Green Party back emergency motion at conference for tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry 29 February 2012 by sianberry The Green Party spring conference in Liverpool unanimously supported an emergency motion moved by the Green Party Women group backing calls by the British Association of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons for tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry. Jenny Jones, Green Party Mayoral Candidate said: "The PIP breast implant scandal has not only exposed the […] Read more »
Jenny Jones asks for urgent clarification as St Paul’s denies police’s claims of permission for clearing steps during Occupy eviction 29 February 2012 by sianberry A video has been circulated online that seemingly shows police claiming they have St Paul’s permission to clear the cathedral’s steps under section 14 of the Public Order Act during the eviction of Occupy protestors early Tuesday morning. The police’s claims seem to contradict the cathedral’s assertion that no such permission was granted. Jenny Jones, […] Read more »
Green Party backs campaign for stricter liability on the roads 28 February 2012 by sianberry At the national Green Party conference in Liverpool last weekend, the Green Party agreed to back the campaign for stricter liability (also known as proportional liability) to be applied on British roads. The legal change would acknowledge that the duty of care for one’s actions when using the road should be proportional to the degree of danger that you impose […] Read more »
Jenny Jones: Occupy protests did not need to end in conflict 28 February 2012 by sianberry In response to the overnight eviction of the Occupy London protests outside St Paul’s cathedral, Green Party Mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones, said: "The fact that the Occupy London protests ended with conflict of any kind in this way was avoidable and unnecessary. "The episode represents a missed opportunity for the authorities to engage with a […] Read more »
The Green Party could finish in top-three in London Mayoral elections, Jenny Jones tells party’s Spring Conference 25 February 2012 by sianberry The Green Party’s London Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones has told the party’s Spring Conference that they could finish in the top-three in the forthcoming election. Reports over the last fortnight in both national and regional newspapers, including the Evening Standard, have stated that 2012 may be the year that the Greens overtake the Liberal […] Read more »
London households could be £1,500 better off by voting Green 23 February 2012 by sianberry The Green Party has announced plans that could save London households £1,500 by lowering transport fares and cutting energy bills. A range of additional Green proposals would leave Londoners with even more money in their pockets as a result of lower food prices, rents and increased wages for the lowest paid (1). Over the last […] Read more »
Met interest in ‘military-spec’ armoured vehicles will raise concerns 22 February 2012 by sianberry Commenting on reports of the Met’s interest in acquiring ‘military-spec’ armoured cars, Green Party member of the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee, Jenny Jones, said: "The Met’s interest in equipment designed predominantly for military deployment is bound to raise concerns. "Unfortunately, as last year’s revelations over the Met’s secret purchase of a spy plane […] Read more »
Camden Green Party open new ‘pop-up’ shop in Tufnell Park for London election 22 February 2012 by sianberry The Green Party’s London mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones, last weekend officially opened Camden Green Party’s exciting new election pop-up shop. She said: "It’s great to see Camden Green Party taking this ambitious step forward. Camden voters will now be able to pop in to ask any questions they might like about Green Party policies, […] Read more »
Mayor could save Londoners further £113m on energy bills but has no funding in place 14 February 2012 by sianberry Darren Johnson has accused the Mayor of London of "hypocrisy" after the Mayor announced his home insulation programme had reached 40,000 homes, saving an estimated £4m on their energy bills. The Mayor has backed away from his target of reaching 1.2 million homes by 2015, and has no funding after he reaches 75,000. The combined […] Read more »
Love London, Go Dutch: Jenny Jones joins London Cycling Campaign’s drive to redesign capital for vulnerable road users 9 February 2012 by sianberry In response to the launch of London Cycling Campaign’s Love London, Go Dutch petition, Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "I support this brilliant campaign. "We need Dutch road design and Dutch rules, which give legal priority to vulnerable road users. That means standing the current Mayor’s policy on its head and giving priority to […] Read more »