Boris Johnson “snubs” top celebs concerns over Earl’s Court demolition proposals 17 January 2014 by sianberry The Mayor of London disregards professionals and the London Assembly to push ahead with the Earl Court demolition proposals described by Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson as “an act of cultural and economic vandalism”. Earl’s Court at night, photo courtesy of the whiteness. Darren Johnson is accusing the Mayor of snubbing the concerns raised by […] Read more »
Mayor is “completely wrong”, super-rich investors are pushing up prices 17 January 2014 by sianberry The Mayor’s strategy of encouraging investor-buyers has left residents renting expensive homes on insecure tenancies argues Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson. Photograph of housing in Highbury, London, courtesy of David Holt. The Mayor of London has told the annual Mansion House London Government Dinner that it would be “utterly nuts” to deter foreign investment in […] Read more »
Mayor plans up to 10,000 extra car parking spaces a year for growing traffic 17 January 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson calls the plans “the last thing London needs”, stating the Mayor should instead be building “more car free developments, near to public transport, with increased space for bike storage”. Gridlock in New York city, photograph courtesy of Roy Googin. The number of car parking spaces in London could go up […] Read more »
Call for massive river restoration in London to cut flood risks 16 January 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Baroness Jenny Jones calls for hundreds of kilometres of London’s rivers to be restored as a cost effective way of protecting London. “The Meadow” alongside River Thames at Pangbourne, photograph courtesy of Peter Linton. Responding to calls for back-to-natural flood reduction schemes by the Chartered Institute of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) […] Read more »
Electric taxi needs support 16 January 2014 by sianberry Mayor Boris Johnson announces plans for all new taxis to be zero emission capable from 2018, but Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones says he needs to improve the charging network or Londoners health will suffer as a result. Electric car charging points in an ASDA car park in Galashiels, photograph courtesy of Walter Baxter. The […] Read more »
London Euro-MP promises to stand up for gay rights 15 January 2014 by sianberry “The EU has a key role to play in ensuring equality and the protection of human rights for all” says Green MEP Jean Lambert. Jean Lambert signing the pledge, photograph from Jean Lambert’s facebook page. Green MEP for London Jean Lambert has signed a pledge to put equality and human rights – including those of […] Read more »
Green Primaries to give 16 year olds chance to vote 15 January 2014 by sianberry The Green Party has re-affirmed its commitment to giving the vote to anyone over the age of 16. The Green Primary, a ground-breaking Europe-wide e-democracy project currently underway, offers anyone living in the European Union who is over the age of 16 the opportunity to vote for the two Green leading candidates for the 2014 […] Read more »
Mayor’s £150m cycling underspend 14 January 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson is angered by the underspend that could have saved vulnerable road users lives, stating the Mayor needed to “get a grip on TfL”. Darren Johnson urges the Mayor to ensure the TfL are spending the money they are given to spend on improving road safety for cyclists and pedestrians. Image […] Read more »
Oxford Street is first to breach annual pollution limits in London 10 January 2014 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones calls for the Mayor to “rewrite his Air Quality Strategy”, as the annual legal limit for the harmful Nitrogen Dioxide is breached by the 9th of January. Pollution in Oxford Street, Europe’s busiest shopping street, already breaches the annual legal limit. Photograph courtesy of Ysangkok. Readings taken at the Oxford […] Read more »
Boris Johnson brings McDonald’s sponsorship into schools during National Obesity Awareness Week 9 January 2014 by sianberry Baroness Jenny Jones accuses Boris Johnson of “irresponsibility” after acting despite having already been recommended to protect children from junk food advertising unanimously by the London Assembly. Picture courtesy of Peter Ligerry. London Assembly Member Jenny Jones has criticized Boris Johnson’s sponsorship deal with McDonalds to help fund his Mayor’s ‘Capital Clean Up’ volunteering programme, […] Read more »