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3rd May 2015 by Islington Green Party
The leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, visited The Andover Estate in the Finsbury Park area of north Islington to meet residents and hear about some of the innovative projects that are providing jobs and making a real difference to the people living on Islington’s largest estate. Accompanied by Councillor Caroline Russell, who is […]
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29th April 2015 by Islington Green Party
The Supreme Court has ordered the Government to come up with new plans to ensure the UK meets air pollution targets. The judgement was handed down this morning in ClientEarth’s case against the UK Government for its failure to meet legal limits for air pollution. The court case was launched after Government plans to tackle […]
12th April 2015 by Islington Green Party
Today, the Independent on Sunday profiled five doorstep canvassers to find out what it’s like to knock on doors and engage people in politics. In the article, Islington Green Party member and canvasser Ozoda Muminova talks about how positive and interested people are about The Green Party’s ideas and policies. She explains how her best experience […]
9th April 2015 by Islington Green Party
Today, Islington Green Party welcomed and accompanied Independent Living Fund (ILF) campaigner Mary Lever as she passed through Islington on her way to deliver a birthday message to Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Mary, who is 67 and severely disabled, was driving her NHS power chair from the House […]
27th March 2015 by Islington Green Party
Green Councillor Caroline Russell proposed a motion to Islington Council last night to take in a number of Syrian refugees using the government’s Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme as proposed by Citizens UK in December. Islington Labour squashed the motion with an amendment that deleted the action to take in a mere 50 refugees and instead […]
3rd March 2015 by Islington Green Party
Last week, on behalf of short changed council tenants, sole Green Councillor Caroline Russell asked at the meeting of the Full Council why Islington Labour were overcharging council tenants for their energy bills.1 Outrage has been building over the council’s energy bills system, which results in council tenants paying hundreds more pounds than leaseholders and […]
1st March 2015 by Islington Green Party
Islington Council this week made a budget commitment(1) to give fourteen Greenspace(2) agency staff full time contracts following months of campaigning by Islington Green Party. Opposition councillor Caroline Russell and local Greens are celebrating this change of heart from the Labour-run council which will see workers receive job security and full employee rights. This […]
27th February 2015 by Islington Green Party
At last night’s Full Council and budget meeting, the ruling Labour Party voted unanimously to have the tax payer continue to fund three Labour political officers, speech writers and spin doctors and allow eight frontline jobs to be axed. The meeting, which focused specifically on the 2015/16 Council Budget, saw Islington Green Party’s Cllr Caroline […]
21st January 2015 by Islington Green Party
Islington Council has taken a major step towards reducing diesel emissions in the borough by agreeing a parking surcharge for owners of diesel vehicles. Sole opposition, Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell said: “Islington Greens along with many community groups in Islington have been calling and campaigning for action on health-damaging air pollution from diesel vehicles […]
20th January 2015 by Islington Green Party
Three key members of Islington Green Party have been announced as national spokespeople ahead of the May 2015 General Election. Caroline Russell – Local Transport Islington Councillor Caroline Russell will continue as the Green Party spokesperson on Local Transport following her tireless campaigning work to change how communities and local authorities prioritise transport […]
13th December 2014 by Islington Green Party
Charlie Kiss, who has been selected by his local Green Party to stand in the Islington South and Finsbury constituency for the general election in May next year, appears, so far, to be the only out trans man standing in the upcoming General Election. He will stand against the Labour Party incumbent, Emily Thornberry. Charlie, now […]
12th December 2014 by Islington Green Party
At last week’s meeting of Islington Council, a motion put forward by the sole opposition member1, Councillor Caroline Russell of the Green Party, on extending London’s future Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to include Islington, was amended and over-ridden by the dominant Labour Council. To tackle poor air quality, the Mayor of London […]
Islington Labour Councillor Suggests Cannabis Smokers Don’t Deserve Council Homes At a meeting of Islington Council1,2 last Thursday, Labour Councillor Gary Poole appeared to suggest that cannabis smokers do not deserve council homes. Cllr Poole, a prison governor and councillor for St Mary’s Ward, stated that “it must be a scandal that we have […]
11th December 2014 by Islington Green Party
At the invitation of Green Party Councillor Caroline Russell, citizen journalism group Occupy News Network has filmed, streamed and archived last week’s meeting of Islington Council. Recent changes to regulations has made it possible to video and transmit council meetings that have open, public access and The Green Party has been working with […]
21st November 2014 by Islington Green Party
November 20th was the International Day of Trans Remembrance. This is a day when trans people and allies remember the many trans people who have been murdered simply for who they were. Sadly even in this country, trans people are killed. This horror is perpetuated by widespread ignorance and ongoing misunderstandings about people who don’t always fit neatly […]
10th November 2014 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens were present at the Remembrance Day services in Islington on November 9th and Councillor Caroline Russell laid a wreath. This year in particular we remembered those who died in the First World War which started 100 years ago. As well as wearing the red poppy to remember those service personnel who lost their […]
4th November 2014 by Islington Green Party
On Monday 3rd November, at the start of the third annual Living Wage Week, it was announced that the national Living Wage is set to increase by 20p per hour to £7.85, with London Living Wage increasing by 35p to £9.15 per hour. Charlie Kiss, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Islington South and Finsbury, […]
27th October 2014 by Islington Green Party
Today, Camden and Islington Green Parties issue a joint statement to demand that the London Mayor’s proposal for an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) be extended geographically, brought forward and include an outright diesel ban in order to save lives in London’s over-polluted communities. As part of the consultation, which opened for submissions today, The […]
13th October 2014 by Islington Green Party
This morning saw midwives at the Whittington Hospital and throughout the nation go on strike for the first time in over 100 years, following repeated refusals by the government to listen to their concerns over pay. Ambulance workers, nurses and other healthcare workers joined the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on the picket lines at […]
8th October 2014 by Islington Green Party
From today, drivers who break the 20mph speed limit on Islington’s roads could face being given both an on-the-spot fine and points on their licences. Former Green Councillor Katie Dawson brought the motion for the original borough-wide speed limit and Islington Greens campaigned for its extension to the council’s main roads in 2011. At the […]
4th October 2014 by Islington Green Party
The Green Party’s Charlie Kiss slammed Mayor Johnson’s approval on Friday for the controversial, massive housing development at the Mount Pleasant Sorting office site. “This development is wrong on so many levels it’s hard to know where to begin” he said “ the inadequacy of the social housing provision, the massive impact the development will […]
3rd October 2014 by Islington Green Party
Today, Islington Green Party declared that Cllr Caroline Russell and campaigner Charlie Kiss have been selected to stand as Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) in the Islington North and Islington South and Finsbury constituencies respectively. The Green Party is the second party in Islington having achieved record results across both constituencies in recent elections. In May, […]
2nd October 2014 by Islington Green Party
Following the cancellation of the cycle superhighway route 12 that was to connect Muswell Hill to central London via Holloway Rd, Islington Greens renew their calls for the Mayor to tame the traffic with a 20mph speed limit. Cllr Caroline Russell, who was part of the consultation on the superhighway in her capacity […]
1st October 2014 by Islington Green Party
In response to the Town Hall’s energy company plans, Charlie Kiss, Green Party candidate for Islington South & Finsbury, said “offering another alternative to the big six energy suppliers is an empowering step, and could offer social and economic benefits. For too long the country’s main energy companies have been making huge profits from […]