Darren Johnson is the Green Party candidate for Lewisham Deptford parliamentary constituency. He is the chair of the London Assembly and leader of the 6-strong Green Group on Lewisham Council.
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Only Greens can beat Labour in Lewisham Deptford!Created on September 16, 2008 at 3:08pm
CampaigningCreated on September 16, 2008 at 2:54pm
Darren Johnson Darren on "Boris Island": "Of all the silly ideas that Boris Johnson has had building an airport in the Thames Estuary is the most ridiculous. It's an internationally protected habitat for birds and wildlife and the last thing we need is an airport here. Climate change means we need to be reducing the number of flights not building new airports."
Darren Johnson Darren on BBC Politics Show yesterday talking about the Mayor of London's Air Pollution strategy (go to 31 mins).
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watch The Politics Show London: 11/10/2009
Darren Johnson Darren has welcomed the news that BAA would not submit a planning application for a third runway at Heathrow before the general election: "This is another nail in the coffin for airport expansion. Work now needs to begin in actually reducing the number of flights rather than increasing them, if we are to avoid environmental disaster"
Darren Johnson New blog post from Darren: "I love bendy buses!"
Source: www.darrenforlewisham.org.uk
I've been a fan of bendy buses since I tried one on a package holiday to Spain as a kid in the late 70s. So it was an exciting moment when Ken Livingstone announced they were coming to London. Bendy buses ...
Darren Johnson For those who twitter, you can now follow Darren's city hall tweets @DarrenJohnsonAM.
Darren Johnson Environment Agency threatens Hinkcroft waste plant with prosecution
Source: lewisham.greenparty.org.uk
The appalling odour problem arising from the Hinkcroft waste storage site in Deptford has blighted local residents' lives for over a year with nineteen complaints sent to the Environment Agency by local residents. ...
Darren Johnson Join us for our next action Saturday on 17th October!
Help us make our Westminster breakthrough and elect a Green MP
Location:Storm Poorun's house, Ladywell, Lewisham, London
Time:10:00AM Saturday, October 17th
Darren Johnson Darren at recent Vestas demonstration in Whitehall.
Source: www.youtube.com
An interview with the Darren Johnson of the Green Party at the Campaign Against Climate Change Vestas Day of Action, outside the Department of Energy and Climate Change in Whitehall, London, on Sept 17th 2009. ...
Darren Johnson New blog post: Brockley Local Assembly makes its mark.
Source: www.darrenforlewisham.org.uk
We had a really lively and enthusiastic meeting of the Brockley Ward Assembly last night. People have rightly become cynical about going along to so-called "consultation" events knowing it's going to make little or no difference to what decisions are made.
Darren Johnson Come and help with Darren's campaign to be Green MP for Lewisham Deptford: action Saturday this weekend (19th September), followed by party for new members and volunteers in the evening. Help deliver our latest constituency newsletter or door knock in our target areas. Hope to see you there!
Come and help us make the Westminster breakthrough in Lewisham!
Location:202 Malpas Road, Brockley, SE4 1DH
Time:10:00AM Saturday, September 19th
Darren Johnson Darren talks about the Green Party at this weekend's conference in Hove.
Darren Johnson "The government says it supports a seven-fold increase in renewables, but it is failing to stop the loss of 600 wind turbine manufacturing jobs at Vestas. The closure of the Vestas plant would lead to a 20% increase in unemployment across the Isle of Wight. Now is the time for Ed Miliband to match actions with words, starting with Vestas." Darren is speaking at the emergency demo in London at 6pm today.
Source: www.greenparty.org.uk
Police at the Vestas wind turbine factory occupation on the Isle of Wight have been preventing food being brought to protesters.
Darren Johnson Nuclear power? No point says new report out today.
Source: www.greenparty.org.uk
A new report from the Green Party (1) makes a powerful case that nuclear power has no rationale in terms of either economics or helping the fight against dangerous climate change.
Darren Johnson Surrey Canal Road Station: Just get it built!
Source: www.darrenforlewisham.org.uk
It is a continued source of frustration that funding for a station at Surrey Canal Road has not yet been secured. Labour politicians keep blaming the Conservative Mayor of London for this while Conservative politicians keep blaming the Labour Government. ...
Darren Johnson Wavelengths Leisure Centre in Deptford will finally open for early swimming in July after pressure from disgruntled swimmers and Green Party councillor Darren Johnson.
Source: lewisham.greenparty.org.uk
Wavelengths Leisure Centre in Deptford will finally open for early swimming in July after pressure from disgruntled swimmers and Green Party councillor Darren Johnson.
