda is top london demand 22 January 2008 by sianberry A new poll commissioned by the GLA has shown that Siân Berry’s priority of making city life more affordable is Londoners’ number one demand. More than eight out of ten say that the cost of housing is a problem affecting their quality of life. As Mayor, Siân will use planning rules to increase the availability […] Read more »
Nuclear power is not the solution to climate change 22 January 2008 by sianberry Responding to today’s announcement by the Government that a new generation of nuclear power stations has been given the go-ahead, Darren Johnson, a Green Party Member of the London Assembly, commented:”This was an unfair consultation, which has come to the wrong conclusion by assuming that nuclear power is the solution to the problem of climate […] Read more »
No outsider – Siân is the second choice of over a quarter of London opinion formers in new poll. 22 January 2008 by sianberry The Green campaign for this May’s GLA elections is celebrating Mayor of London candidate Siân Berry’s strong showing in today’s YouGov/Evening Standard poll of 533 influential Londoners, which ends any suggestion that Siân can be considered a fringe candidate. Siân won the second votes of over a quarter of the opinion-formers, beating both Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson, and leaving "Others" trailing […] Read more »