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18th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
In September the Community Plan 4 Holloway organised a well attended ‘Placard Parade’ outside Holloway Prison. Members from the local community joined the organisers and other local groups to show through messages on placards their expectations for the site. The area of the former prison is larger than Tufnell Park Playing Fields, and this huge […]
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15th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Latest figures show that Islington recycled or composted only 29.6% of its household waste in 2019-20 – fractionally up on the year before but still well below an original target of 37% by 2020. Central government cuts to local authorities since 2010 have seriously harmed the ability of local councils to function, with Islington having […]
12th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Temporary wider pavements are helping safe distancing at shops, bus stops, etc, but Green Councillor Caroline Russell is working with Canonbury School to help make their one permanent. Even before the 2020 pandemic made social distancing essential to protect our families and loved ones, the school streets project was designed to improve air quality and […]
9th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
In December last year, local residents jumped into action when Ocado planned to build a diesel depot next to a primary school. The site threatened to worsen the health of many local kids with no regards to already illegal levels of air pollution across London. The Nocado campaign presented a hundred pages of evidence to […]
8th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Over the summer Green Councillor for Highbury East Caroline Russell has been pressing the council to re-open key services safely, and we’re delighted that important facilities like libraries are back again, adjusted to meet the demands of coronavirus. Previously Caroline had asked, successfully, for food markets and cemeteries to be re-opened, and, after more pressure […]
6th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Congratulations and thanks to Marcus Rashford for so brilliantly – and importantly – raising the country’s awareness about food poverty; to Islington Council for stepping in to provide free school meals over half-term when the government failed so pitifully to respond to the need; and to the wonderful local businesses and community groups here who […]
4th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
During the coronavirus pandemic our need to stay safely apart means a lot less space on buses and tubes. But if just a fraction of people who usually use public transport got in a car instead, London would become gridlocked and hugely more polluted. That’s why we need action to make it easier to walk […]
30th October 2020 by Islington Green Party
After the devastating fire in 2018 that seriously damaged Highbury Leisure Centre, it’s good to see work on site continuing to restore the roof and pool, with the centre scheduled to re-open fully in January. Meanwhile, the gym is open again, subject to appropriate Covid safety rules and with all sessions needing to be booked […]
26th October 2020 by Islington Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the new council homes being built on Park View estate but is pushing the council to also remember existing residents, still living in cold, damp homes. Conditions in the pre-existing homes have been of long-running concern, with residents campaigning for action since 2018 with the support of Green Councillor Caroline Russell. […]
22nd October 2020 by Islington Green Party
Islington’s new local testing site will be open 7 days a week, 08:00–20:00, from 4 Oct, on the Sobell Centre car park. Anyone with coronavirus symptoms can book a test at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or by calling 119. The ‘walk-in only’ site is entered from Hornsey Road, with no parking available for those attending. https://www.islington.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/coronavirus-covid-19/how-to-stay-safe-and-healthy/stop-the-spread-of-the-virus-and-save-lives/how-to-book-a-test On 16th […]
30th June 2020 by Islington Green Party
On July 3rd the public consultation for the redevelopment of Holloway Prison will close. This project is the largest housing development in Islington for over 30 years. It is an opportunity to create something bold that responds to local needs in an environmentally sustainable way. However, having read the draft Masterplan, Islington Green Party believe […]
19th June 2020 by Islington Green Party
Around the world and across the UK there is a wave of resistance and change, and the Green Party stands with Black Lives Matter every step of the way. In the UK, there still isn’t justice for Stephen Lawrence. There still isn’t justice for the 72 who died in Grenfell – the majority from BME […]
On June 14th 2017 a fire broke out in Grenfell Tower, resulting in the deaths of seventy two people. The memories of that disaster are still raw, and across the UK people have been coming together to remember the lives cut short, and to demand answers as to how this could have happened. It is heart-breaking […]
19th March 2020 by Islington Green Party
Mutual Aid groups are being established across the country, with further details available here. These are grassroots organisations, affiliated neither to charities, political movements nor government, which seek to help the local community and those most vulnerable. They can assist with tasks such as getting shopping for those unable to leave their homes, picking up […]
14th March 2020 by Islington Green Party
London Assembly members Siân Berry and Caroline Russell won praise from every other party, as they presented their proposals for London’s budget. Siân Berry said: “We’re at the end of the current Mayor’s term and yet he has left nearly £71 million unspent – that’s a lot of money for Sadiq Khan to just […]
9th March 2020 by Islington Green Party
January 31st saw the formal end of Britain’s membership of the European Union, and with it the end of over 20 years’ unbroken service at the European Parliament by the Green Party. London’s first ever Green Party MEP Jean Lambert was elected in 1999. Jean was a dedicated champion for refugees and equality, and […]
27th February 2020 by Islington Green Party
In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeals rejected the government’s attempt to build a destructive, polluting third runway at Heathrow – on the basis that it did not take into account the UK’s own climate pledges and the Paris climate accord. This is the first time that the government has been held to account […]
As the sole Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell has once again put forward an amendment to the Labour budget. The amendment focuses on a few key proposals, starting with making sure it is never cheaper to park a car than a bike. By raising the cost of every car parking band by £107.25 per annum […]
10th December 2019 by Islington Green Party
A council by-election has been declared for St George’s ward on the 12th December. Residents living in Tufnell Park, including EU citizens, will be electing a new local councillor as well as their next MP. Caroline Russell will be standing for MP in Islington North and Natasha Cox will be standing in the council by-election. […]
14th November 2019 by Islington Green Party
On December 12th, in St. George’s ward there are two elections happening – the general election, and a local council by-election, caused by the unexpected resignation of a Labour counselor. In the 2018 local elections the Greens were overall second in Islington, and Natasha Cox was 5% off from being elected to the council. […]
7th November 2019 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party is proud that Caroline Russell and Talia Hussain are its candidates to contest Islington North and South in the 2019 general election. Caroline Russell has been the sole opposition councilor in Islington since 2014, holding Labour to account on issues ranging from air pollution to access to local services. In 2018 she […]
29th October 2019 by Islington Green Party
After years of pushing from Greens on the London Assembly, the Mayor has finally started to look at ways to get London rents under control. Since being elected to the London Assembly, Siân Berry has pushed and questioned Sadiq Khan again and again, asking him to campaign for powers over housing in the capital so […]
22nd October 2019 by Islington Green Party
London‛s Green MEP Scott Ainslie has launched a new campaign to show solidarity with EU citizens living here, after ’shameful‛ treatment by the Conservative government. He said: “It‛s been three years since the referendum. The Conservative government continues to deny certainty to the one million EU citizens living in London – and to the disgrace […]
15th October 2019 by Islington Green Party
With Westminster in meltdown, London has been the focal point as thousands marched against the Conservative government‛s undemocratic decision to suspend Parliament. Green Party candidate for London Mayor, Siân Berry spoke out about the crisis: “It‛s an outrage that BorisJohnson was willing to shut down Parliament to try and force through a crashout Brexit. It‛s […]