Anonymous CVs 31st May 2017 by Islington Green Party In 2016, Islington Council moved to adopt anonymous CVs across its infrastructure, led by campaigners from Islington Green Party. Benali Hamdache, candidate for Islington South and Finsbury, who campaigned on anonymous CVs in Islington, said: “Too many people find it more difficult to find a job because of their ethnicity. Countless research has shown that […] Read more »
Guest Post – Standing up For Islington 30th May 2017 by Islington Green Party Teresa May is seeking a mandate for a destructive Brexit which no one wants. In Islington, 75% voted to Remain in the EU, but the Tories are plunging us towards a catastrophic deal with Europe, ignoring the voices of people across the country who stood against UKIP’s fear-mongering campaign, and fought for inclusivity, economic stability […] Read more »
“Brexit means Brexit” 29th May 2017 by Islington Green Party “Brexit means Brexit” – three words that mean nothing at all. It’s time to start talking about what we’re actually getting. The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, entirely and totally, was never supposed to be on the table. It will cripple the country’s economy – which is why the Leave campaign promised it […] Read more »
Collective Energy 27th May 2017 by Islington Green Party In Bristol in 2017, the Green Party has a chance to win a second MP, strengthening the voice for equality and environmentalism across the UK. Bristol is already leading the way in the fight against climate change – most recently with the Bristol Energy Cooperative, a publically-owned energy company focused on generating local energy for […] Read more »
Opposing Hard Brexit 26th May 2017 by Islington Green Party The Green Party opposes Brexit and we vehemently reject a hard Brexit. We support a transnational approach to the problems – economic, environmental and political – that we face. It is only through international cooperation that we are going to re-launch our economies still under a cloud from the global banking crisis, that we are […] Read more »
Who’s getting richer? 25th May 2017 by Islington Green Party The gap between rich and poor is increasing, while inflation means that peoples’ wages today are lower than ten years ago. Unemployment has fallen since 2008, but 5.4 million people still earn less than the minimum living wage and 28.5% of people in a temporary job are still trying to get a full-time one – […] Read more »
Divestment 24th May 2017 by Islington Green Party Why do fossil fuel companies behave so badly? In Canada, Fort McMurray nearly burnt to the ground as the tar sands caught on fire. In America, the Dakota Access Pipeline was pushed through across the homes of native peoples, who came out in their tens of thousands to protest to the destruction of their lands, […] Read more »
Guest Post – What Do We Do About Labour? 22nd May 2017 by Islington Green Party Not voting Labour, for many people, is achingly hard. There is an inbuilt loyalty to the party that won so many victories for workers and the vulnerable. It has been the vehicle of serious progress. The bastion of hope for the whole loosely defined coalition on the left side British politics since before WW2. In […] Read more »
Green Party Pledge to Young People 18th May 2017 by Islington Green Party Young people are the future, and our future needs protecting. It’s never been harder to be a young person in the UK – struggling with student debt, unreliable job prospects and unaffordable housing. Under a government that is failing them, young people need a voice. The Green Party will be that voice. The Green Party […] Read more »
Guest Post – Holloway Prison 16th May 2017 by Islington Green Party In January of 2014 I started work on a novel, Fellside, set in a colossal women’s prison on the Yorkshire moors. An imaginary setting, but loosely inspired by the Conservative government’s plans (inherited from New Labour) to build a new generation of so-called “titan” prisons to house Britain’s rapidly increasing prison population. I would be […] Read more »