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16th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
This is a guest post written by Green Campaigner Jonathan Wright. It originally featured as a letter in the Islington Tribune I was pleased to see that TfL is looking at plans to reopen the old Highbury station at the southern end of Holloway Road as part of an expansion of the existing Highbury […]
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13th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
London’s housing market is grinding to a halt as only 87 homes were sold in Islington May of this year. Figures from Bloomberg and the Land Registry shows this is down from 139 in 2016 and 259 in 2015. However, Islington house prices remain as unaffordable as before, having declined by less than 1% […]
6th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
This a guest post by Green campaigner Andrew Myer Once again Islington council is acting like a one-party Labour state, unwilling or unable to consult, listen or explain. The Sobell Centre is a tremendous local facility and the magnificent sports hall at its heart, with its Olympic legacy sprung floor, is the envy of […]
4th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
Researchers at the LSE have released a report claiming that Islington will be one of the areas worst hit by Brexit. By their ratings Islington ranks as likely to be the 10th most impacted area. The work by Swati Dhingra, Stephen Machin and Henry Overman broke down the likely impact of Brexit by local authority. Their work modelled the […]