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14 January 2003 by sianberry
Victor Anderson said: "I am very concerned about hints that the Mayor is thinking of ending the ban on night-time lorry deliveries. The ban has provided peace and quiet for many people in London who would have their quality of life ruined if it were to be scrapped. Ken Livingstone should waste no more time […]
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2 January 2003 by sianberry
Darren Johnson’s comments came after Ken Livingstone publicly criticised him for taking a “negative approach” to working with the Mayor’s administration. Darren Johnson is seeking the Green Party’s nomination for the London Mayoral contest once more. Mr Johnson is widely acknowledged to have fought a very strong campaign as the Green Party’s Mayoral candidate in […]
20 December 2002 by sianberry
Published today, the report shows that thousands of new green jobs would be created if the Mayor adopted a "zero waste" strategy. Zero Waste has been successfully adopted in other countries. It is a strategy that sees waste as a resource and that recognises what can be made of it through recycling, re-using and re-making, […]
7 December 2002 by sianberry
Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, is arguing that the Mayor is failing to fully support the much-needed creation of jobs in areas such recycling, energy efficiency schemes, the incorporation of solar energy into buildings and organic food production and retail. Ken Livingstone himself set a target of creating 10,000 new jobs in green business by 2005. […]
5 December 2002 by sianberry
Far from being a traditional right, jetting off on a cheap flight is a recently acquired luxury enjoyed by the better off in richer countries. Climate change, in contrast, will affect everyone and could be most damaging for people in the poorest parts of the world. By 2050 air traffic, unless curbed, could be one […]
The Mayor has only protected part of the site and excluded much of Southmere Green.This means the loss of green space the size of 45 football pitches. Greens and local residents are appalled that Bexley Council is likely to give the go-ahead for a business park on a greenfield site, one of the few remnants […]
The 1952 Great London Smog killed around 4000 people and it was because of this disaster that modern air pollution control began. However, Greens argue that even 50 years later, pollution problems are not being taken seriously enough. They are calling on the Mayor to introduce a Low Emission Zone in London sooner rather than […]
3 December 2002 by sianberry
At a recent meeting Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark Green parties all backed a statement proposed by Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly, that the site be retained as green open space. Cllr. Johnson commented, “Given the desperate need to preserve green space in the area, […]
26 November 2002 by sianberry
Cllr. Darren Johnson, Green Party Assembly Member says, “London is a city that is increasingly expensive to live in. It’s also a city of both low pay and extreme wealth. We need to make sure that those who look after the capital can afford to live here. That’s why London Green Party has written to […]
3 May 2002 by sianberry
522 Green candidates stood in 31 boroughs across London and Green votes were up in almost every part of the capital. In Lewisham, Darren Johnson was elected to serve Brockley Ward. He said: "It is a privilege to have been elected to represent Brockley. People in the ward have given strong support to the Green […]