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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 […]
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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 […]
22nd October 2019 by Islington Green Party
London‛s Green MEP Scott Ainslie has launched a new campaign to show solidarity with EU citizens living here, after ’shameful‛ treatment by the Conservative government. He said: “It‛s been three years since the referendum. The Conservative government continues to deny certainty to the one million EU citizens living in London – and to the disgrace […]
15th October 2019 by Islington Green Party
With Westminster in meltdown, London has been the focal point as thousands marched against the Conservative government‛s undemocratic decision to suspend Parliament. Green Party candidate for London Mayor, Siân Berry spoke out about the crisis: “It‛s an outrage that BorisJohnson was willing to shut down Parliament to try and force through a crashout Brexit. It‛s […]
10th October 2019 by Islington Green Party
Current mayor Sadiq Khan is cutting nearly one in ten of inner London bus miles at the same time as failing to fix outer London‛s transport. Green Assembly Member and Islington Councillor Caroline Russell says the Mayor claimed he would open new routes in outer London to make up for the losses to services – […]
8th October 2019 by Islington Green Party
London‛s children became climate leaders, as the school climate strikes saw 100,000 people take to the streets to demand immediate action to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown. Greens stood side-by-side with them. Young Green, and London Assembly candidate Hannah Graham said: “It was a wonderful and inspiring day in Parliament Square, joining the global climate strike. […]
5th October 2019 by Islington Green Party
Councils across London are demolishing estates for new developments, breaking up communities and not delivering much needed homes. Over 4,000 council homes have been demolished by councils and not replaced in the past 15 years, with thousands more losses in the pipeline. Thanks to Greens working with tenants to change the Mayor‛s policies, estate plans […]
1st October 2019 by Islington Green Party
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has admitted that the Metropolitan Police has been secretly sharing private data for facial recognition cameras with the company behind the King‛s Cross development – something the Met had initially denied. The revelation came after questions from Green candidate for London Mayor, Siân Berry, forced the truth to come out. The […]
20th September 2019 by Islington Green Party
Siân Berry has been working hard to expose the huge cuts to youth services in London, raising the alarm about more than 100 lost youth centres and over 500 youth worker jobs since 2016. In last year’s City Hall budget, Green Assembly Members won a major victory by securing a new ‘Young Londoners Fund’ from […]
13th September 2019 by Islington Green Party
In May 2020, Londoners will go to the polls to elect the next Mayor and the Assembly Members who hold them to account. The Green Party is the third biggest party on the London Assembly, and a recent YouGov poll shows a huge swell of support for Siân Berry as the future London Mayor. Whilst […]
4th September 2019 by Islington Green Party
For the second time this year Conservative councillors have blocked much needed plans to make London’s roads safer. Kensington and Chelsea’s Conservative administration, with the support of the local Labour party, have vetoed a TfL proposal to provide a safe walking and cycling route from Shepherd’s Bush to Holland Park. This follows Conservative Westminster council […]
30th August 2019 by Islington Green Party
In a time when politics is so chaotic, London needs hope. Siân Berry is standing for Mayor with a promise to deliver the bold action needed to address the chronic problems Londoners face. Siân came third in the last election for Mayor, ahead of the Liberal Democrats. With your support she can deliver the radical […]
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 […]
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 […]