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London Greens call for abolition of Kratos shoot-to-kill

22 July 2010

Shahrar Ali: “Five years on, we still do not have public consent for the use of a dangerous policing tactic adopted by the police in 2003."

Cycling revolution has slow puncture

19 July 2010

Johnson: "London's cycling revolution has been stalled for the last two years as the Mayor failed to finish the London Cycle Network, which would have created hundreds of linked up cycle routes throughout London."

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Mayor supports fair pay review for public sector workers

14 July 2010

Johnson: "I am pleased that the Mayor confirmed he supports the principle that no public sector worker will earn more than 20 times the lowest paid person in their organisation. It won't eradicate pay inequality, but it's a step in the right direction. Now we need to see how he will implement this."

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Green MEP welcomes vote adopting affirmative action on youth unemployment

14 July 2010

Jean Lambert: "With 5.5 million young people under 25 unemployed across the EU, youth unemployment is one of most pressing problems facing Europe today."

Insane cuts to housing in London confirmed

"Insane" cuts to housing confirmed for London‏

09 July 2010

Johnson: "The first round of unnecessary and unfair cuts threatens 1,452 affordable homes for Londoners. The government has picked the Mayor's pockets before he can deliver his promised 50,000 affordable homes."

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Fear of 'naming and shaming' stops some London councils from publishing tree removal data

07 July 2010

Johnson: "It is unacceptable that some London councils are hiding their tree removal figures for fear of being named and shamed and that the Mayor is accommodating this."

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Green MEP celebrates 40 years of the Gay Liberation Front

02 July 2010

Jean Lambert: "I am proud to support this important celebration of equality, diversity and freedom for all."

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Families to be evicted from central London

24 June 2010

Jenny Jones: " The Government has just made the Mayor's aspirations for affordable rented homes in more socially mixed communities impossible."

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Procter & Gamble potential Olympic sponsors

18 June 2010

Johnson: "In the United States Procter & Gamble continue to conduct animal testing for cosmetics and household products, even though these have been phased out across the EU."