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31st March 2017 by Islington Green Party
Our next Green Party meeting will be held in Islington Town Hall on April 19th at 19.30, and will focus in on “What’s Next after Article 50”. We’ll be discussing the next steps campaigners can take post Article 50 being triggered. London Green Party Assembly Member and local Cllr Caroline Russell will speak of […]
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30th March 2017 by Islington Green Party
On Islington Council’s website there is a section urging people to help deal with the budget cuts. Recycling features at the bottom: “It costs £80 per tonne to send rubbish to landfill, but only £15 per tonne to recycle it – and of course it’s better for the environment.” However, as the council dug deeper […]
25th March 2017 by Islington Green Party
In a stunning act of disregard for the residents of Highbury East, the Labour Council voted 9th February, without warning, to demolish Sotheby Mews Day Centre, depriving 120 pensioners of a vital social and caring centre in their neighbourhood. There was no consultation, and the pensioners heard the news not from the Council, but from […]
22nd March 2017 by Islington Green Party
10th March 2017 by Islington Green Party
Caroline Russell said; “Since 2010, Islington Council has lost around £150million of its funding from national government. These cuts have been cruel and highly damaging to our community. An additional £3million of cuts have been proposed by the council and are aimed at services for children, older people and people with learning difficulties. These services […]
3rd March 2017 by Islington Green Party
Ben Hickey, Islington Green Party Member, writes; “No matter where we live in Islington, the air we all breathe is now heavily polluted, even on quieter side streets. Children, old people and those with existing medical conditions such as asthma are especially likely to be affected. Thousands of people are now estimated to die each […]