Following the polling station debacle at last year’s general election, with long queues and several residents prevented from voting, the Council revised the arrangements for Highbury West ward, to prevent it happening again. Our experience from the referendum on 5 May, however, suggests they have still not got things right. This time they made residents […]
On Thursday 5 May, 57% of Islington voters said Yes to AV, making us, alongside neighbouring Camden, Hackney and Haringey, one of the six London boroughs and ten local areas in Britain voting for progressive change to our outdated electoral system. And that, despite both Islington’s Labout MPs publicy supporting the ‘No’ vote. Islington Green […]
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Islington Green Party welcomes the draft report of the Fairness Commission and congratulates the Labour council on commissioning it and all the work that has gone into its production. Its findings are certainly stark; how sad that we should find ourselves in this situation after so long under a Labour government. Now under this coalition […]
Last week saw the government issuing smog warnings because London has had thirty-six "bad air days" since January 1st 2011. According to EU law, thirty-five of these are permitted annually, so London has used its entire pollution allowance in the first four months of the year. As London prepares for the Olympic Games, supposedly the […]
We welcome Islington’s decision to cut the chief executive’s salary by £50,000 a year, reflecting the difficult times we face. The years ahead will provide many challenges for residents and the council, especially in ensuring the cuts being forced on us by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition do not hit the poorest, hardest. However, we must be aware of […]
In recent years the Regent’s Canal towpath has seen a rapid increase in the number of people using it. This is good news for the health of those enjoying it and London’s population as whole, which benefits from improved air quality and reduced road congestion as a result. Introducing “kissing gates” should be a last […]
Islington is a borough of deep inequalities, and the Green Party believes this is harmful for everyone who lives here, whether richer, poorer, or somewhere between. But government policy continues to do nothing to address the issue, with income inequality across the country greater now than at any time over the past three decades. Many […]
The cheapest and quickest way to cut fuel bills is to insulate our homes, and in December the government introduced an Energy Bill to Parliament with the intention of reducing both carbon emissions and the impact of fuel costs. The Bill will become law by July, and contains a new energy efficiency initiative, the Green […]
Labour councillor Paul Smith, whose brief is to protect Islington’s environment, has dismissed residents’ concerns about the introduction of the so-called “Roamer” parking scheme, which allows existing parking-permit holders to park their cars anywhere in the borough during its hours of operation This is not good enough. The roamer scheme is a very significant change […]
Islington Green Party has submitted a formal complaint to Islington Council about the so-called ‘Residents’ Roamer’ parking scheme, which allows Islington’s parking permit holders to park their cars anywhere in Islington during its hours of operation. In its complaint, the Green Party points out that the consultation carried out – where the Council sent letters […]
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