Mixed messages on transport 30th March 2012 by Islington Green Party The Labour-led Islington council is putting out increasingly confused messages about car travel in the borough – in the very week that it adopted Islington’s new Transport Strategy. At the full council meeting on the 29th of March, Councillor Janet Burgess responded to a question about asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by highlighting […] Read more »
Greens unveil plans to deal with housing crisis 19th March 2012 by Islington Green Party ?Greater protection for tenants, more affordable homes and renovation of empty properties are among the many ideas put forward by the Green Party this week, as housing policy became the focus of campaigning in the upcoming Mayor of London and London Assembly elections.??Recent statistics show that Islington has over 1851 empty properties, 51% of which […] Read more »
London’s Green MEP calls for immediate action over dangerous air pollution that is damaging residents’ health in Islington 16th March 2012 by Islington Green Party Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, has visited Islington to express her concern that EU limits, designed to protect resident’s health, are being routinely exceeded. Jean visited Highbury Barn and Blackstock Road, where levels 75% higher than EU limits have been recorded. She was joined by Green Party London Assembly candidates, Caroline Allen and […] Read more »
Queen’s Brian May launches Green Animal Manifesto 6th March 2012 by Islington Green Party Caroline Allen, vet and Green Party candidate for Islington met Brian May, Queen guitarist and founder of the animal rights group Save Me last week, as she and Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones launched the London Green Party’s animal manifesto on Monday in Battersea Park. Jenny Jones said: “I want to make sure this great city leads […] Read more »