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30th November 2015 by Islington Green Party
London Green Party is holding a public meeting on the topical and crucial issue of climate change next week. The meeting entitled ‘It’s 5 to Midnight… Can we Afford to Gamble with Our Planet’s Future?’ will be held at St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park, London N4 3AG on the evening of Monday 7th December. Doors […]
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29th November 2015 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens joined hundreds of other Green Party members from across the country as part of the People’s March for Climate, Justice and Jobs. The message from the Green party bloc and the estimated 50,000 others on the march was clear: that we all demand strong, definitive action on climate change at the Paris COP21 […]
19th October 2015 by Islington Green Party
Just a year after the Council opened up the Town Hall making it easier for Members of the Public to raise questions of the council, a motion has been passed to limit time for public questions. Councillor Caroline Russell said “At Full Council, We were asked to vote on reducing the the time allocated […]
Green councillor Caroline Russell has been inundated with grateful messages from the Muslim community after convincing her colleagues on Labour-run Islington Council to pass a motion requesting changes to the Government’s controversial Prevent scheme. Caroline Russell, the sole non-Labour member on the North London council, proposed a motion last week calling on the council to […]
19th August 2015 by Islington Green Party
This evening saw the first meeting of Islington residents, businesses, third party organisations and Green Party members to develop ‘The People’s Parking Plan’. The plan is a resident and business-led response to the current consultation over changes to the Controlled Parking Zones across the borough. The meeting was organised by Islington Green Party and Green […]
25th June 2015 by Islington Green Party
Caroline Russell, the sole Green councillor and opposition voice on Islington Council, led five local campaign groups into Islington Town Hall this past Thursday, 25th June. She supported activists from groups that campaign on issues ranging from housing to road safety, from workfare to weed killer so that they might use the local political framework […]
18th June 2015 by Islington Green Party
Councillor Russell, Islington’s sole opposition and Green Party councillor, has joined a protest against Workfare at Finsbury Park Station. As well as supporting the grassroots movement to oppose the injustice of Workfare, Councillor Russell has tabled a question to the Full Council next Thursday regarding Finsbury Park Business Forum’s participation in the Workfare programme. […]
2nd June 2015 by Islington Green Party
Progress on improving employment conditions for agency workers was reviewed at Islington Town Hall on Monday. Cllr Russell said ” I’m glad to see that the council has been making strides in moving long term employees from temporary to permanent contracts. However it is very concerning that so many lower paid staff […]
8th May 2015 by Islington Green Party
The Green Party secured its best ever set of General Election results in Islington’s two parliamentary constituencies with big increases in vote shares and a strong third place in Islington North. The full results were: Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Following Islington Green Party’s biggest ever General Election campaign, the results followed the national […]
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 […]
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 […]