More trees needed to combat health impacts of more frequent heatwaves 31 March 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones criticises the Mayor of London for a net increase in street trees of 9000 over 2 years whilst having a target of increasing the amount of trees by 2 million by 2025. According to a data request, there was a net increase of just under 9,000 street trees planted by […] Read more »
Taser’s drawn 41 times per week in London last year 27 March 2014 by sianberry The increase in times Taser’s are drawn in police activities worries Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones, who calls for the Mayor to challenge the Commissioner about this “concerning rise in Taser usage.” A Stun Gun making an electrical arc between its two electrodes, photograph courtesy of Jason Bain. Taser use by the Metropolitan Police […] Read more »
‘No good for the economy and bad for the environment’ Darren Johnson on proposed East London Road Crossings 25 March 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson rebukes the London Chamber of Commerce’s calls for a new road across the Thames in East London suggesting instead tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel. Darren Johnson argues that the last fourteen years have shown us there is no economic argument for a new road river crossing and a toll should instead […] Read more »
“We must end the stigmatising and stereotyping of migrants” 25 March 2014 by sianberry Letter from Jean Lambert MEP for London, MEP candidate Violeta Vajda, and Co-Chair of the London Green Party Benali Hamdache published in the Evening Standard, Tuesday 25 March. Read more »
Fracking on trial: London Green Party sends support to Caroline Lucas MP 24 March 2014 by sianberry The London Green Party is supporting anti-fracking campaigners, including Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, as they stand trial for involvement in anti-fracking protests at Balcombe last year. Fracking is a controversial process where a mixture of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground, under high pressure, to force gas from rock layers. The London Green Party […] Read more »
1,000% rise in homeless families being moved out of London 21 March 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson accuses the Mayor of “looking the other way while hundreds of children are moved away, their parents separated from local support networks and possibly made to lose their job”. Children are being forced to leave their London schools as parents can no longer afford to stay, photograph courtesy of Chris […] Read more »
Boroughs may join Ultra Low Emission Zone 19 March 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones welcomes Mayor’s discussion with inner London boroughs to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone. Smog in New York, photograph courtesy of Cham. The Mayor of London has said he is in ‘conversation’ with inner London boroughs like Islington and Hackney about joining the Ultra-Low Emission Zone which is being […] Read more »
74 hit and run victims per week across London in 2012 18 March 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones praises the Met for “it’s progress in tackling the problem of ‘hit and run'”, but calls for stricter actions against illegal drivers. The latest figures available for hit and runs in London show that over 74 people per week were injured in collisions involving “hit and run” drivers in London […] Read more »
Young Greens: Student protests show support for universities’ lowest paid staff 17 March 2014 by sianberry THIS week thousands of students across the country will be taking party in demonstrations against the shocking levels of pay inequality at UK universities. Research by the Young Greens, the youth branch of the Green Party, has found that, on average, the lowest paid workers in the UK’s publically funded higher education sector would have […] Read more »
London Green Party reveals shocking air pollution report as levels rise to ‘very high’ 14 March 2014 by sianberry A report released today by the London Green Party has revealed that air pollution levels in the capital are consistently illegal and dangerous to health. In November and December, the Camden Green Party conducted a ‘citizen science’ study of air pollution levels at 21 locations in Highgate Ward, and the results were truly shocking. At […] Read more »