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Green Fire Authority Member says no to fire cuts

16 March 2005 by sianberry

12.30pm City Hall: Rally and lobby to oppose fire service cuts2.30pm City Hall: Fire Authority meeting to discuss the London Safety Plan Cllr. Darren Johnson AM commented, “Whilst I agree that the fire service must change and adapt to cope with modern pressures, I am very concerned about the removal of ten fire engines and […]

Belmarsh contradictions and Commissioner of Met Police

11 March 2005 by sianberry

"I find the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s comments about Belmarsh detainees rather surprising, given that no one from the Met, nor the security services has ever bothered to pop down the road and interview any of these terror suspects. I can’t think of any other situation where we would deprive someone of freedom, not tell them […]

Greens demolish the road humps myth

8 March 2005 by sianberry

As a Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny was part of an in depth scrutiny which found: · The London Ambulance Service deny making the claim that road humps cost 500 lives a year in London;· The London Ambulance Service had no detailed research to support a claim that road humps cost lives […]

Greens say full steam ahead for West London Tram

2 March 2005 by sianberry

Green Party assembly Member, Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, said, "I am delighted that the latest opinion polling has shown strong support for the tram. The tram will be a massive boost for West London and we want to see it go ahead as soon as possible. Greens see the West London Tram as the start […]

Terrible Thames Tower will ruin riverside

1 March 2005 by sianberry

Jenny, together with concerned residents, will visit the site of one of the most damaging of the development schemes: the proposed 52-storey Vauxhall Tower skyscraper. The skyscraper would be built right on the wall of the Thames on the Albert Embankment. Jenny declared, ” This skyscraper would be the tallest housing tower in the UK, […]

Greens ask Government to reject Belvedere Incinerator

26 February 2005 by sianberry

The Government is considering reopening the public inquiry because Ken Livingstone’s London Plan requires people to deal with their own waste. Most of the waste for the Bexley based Incinerator was due to be transported from the Western Riverside Waste Authority boroughs of Wandsworth, Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth and K & C. If Belverdere is […]

Green light for London Mayor’s Budget

14 February 2005 by sianberry

As well as affirming previous commitments to the Greens on reducing pollution through the creation of a Low Emission Zone and a Climate Change Agency, the Mayor has agreed to go further and faster on many new green initiatives. A letter from Ken Livingstone outlines a large package of measures, including: · More money for […]

The Olympics – wrong time; not green and opposed locally

14 February 2005 by sianberry

1) Wrong timeDarren Johnson, a Green Party member of the London Assembly, said: "I would dearly love to see London hosting the Olympics one day but we are simply rushing into this bid when we have far more pressing priorities. At the current time public money would be much better spent on bread and butter […]

Government freeze on Safety Camera staff will cost lives, say Greens

10 February 2005 by sianberry

Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, has written to the Government’s Transport Minister, Alistair Darling, to complain that this will stop plans to site another 180 speed cameras at the worse casualty hotspots around London. The freeze on staffing will hit London hardest because it is so far behind the rest of […]

Congestion charge tags backed by Greens

25 January 2005 by sianberry

Councillor Darren Johnson, AM said: "Tag technology already works in Melbourne and other cities, so why don’t we get on with it in London. The number of cars registered in London has risen by 15% in the last seven years. With the cost of public transport rising again, there is every chance that people are […]