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14 January 2004 by sianberry
Major new roads across Rammey Marsh, which would link the M25 to Mollison Avenue and the A121, are under active consideration by Transport for London, the London Development Agency and Enfield Council. This was admitted by London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, in answer to a formal question tabled by Green London Assembly member, Noel Lynch. “Ken […]
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Replying to a formal question from Green London Assembly member, Noel Lynch, TfL stated, “A number of possible depot sites are under consideration both East and West of London. One of these would include the Green Belt site between Harold Wood and Brentwood referred to locally as Maylands Field”. This major new threat to Maylands […]
“To join a peaceful demonstration is accepted as a basic right in this country, but last March when 150 demonstrators went to exercise this right in Fairford they were, in effect, arrested without having done anything wrong," said Jenny. "The demonstration had been previously agreed by the police, there were no subsequent charges of the […]
13 January 2004 by sianberry
“Congestion charging has been a big success but the Mayor is in danger of becoming a one-trick pony. We still need to drastically reduce traffic levels in London. A workplace parking levy would help discourage unnecessary car use, as well as raising over £80m per year for public transport improvements,” said Cllr. Darren Johnson, Leader […]
In 2003 Livingstone called upon his supporters to fund his candidacy for the 2004 election as he lacked the support of a “big party Machine” and would depend “on the hard work and financial support of individuals” to re-elect him as Mayor of London. “Now that Ken has rejoined Labour, he should return all the […]
8 January 2004 by sianberry
"This is new Labour backing new Ken on road building. Before he was elected, Ken promised Londoners that this road would not be built. At a time when London is crying out for investment in public transport it is an utter outrage that the Mayor and government want to squander £500 million on this new […]
“London has the ability to lead the world in becoming a sustainable city which puts social, economic and environmental justice at the top of its political agenda. My 12 point action plan is the beginning of that vision and as Mayor of the worlds most famous city, I would provide that visionary alternative that is […]
6 January 2004 by sianberry
“This is a disastrous decision for London’s environment and quality of life. It is completely wrong to locate a massive business park on an area of rare grazing marsh, which is a national priority for protection." "Worse still, it is wholly unnecessary because there are many suitable built alternative sites in this part of London […]
5 January 2004 by sianberry
Blair and Livingstone are backing major roadbuilding projects in spiteof pre-election promises, both are supporting airport expansion yet arebeing disingenuous about the environmental consequences, and bothcontinue to have a love-in with big business at the expense of local communities," said Green Party candidate, Darren Johnson, commenting on the news that Ken Livingstone is set to […]
16 December 2003 by sianberry
“Aviation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and we need to be cutting the amount of air traffic, not increasing it. Building more runways is totally irresponsible and is in direct contradiction to the Government’s stated policy of cutting greenhouse gases,” said Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in […]