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2nd June 2017 by Islington Green Party
Should you thank an election volunteer? It’s a question I ask myself as people return from delivering leaflets, hand in their canvass sheets or finish another marathon envelope stuffing session in our magnificent basement office. Obviously, if people make me a cup of tea, buy me chocolate, remind me what day of the week it […]
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I’m standing for parliament for the Green Party in Islington North. If elected, I would push for people to have a say on the terms negotiated for leaving the EU, work to protect human rights, employment rights and the environment, and be an effective local champion for Islington North. I’m standing against the Labour leader who thinks we should […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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, […]
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 […]
