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29th December 2011 by Islington Green Party
Speaking at the Green Sunday event at the Arcola Theatre in Hackney, Green Party London Assembly candidate for Islington, Hackney and Waltham Forest Caroline Allen said: “It’s great to be able to be involved in a local event like this and the continued popularity of Green Sunday events demonstrates the growing appetite for green politics […]
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30th November 2011 by Islington Green Party
Nitrogen dioxide levels in Islington are up to 75% higher than EU limits according to new research conducted by the local Green Party and Mapping for Change. The two organisations recently completed the measurement of NO2 levels along the A101, which runs along Highbury Grove, Highbury Park and Blackstock Rd. Results at hotspots Highbury […]
24th November 2011 by Islington Green Party
The Green Party calls for action for the drastic reduction of antibiotic usage on farms and welcomes the important report from Compassion in World Farming, the Soil Association and Sustain, which demonstrates the seriousness of the issue and proposes practical steps to tackle it. Caroline Allen, Islington vet and Green Party Spokesperson on animal […]
20th November 2011 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party welcomes the news that we are to become the first area in the country to introduce a mandatory 20mph speed limit on every road controlled by the local authority. The policy was originally introduced by Islington’s first Green councillor, Katie Dawson, with considerable cross party support, but was then only applied by […]
19th November 2011 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party & Mapping for Change invite you to a public meeting On Monday 28th November from 7.00 pm – 8.15 pm At Highbury Grove School, 8 Highbury Grove, N5 2EQ Map Tube, Highbury & Islington or Buses 4, 19 and 236 And afterwards informally up the road at the Highbury Barn […]
11th November 2011 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens were delighted to increase their share of the vote and beat the Tories into third place at the by-election in St Mary’s on Thursday. Candidate, Caroline Russell said "It was a pleasure to meet so many residents during the campaign and to hear about the issues that concern people locally. […]
5th November 2011 by Islington Green Party
Caroline Russell, long-time road safety campaigner and Green Party candidate for the forthcoming Islington Council by-election, was joined by Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones and parents and children from local schools after a local study revealed that nitrogen dioxide levels exceeded national and European target limits in half the measuring stations across the borough. […]
26th October 2011 by Islington Green Party
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15th October 2011 by Islington Green Party
Local walking champion, Caroline Russell has lived in Islington for 25 years. Working with Living Streets she helped campaign for the recent improvements at Angel and collaborated with cyclists on the design of the new crossing at Madras Place. She is passionate about addressing health inequality by improving our streets, making them into places for […]
8th August 2011 by Islington Green Party
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30th July 2011 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party activists have been out in force delivering our campaign leaflet to all St Peter’s ward residents in the run up to the by-election for the council seat on August 11. The leaflet introduces our candidate, local vet Caroline Allen, and shows how she aims to build on the achievements of Green Councillor […]
29th July 2011 by Islington Green Party
St Peter’s ward by-election Green Party candidate Caroline Allen explains how she would help users of the local canal as a Green Councillor. As a regular user of the Regents Canal as it passes through Islington I am well aware of problems over how this resource is shared between the different users; as well as […]
28th July 2011 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party has launched two new petitions to introduce 20 mph speed limits to Islington’s main roads. Part of our Safer Streets for Islington campaign, the petitions call on Transport for London and Islington Council to extend the 20 mph speed limits from Islington’s residential roads to New North Road and Essex Road in […]
17th July 2011 by Islington Green Party
Caroline Allen to represent the Green Party in the St Peter’s ward by-election The Green Party have announced that their candidate in the St Peter’s ward by-election on 11th August will be local vet Caroline Allen. Caroline, who works as a veterinary surgeon at the Canonbury Veterinary Practice on Essex Road, joined the Green Party […]
27th June 2011 by Islington Green Party
More than half of Islington’s 45 primary schools (23) are within 150m (492ft) of roads arrying more than 10,000 vehicles a day, putting pupils health at risk. Figures obtained by the Clean Air London (CAL) campaign, through a freedom of information request to Transport for London, show 36 primaries and 6 secondaries are within 400m […]
16th May 2011 by Islington Green Party
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 […]
11th May 2011 by Islington Green Party
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 […]
7th May 2011 by Islington Green Party
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 […]
28th April 2011 by Islington Green Party
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 […]