Local candidate for Bunhill, Sebastian Sandys, this week won a victory for public transparency in Islington Council. Though the public can attend six Council meetings annually, the Budget Council, where crucial decisions are made about issues including childrens’ services, housing and environment, has never permitted residents to ask questions and engage. However, following the presentation […]
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Highbury Green Party helped campaigners gather more than 200 names on a petition to keep Sotheby Mews Day Centre open. This won the right for older people who use the centre to take their case to the council meeting on 22nd February. Caroline Russell said: “Thanks to all who signed it. As the only […]
I am not sure what planet Mark Still of N5 (Islington Tribune letters page Friday, 16 March) lives on, but it is not one near here. For his information, although almost no one else of voting age will need this reminder, the Liberal Democrats received less than 15% of the vote in the 2014 elections for […]
Read More… from Letter: Votes for Green Party are votes for healthier democracy
Despite months of local protests, Islington Council have gone ahead and built their new trampoline park at the Sobell Leisure Centre, cutting the Olympic quality sports hall in half. But now the facility is open, it’s revealed that adults have to pay £10.50 at peak times and children £8.50, so a family of four could […]
Dear Editor, Following the public meeting last November there are continuing problems with violent muggings and moped crime in Tufnell Park and Archway. Despite the efforts of local police, people are feeling intimidated and scared by almost daily reports of knifepoint muggings. Inspector Steven Murfin has communicated police actions and local youth […]
Read More… from Letter: Islington needs targeted, visible policing
While central government may be the main villain in the erosion of local services, that does not mean Greens should give the Labour Council a free ride when they get it wrong Dear Islington Tribune Editor As council elections loom in May, Labour Party councillors seem to be doing their best to drive […]
Read More… from Letter: Green Party opposition in Islington is vital for democracy
£104 per year to use new bike stores Islington is charging residents more to park a bike in its onstreet cycle stores than many drivers pay for a parking permit, even though half a car space can house six bikes. Councillor Caroline Russell says “This price is too high, especially for people on low […]
Local Green Councillor Caroline Russell has persuaded the council to send a surveyor to Park View estate, after residents demonstrated against their continued inaction. Leaks from walkways and around rain-water pipes are making bedrooms in some flats uninhabitable. The residents had presented a petition to the council in December, calling for it to fix the […]
Islington Green Party welcomes Transport for London’s proposed investment in the open space on Grosvenor Avenue beside Canonbury Station. In recent years the paving and other landscape features on this attractive corner have deteriorated. With increased passenger numbers on the Overground line there is an opportunity for the space to better serve local people and […]
