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22nd August 2019 by Islington Green Party
June saw the two-year anniversary of the catastrophic Grenfell fire. People from across the city marched through London calling for justice for Grenfell to be delivered. However, on this anniversary it is an outrage that the lessons still haven’t been learned. The Fire Brigades Union have warned that we risk sleepwalking into another catastrophe, with […]
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16th August 2019 by Islington Green Party
Heathrow Airport is consulting on expansion plans that will result in increased carbon emissions, more traffic, more air pollution and busier, noisier flight paths all over London. Caroline Russell argues that: “People living under these new flight paths will hear noisy planes overhead from the early hours of the morning to last thing at night. […]
7th August 2019 by Islington Green Party
The London Green party have been celebrating after retaining a Green MEP for London. The outgoing Jean Lambert, who is standing down as an MEP after 20 years, is to be replaced by fellow Green and Lambeth Councillor Scott Ainslie. The Green campaign championed remaining in the EU and addressing the climate emergency. This election […]
6th August 2019 by Islington Green Party
Green Assembly Member Caroline Russell and Assembly candidate Benali Hamdache have helped win a campaign to ban adverts on the underground from regimes that threaten LGBT+ lives. Adverts promoting Brunei were removed from the underground after the Sultan of Brunei threatened to make being gay punishable by death, causing Green Assembly Members and activists to […]
26th June 2019 by Islington Green Party
The Islington Green Party has welcomed the Council’s historic decision to declare a ‘climate emergency’. The announcement is expected at a council meeting on Thursday 27th June. Islington Greens have been pushing for this decision for many months now, working with other parties and groups like Fossil Free Islington to recognise the seriousness of the […]
7th May 2019 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens have launched their European election campaign in Highbury – where the party are hoping to build on their success of getting a councillor at the last election. The current Green MEP Jean Lambert came to the launch, alongside Gulnar Hasnain, who is one of the Green candidates standing for the European elections. […]
19th April 2019 by Islington Green Party
The London Green Party is putting forward a full slate of diverse and experienced candidates for London. The party is looking forward to once again electing a Green MEP who will continue working with other Green MEP colleagues from across the EU. Jean Lambert has been the party’s MEP since 1999. She is standing […]
17th April 2019 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens call on Islington Council to ban disposable BBQs on Highbury Fields. People who often do not have gardens use the green space of the Fields for barbeques, especially in the summer. The Council has recently finished a consultation with local residents on the impact this has had in terms of noise and environmental […]
17th March 2019 by Islington Green Party
Your Green Highbury Team (Caroline, Benali and Ernestas) joined local campaigners Islington Green Party has been working to resist Sainsbury’s attempts to open in Highbury Vale police station. The supermarket chain is again appealing against Islington Council’s decision to not give permission for a new store. This is its fourth attempt – […]
8th May 2018 by Islington Green Party
The results are in, and Green Councillor Caroline Russell has been decisively re-elected to serve Highbury East for another four years. From an 8-vote lead in 2014 to a 666 vote majority in 2018, Caroline’s win is testimony to her years of hard work and dedication to the local residents of Highbury. Islington Greens celebrating […]
