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3rd October 2013 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party has been baffled to see the Council crowing about its great achievement of adding 100 parking spaces in the last six months. We replied to the council, pointing out that this is not in keeping with its recent claims to finally be taking the issue of air pollution seriously. Needless to say, […]
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1st October 2013 by Islington Green Party
Council executive member for sustainability Rakhia Ismail claimed last month that the council is making it as easy as possible for residents to recycle their waste – but the evidence shows they could be doing much more. On estates where Islington Green Party members live, in Canonbury, Clerkenwell, and elsewhere, the few recycling bins available […]
25th September 2013 by Islington Green Party
The recent unpleasant experience of one resident finding a camera recording whilst pointing into her bedroom has highlighted the problems of expensive and ineffective CCTV. The record of CCTV cameras preventing or deterring crime is extremely poor. Scotland Yard has reported that only one crime in 1000 is actually solved by CCTV, and contrary to […]
21st September 2013 by Islington Green Party
Private tenants in Islington need a salary of £70,000 per year for a 2-bed flat to be affordable, according to housing charity Shelter – and local Green Party campaigner and European Election candidate for London, Caroline Allen, says it is time for radical action from the government. In a piece published in the Islington Tribune, […]
16th September 2013 by Islington Green Party
Private tenants in Islington need a salary of £70,000 per year for a 2-bed flat to be affordable, according to housing charity Shelter – and local Green Party campaigner and European Election candidate for London, Caroline Allen, says it is time for radical action from the government. In a piece published in the Islington Tribune […]
30th August 2013 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party is glad, but also saddened, to hear that MP Jeremy Corbyn intends to bring a Private Member’s Bill to Parliament to try to tackle the crisis in the private rental sector. We agree that there’s an urgent need to address the worsening situation for people renting privately, but it’s shameful that when […]
28th August 2013 by Islington Green Party
Highbury Greens Charlie Kiss, Ernestas Jegorovas and Caroline Russell went to Whitehall tonight to join the emergency demonstration against the rush to launch a missile strike on Syria. The Green party is clear and unambiguous on this issue. We believe that it is not our role to get involved in the civil war in Syria […]
10th June 2013 by Islington Green Party
London Green Party Welcomes Mayor’s “U-turn” on 20mphThe London Green Party has welcomed the news announced last Friday that almost all residential roads and high streets in London will have 20 mph speed limits by 2020. The party is calling on Mayor Johnson to take the proposals forward as speedily and comprehensively as possible.The announcement […]
Islington Greens marched today in support of the Fire Brigade Union campaign to save Clerkenwell Fire Station from closure under plans put forward by Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson. They were joined by Green London Assembly Member Darren Johnson, who spoke at a rally at the end of the march to call for cross-party unity […]
27th March 2013 by Islington Green Party
Earlier this month, Ms Caitlin Reilly, an unemployed graduate forced to work in Poundland for free, won her legal challenge against the so-called “workfare” scheme under which jobseekers are required to work unpaid or risk having social security benefits deducted, resulting in very considerable personal hardship or destitution. The result of that legal victory was […]
