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Best Ever Local Election

5 May 2006 by sianberry

In Lewisham we went from one seat to six, demonstrating that when Greens get elected, the electorate want more. Noel Lynch, London Green Party Coordinator said: "These wins will help to bring the social and environmental agendas to centre stage.Our 11 new London councillors are of the highest calibre and will help deliver the green […]

Surge in Green Support in New Opinion Poll

1 May 2006 by sianberry

The attempts by the other parties to focus on the environment has benefited the Green Party in the latest set of opinion polls. Voters remain unconvinced by the environmental rhetoric of Labour, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives during this election campaign. Peter Cranie, Elections Co-ordinator commented: "We are on target to achieve our goal of 100 […]

Harrow Cllr defects to the Greens

27 April 2006 by sianberry

The Green Party today welcomed Cllr Mark Ingram of Harrow Council to the Green Party. Formally a Labour Councillor, he became Independent when the war in Iraq began. Today, he joined the Green Party. Green London Assembly Member Jenny Jones AM commented: "The Green Party were, and continue to be, the only viable political party […]

Attempt to ‘gag’ black businessman condemned by Greens in Southwark

26 April 2006 by sianberry

Chair of the Black Awareness Group and former night club owner, Raymond Stevenson, has been given an Anti Social Behaviour Order by Southwark Council in response to an egg being thrown by one of his supporters at a council meeting. The Lib Dem group who hold the majority of seats in Southwark, have ignored their […]

‘Learn from the mistakes of Chernobyl and end nuclear’

25 April 2006 by sianberry

20 years on from the world’s worst nuclear accident Green Euro MP Jean Lambert, has remembered those that lost their lives and warned that a nuclear future in the UK is too dangerous and simply cannot be justified Jean, who is Green MEP for London, will submit a Written Declaration to the European Parliament on […]

EU to monitor Russian state racism

24 April 2006 by sianberry

The EU is to monitor racism and persecution of religious minorities in Russia after Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas demanded action following two cases of official discrimination against Hindus in Moscow. Last October, Hindus in Moscow were left with no place to worship after the city’s mayor rescinded an offer of land for the construction […]

London Greens Launch Local Election Campaign

17 April 2006 by sianberry

Don’t let public services become a distant memory! PHOTO OPPORTUNITY- GIANT SIGNPOST AND BANNER WITH TARGET CANDIDATESDATE: TUESDAY, 18TH APRIL 2006WHERE: COLLEGE GREEN (opp Houses of Parliament)TIME: 10.30 AM Cllr Darren Johnson AM said, "This is an important election for London. We are fielding a record number of candidates and it is the Greens that […]

New TfL boss challenged on Thames Gateway Bridge ‘shambles’

16 March 2006 by sianberry

Green Party member of the London Assembly Darren Johnson today challenged new Transport for London commissioner Peter Hendy on the catalogue of errors behind TfL’s evidence to the Thames Gateway Bridge inquiry. Speaking at a London Assembly plenary meeting, Darren Johnson criticised TfL’s case as ‘a shambles’, and called on TfL to re-run its traffic […]

London’s Social housing drops by 38,000 homes in 4 years

15 March 2006 by sianberry

The number of social housing units in London has reduced, not increased, according to new figures released by the Green Party Group on the London Assembly. This is despite a long-standing mayoral commitment to make more homes available to Londoners at affordable prices. The loss of social housing has accelerated over the last two years. […]

Over 4,000 Londoners injured in hit and run epidemic

9 March 2006 by sianberry

Over 4,000 people a year are injured by ‘hit and run’ drivers in London, according to new figures revealed by Green Party members of the London Assembly. Nearly 20 of these victims die every year and another 500 are seriously injured. Green Party London Assembly member Jenny Jones called for a clampdown on uninsured driving […]