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2nd February 2018 by Islington Green Party
Council Tax is an expense the borough’s lowest income households simply can’t afford. Islington does discount some of its tax rates but still too many of our poorest families are falling into arrears. Issuing court summons to people with no money is intimidating, an ineffective way of raising revenue and a waste of council resources. […]
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11th December 2017 by Islington Green Party
Live updates on the closure from TfL can be read on their website This a guest post from Green Party Cllr Caroline Russell TfL are removing the 150-year-old bridge on Holloway Road that crosses the train line underneath. It’s a complicated piece of engineering that TfL will be working round the clock on. The work […]
21st October 2017 by Islington Green Party
It is testament to the hard work of local campaigners that Islington Council’s plans for Barnard Park have been scuppered. Questions must be asked as to why the council was so eager to downsize the community pitch. At full council Cllr Claudia Webbe claimed the council plans for Barnard Park did not result in a […]
12th October 2017 by Islington Green Party
A letter from our Green Party Cllr Caroline Russell Cllr Janet Burgess declared in the Gazette in May 2014 that “There are no plans at all to close the Sotheby Mews Day Centre.” Sotheby Mews was apparently safe. The council decision in February this year, to move services to Highbury Roundhouse’s new building means that service users at Sotheby Mewshave real concerns about losing their dedicated space for […]
12th September 2017 by Islington Green Party
Campaigners are celebrating after the Government called for a review of Islington council plans to downsize Barnard Park’s community pitch. Local campaigners have been fighting council plans to remove the community pitch in Barnard Park. Islington Labour had put forward a plan to replace the pitch with a smaller space. Islington Greens have been supporting […]
10th September 2017 by Islington Green Party
Islington Council has ignored campaigners and pushed ahead with controversial new plans for the Sobell Centre leaving 5 a side footballers, badminton players and others without a home. Over 1,500 people signed a petition against the plans but the council have pushed ahead with building work. The hall was renovated as recently as 2012. £250,000 had […]
16th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
This is a guest post written by Green Campaigner Jonathan Wright. It originally featured as a letter in the Islington Tribune I was pleased to see that TfL is looking at plans to reopen the old Highbury station at the southern end of Holloway Road as part of an expansion of the existing Highbury […]
13th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
London’s housing market is grinding to a halt as only 87 homes were sold in Islington May of this year. Figures from Bloomberg and the Land Registry shows this is down from 139 in 2016 and 259 in 2015. However, Islington house prices remain as unaffordable as before, having declined by less than 1% […]
6th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
This a guest post by Green campaigner Andrew Myer Once again Islington council is acting like a one-party Labour state, unwilling or unable to consult, listen or explain. The Sobell Centre is a tremendous local facility and the magnificent sports hall at its heart, with its Olympic legacy sprung floor, is the envy of […]
4th August 2017 by Islington Green Party
Researchers at the LSE have released a report claiming that Islington will be one of the areas worst hit by Brexit. By their ratings Islington ranks as likely to be the 10th most impacted area. The work by Swati Dhingra, Stephen Machin and Henry Overman broke down the likely impact of Brexit by local authority. Their work modelled the […]
29th July 2017 by Islington Green Party
The fire at Grenfell Tower was a horrific tragedy. It’s clear that lessons must be learned. It’s been alarming to find out that other towers in London are covered in flammable cladding. Braithwaite Tower Here in Islington it’s already clear that there have been shortcomings. Braithwaite Tower (off City Road) has been found to have […]
22nd June 2017 by Islington Green Party
The attack on Finsbury Park Mosque was despicable but our community is stronger than one man’s intolerance. Read Benali Hamdache‘s letter published last week in the Islington Tribune. I spent a lot of my childhood standing outside mosques. After Friday prayers my father would chat to a seemingly endless trail of friends, distant relatives and well-wishers. My ropey Arabic […]
19th June 2017 by Islington Green Party
This letter was first published in the Islington Tribune on June 15th, 2017. For the second national ballot running, Islington has ended up on the wrong side of an extremely close result. Last year the Borough voted solidly for Remain in an EU referendum which chose Leave with only four per cent separating the two sides. Last week Islington’s two constituencies […]
6th June 2017 by Islington Green Party
Your vote matters. Our first past the post system encourages parties to campaign only for enough votes to win, rather than work to bring together the country as a whole. The 75% of voters in Islington who chose to remain in the EU are left behind, ignored by a government that doesn’t see their support […]
5th June 2017 by Islington Green Party
We are already feeling the cost of Brexit. Since June 2016, the value of the Pound has fallen against the Euro and the Dollar. Before Brexit, £1 bought $1.44. Today it buys $1.22. Meanwhile against the Euro, in June 2016 £1 bought €1.3. Today it buys €1.1. That’s a 15% drop against both currencies. That […]
4th June 2017 by Islington Green Party
Great Britain pioneered the use of coal in industrial processes. Later, along with the Americans, we were pioneers in the use of oil for energy, transport and chemical processes. Now the time has come for a third revolution in energy generation. It is imperative for our futures that we take a leadership role in this […]
3rd June 2017 by Islington Green Party
Britain is one of the least equal societies in Europe. Decades of neo-liberal policies under the Tories and then under New Labour have left a large gap between the wealthy and the rest of the community. The Tories believe they can close this gap through the re-introduction of Grammar Schools. There is no evidence to […]
We are raising funds for the Green Party campaign in Islington South and Finsbury, to help our candidate, Benali Hamdache spread our message of equality, environmentalism and a voice for Europe. Britain needs strong voices to fight hard Brexit, reform our unfair taxation system and tackle the climate crisis that threatens our way of life. […]
2nd June 2017 by Islington Green Party
The Tory’s rash and aggressive Brexit threatens not just our economic and social stability, but pensions, retirement, and the quality of life of elder people. The state pension ‘triple lock’, which guarantees pensions rise as prices do, could be threatened as Brexit weakens our economy. The current government has offered no promise of protecting the […]
Should you thank an election volunteer? It’s a question I ask myself as people return from delivering leaflets, hand in their canvass sheets or finish another marathon envelope stuffing session in our magnificent basement office. Obviously, if people make me a cup of tea, buy me chocolate, remind me what day of the week it […]
I’m standing for parliament for the Green Party in Islington North. If elected, I would push for people to have a say on the terms negotiated for leaving the EU, work to protect human rights, employment rights and the environment, and be an effective local champion for Islington North. I’m standing against the Labour leader who thinks we should […]
31st May 2017 by Islington Green Party
In 2016, Islington Council moved to adopt anonymous CVs across its infrastructure, led by campaigners from Islington Green Party. Benali Hamdache, candidate for Islington South and Finsbury, who campaigned on anonymous CVs in Islington, said: “Too many people find it more difficult to find a job because of their ethnicity. Countless research has shown that […]
30th May 2017 by Islington Green Party
Teresa May is seeking a mandate for a destructive Brexit which no one wants. In Islington, 75% voted to Remain in the EU, but the Tories are plunging us towards a catastrophic deal with Europe, ignoring the voices of people across the country who stood against UKIP’s fear-mongering campaign, and fought for inclusivity, economic stability […]
29th May 2017 by Islington Green Party
“Brexit means Brexit” – three words that mean nothing at all. It’s time to start talking about what we’re actually getting. The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, entirely and totally, was never supposed to be on the table. It will cripple the country’s economy – which is why the Leave campaign promised it […]