Brent Cross roads expansion 25 March 2015 by sianberry “The Mayor needs to ask whether the extra road capacity, with all the accompanying growth in pollution and also congestion elsewhere on the road network, is now needed” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson, who expresses concern on how this will affect the environment and how future maintenance of the structure will work. Plans to […] Read more »
Green Party launches campaign to bring London Bridge train services under public ownership 22 March 2015 by sianberry Party calls for Southern, Southeastern, and Thameslink companies to be brought into public hands and management of London Bridge project to be taken over by Transport for London Only root and branch reform will end passenger misery, say Greens Party also pledges to introduce 12% cut in rail fare The Green Party has today launched […] Read more »
Crossrail 2 house price boost should be taxed 19 March 2015 by sianberry Crossrail 2 project will “drive up housing costs in relatively affordable parts of London without further action” warns Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson who calls for a land value tax to dampen the rise in prices and help fund the project. Darren Johnson AM has called for the Mayor of London to gain powers to […] Read more »
Greens announce three Crystal Palace candidates and ten pledges 17 March 2015 by sianberry Tom Chance, Shasha Khan and Rashid Nix are announced as Green Party parliamentary candidates for Lewisham West & Penge, Dulwish & West Norwood and Croydon North respectively, along with ten pledges to Crystal Palace. The Green Party is happy to announce our three candidates for the constituencies that meet in Crystal Palace, and to launch […] Read more »
Mayor issues first ‘high’ air pollution warning, now he needs to act 17 March 2015 by sianberry “The Breathe Better campaign is really disappointing and inadequate compared to the scale of London’s air pollution challenge” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones who has criticised how the warning has been broadcast, the steps taken to protect hospitals and schools and the steps taken to reduce pollution during the high pollution period. The Mayor […] Read more »
London needs a living wage, rather than a minimum wage 17 March 2015 by sianberry “The Mayor should be making the case for raising the minimum wage in London to a living wage” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, as the minimum wage is set to rise to £6.70, but remains well short of the living wage. The government has announced a 20p per hour increase in the national minimum […] Read more »
IPCC investigate corruption claims relating to sexual abuse and Met Police 16 March 2015 by sianberry “We need a police service that protects the vulnerable from the powerful” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, who calls for whistle blowers to be supported by the Met and for them “to promote positive examples of staff who have blown the whistle”. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to investigate 14 referrals detailing […] Read more »
“A revelation”: What I learned from my first Green Party Conference 14 March 2015 by sianberry In this guest blog, London Green Party member Andrew Tobert tells us how he found his first ever Green Party Conference. Cast your minds back to last Friday. I was in Euston Station in London, leaving the familiar sights and smells of the city I love, the Pret-a-Mangers, the overpriced drinks. And I was going […] Read more »
20mph should become default speed limit where people shop, work and live 12 March 2015 by sianberry “This is a welcome recognition from TfL that 20mph should be the default speed limit in large areas of London” says Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson, as TfL announces it will cut speed limits to 20mph on Red Routes. Darren Johnson has welcomed Transport for London’s decision to cut speed limits to 20mph on Red […] Read more »
Water cannon decision passed to next government 11 March 2015 by sianberry “The Mayor’s decision to buy these weapons in advance of the Home Secretary’s approval was rash and arrogant, and a waste of public money” says Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones as Theresa May refuses to approve use of the water cannons at this time. The Evening Standard has reported that the Home Secretary is to […] Read more »