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19th June 2020 by Islington Green Party
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 […]
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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 […]