Cllr Caroline Russell visited the picket line at Islington Town Hall this morning to express her support for striking workers before heading to the rally in Trafalgar Square where she met up with Charlie Kiss, Islington Green Party Campaigns Coordinator, who had been on the UNISON picket line in Camden where he works. Charlie Kiss […]
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To the workers and members of trade unions striking in Islington on July 10th 2014, from Islington Green Party. We would like to express solidarity with you in your struggle for decent, secure work and fair pay, pensions and working conditions. We believe that public sector workers provide an excellent and vital service to our […]
Read More… from Islington Green Party statement of support for 10 July strikers
Green Party local transport spokeswoman and Islington Councillor, Caroline Russell, has spoken to the BBC News website about her concern that Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, intends to abandon plans to cut the speed limit on parts of the M3 and M1 motorways that would cut air pollution. The BBC News article highlights the intention to […]
Islington Green Party is calling upon Islington Council, the Mayor of London and the national Government to take action to halt the current and expanding housing crisis in Islington. A recent report by Shelter has revealed that there are currently no affordable homes for sale in Islington.(1) Their work highlights the current lack of affordable housing […]
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As The Labour Party once again abandons its roots with its announcement of its plans to allow state and private sector bidders to compete for rail franchises as they come up for renewal, Green Party national spokeswoman for local transport and Islington Councillor Caroline Russell wrote in the Guardian to put forward the Green Party’s […]
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A letter by Islington Green Party Member, Andrew Myer It was a timely reminder from Prof Richard Wilkinson in a recent edition of the Islington Tribune that income levels are getting less and less equal in the UK (‘One day we will live in a society … not an economy,’ June 27). A more equal […]
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Green Party London Assembly Member Darren Johnson AM met with local Green Party members, pedestrians and cyclists at one of north London’s most dangerous junctions to highlight repeated delays to safety improvement works there. 17 cyclists were killed or seriously injured on the roundabout between 1987 and 2012 and The Green Party is calling for […]
Read More… from Darren Johnson AM highlights decade of delays to Highbury Corner overhaul
