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31 March 2012 by sianberry
On Friday Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones joined London-wide candidate Caroline Russell at the monthly Critical Mass ride, starting on the South bank. Speaking at the protest, Jones said: "The number of casualties on London’s roads has begun to increase, after many years of decline. "The alarming rate of death and injury suffered by vulnerable road […]
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30 March 2012 by sianberry
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28 March 2012 by sianberry
An extraordinary meeting of the London Green Party this week decided to recommend Ken Livingstone as second preference choice for Mayor after first choice Jenny Jones. Livingstone spoke to around 70 members at the Party’s Headquarters on Leonard Street and fielded questions on his record and policies. After over an hour of discussion, a vote […]
27 March 2012 by sianberry
Jenny Jones today laid out her plan to help young people in London at a visit to youth engagement project Livity in Brixton, making pledges on work, travel, housing and education. Unemployment among 16-24 year olds in London is higher than anywhere else in the country (22%), and the beginning of 2012 saw a decrease […]
“The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), Britain’s leading campaign against animal experiments, has “warmly welcomed” Jenny Jones’ commitments to using cruelty-free cleaning products for City Hall if elected, as well as her commitment to work to make London a world centre for non-animal biomedical research. BUAV CEO, Michelle Thew, said: “It’s great to […]
26 March 2012 by sianberry
Reacting to the launch of Boris Johnson’s transport manifesto, Green Party Mayoral candidate said: "London needs a new vision for transport. "Scores of deaths and injuries to cyclists, one of the worst congestion problems in Europe, an air pollution problem that leads to thousands of early deaths, creaking public transport infrastructure and fares that price […]
Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones unveiled her fully-costed pledge to make one third of tube network step-free by 2018. Jones was joined by MEP Jean Lambert and Lambeth and Southwark candidate Jonathan Bartley with Jonathan’s disabled son Samuel at the inaccessible Stockwell Underground Station to draw attention to how difficult moving around London can be. […]
23 March 2012 by sianberry
The London Green Party will on Monday evening decide whether to recommend Ken Livingstone as their second preference candidate in May’s Mayoral election. The decision will be informed by an analysis by the Green campaign on how Livingstone’s pledges and record tally with the Green vision for London. In the analysis, the former Mayor was […]
22 March 2012 by sianberry
In response to the planned reduction of the 50% tax bracket, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "Thousands of Londoners are struggling to make ends meet, and the government cannot tell us to tighten our belts and cut public services while allowing those earning over 10 times the London Living Wage to take more […]
In response to reports of a £15 million sum being provided for cycling in London in this year’s budget, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "The Mayor said himself last month that it would need £150 million to make London a ‘truly cycle safe city’. "Yet again he has failed to make the case […]