Islington Green Party is proud to announce that it is standing candidates in both Islington constituencies, such that all Islington voters have the opportunity to vote Green in the upcoming election. Carne Ross is the Green Party spokesperson for global solidarity, and is standing for Islington South and Finsbury. He said: “It’s time to end […]
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Huge congratulations to Alex Nettle, who increased our vote share in the Hillrise by-election by 5% compared to 2022 (19.4%)! The final results were: Voter turnout: 47.3%. Full details are on on the Islington Council website. If you’re interested in standing as a councillor in future, come and talk to one of us at a […]
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A council by-election has been declared for Hillrise ward on the 2nd May. We’re delighted to announce that Alex Nettle will be standing in this by-election, where you’ll also have the chance to vote for Zoe Garbett for London Mayor and Antoinette Fernandez for the North East Constituency London Assembly candidate. Find out more about Alex […]
I’ve recently retired as a Domestic Energy Assessor, after more than fifteen years producing energy performance certificates (EPCs) for homeowners and landlords in Islington. A big change in that time is that, rather than just seeing them as a legal box to be ticked when renting or selling a home, people are now actually interested […]
Green Party member Rod Gonggrijp has called out the confusing nature of TfL’s experimental cycleway on Seven Sisters Road in the Islington Tribune this week: Rod Gonggrijp of Crayford Road in Tufnell Park, said the experimental path had confused cyclists who were unsure how to get into it as they approach the Holloway Road junction […]
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The NHS has dropped the bombshell that maternity services at either Royal Free Hospital or the Whittington are under threat of closure. Because of NHS cuts and lower birth rates there will be a consultation on closing one of the maternity wards. The Green Party is launching a petition to save the services. Local Green […]
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Lorna Jane Russell successfully defended the Green seat in Highgate in the by-election on 30 November by winning 59% of the vote. This was a significant improvement on the 51% won by the previous Green councillor, Sian Berry, in the 2022 local elections. The by-election results were as follows: Candidate Party Number of votes Lorna […]
On Saturday 18 November, Councillor Benali Hamdache spoke to a crowd of hundreds at the Highbury and Islington rally for Peace and Justice. Here’s the transcript of his words – head over to Facebook for the video: “Oxfam. Save the Children. Médecins Sans Frontières. Action Aid. Amnesty International. War Child. All over the world humanitarian […]
Victory! Buses across Islington have been saved following our campaign against the proposed cuts. Thank you to everyone who signed our petition and responded to the consultation. Back in June, Transport for London (TfL) proposed regressive and significant changes to bus services across London. These proposals would have been devastating for people in Islington as […]
This is the response of Islington Green Party, and our three Green Councillors: Cllr Caroline Russell, Cllr Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong and Cllr Benali Hamdache to the Transport for London (TfL) consultation on the planned Central London Bus Review – https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/busreview Overall response to the proposals (We are responding in our capacity as elected representatives.) […]
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