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28th November 2012 by Islington Green Party
Green Party Assembly Member Darren Johnson joined Islington Greens on Friday calling for Mayor of London and Islington resident, Boris Johnson to help make Islington a truly 20mph borough. Darren Johnson said “Islington have taken a very welcome step in introducing a borough-wide 20mph limit but that only affects the roads the council controls directly, not […]
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20th November 2012 by Islington Green Party
On Thursday night almost exactly sixty years on from the Great Smog of 1952, Islington Council heard that the borough’s air quality is no better now than it was then. In the middle of another smog episode, Islington Greens were there to hear the highly respected Simon Birkett of the Clean Air London campaign give […]
Dance the night away with Green Kite Midnight and Islington Greens at our fund-raising ceilidh on Saturday 8th December from 7.30 – 10.45. We’re raising money for the Euro and Local Council election campaigns in 2014. To kick off the fundraising drive, we’ve organised a Ceilidh with Climate Camp band Green Kite Midnight – you […]
16th November 2012 by Islington Green Party
Labour councillors on the Council’s centralised planning committee appear to have an incomplete understanding of the benefit to the community provided by Islington’s Union Chapel (“Chapel … ‘not Downton Abbey‘”, Tribune, 16 Nov 12). Highbury campaigner, Emma Dixon said “The Chapel is a magnificent building. It is also a place of worship and an award-winning […]
19th October 2012 by Islington Green Party
Following last November’s decision by the Islington Council Executive to roll out 20mph limits on all borough controlled MAIN roads, the Council Executive last night decided to go ahead with implementation following a statutory consultation despite objections from the police. Caroline Allen said “Green Councillor Katie Dawson’s motion to bring 20 mph limits across Islington […]
9th October 2012 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party activists spent much of the summer successfully fighting Network Rail’s campaign of tree clearance in Islington – but it now appears Network Rail has not learned its lesson, with yet more destruction and broken promises last weekend. The site of the latest devastation is St Paul’s Road, where residents awoke without prior […]
Islington Green Party has this week exposed an event aimed at encouraging women to become councillors in the borough as little more than a recruiting exercise for the local Labour Party – paid for by taxpayers’ money. Islington’s Labour party councillors have been promoting the ‘Be a Councillor’ event which they claim is aimed […]
20th September 2012 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens and Climate Rush campaigners are calling for action to address Islington’s health damaging air pollution. This Saturday, International Car Free Day, they are touring Highbury with a “Clean Air Cloud”, creating an opportunity to imagine life with streets free from cars, and the associated noise, danger and pollution that come with them. Caroline Russell said “Regrettably […]
7th September 2012 by Islington Green Party
Recently released statistics show the number of road accidents has increased in areas with a 20mph limit but contrary to letters in the Islington Tribune (‘Sobering rise in accidents on roads with 20mph limit’ Tribune 31st August) Caroline Russell said “it is wrong to imply that these figures suggest lower speeds somehow increase risk. The numbers […]
3rd September 2012 by Islington Green Party
Here is a short film about Natalie
