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26th April 2016 by Islington Green Party
Cllr Caroline Russell, Green councillor for Highbury East ward and candidate for the London Assembly, said: “The decision to continue with this week’s junior doctors’ strikes was not taken lightly. People go into medicine because they want to treat patients and not to stand on a picket line to protect their jobs and patient safety. […]
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21st April 2016 by Islington Green Party
The number of people who are classed as homeless in London has returned to levels not seen since the 1990s, but the Green Party’s Mayoral candidate Sian Berry, is concerned that the number of ‘hidden’ homeless is far higher in boroughs like Islington. An analysis from the Green Party has shown that London councils turn away nearly half […]
22nd March 2016 by Islington Green Party
Results from roadside nitrogen dioxide testing carried out by Islington Green Party show that nearly everywhere Islington’s air is exceeding EU limits for air quality. All but one of the results exceeded EU legal limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with five locations coming in at more than 50% over the legal threshold. Thirty air pollution […]
26th February 2016 by Islington Green Party
Last night, the Labour dominated Islington Council voted down an amendment to the council’s annual budget from sole opposition councillor, Caroline Russell, that would have cleaned up Islington’s polluted air. Since the launch of the council’s own policy to ask drivers who park on Islington’s roads with their engines running to switch them off in […]
Bright Sparks, Islington’s award-winning repair and reconditioning project, has lost additional funding that would have protected and extended its services. The news came last night as an amendment to Islington Council’s budget from Green Party Councillor, Caroline Russell, was presented. The amendment, which would have secured funding for the worthwhile scheme, was voted down by all the […]
25th January 2016 by Islington Green Party
Following a high air pollution episode last week, Islington residents took to the streets at the weekend to install air pollution measuring tubes on roadsides across the borough. These tubes measure nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air which is linked to a range of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses that are particularly harmful to children, older […]
4th January 2016 by Islington Green Party
On the day transport fares go up throughout the country, activists from Islington Green Party have been talking to commuters and handing out #FairFares postcards at numerous stations across the borough, revealing our radical plans to flatten fares across the capital and make transport fairer for all Londoners. The stations were: Caledonian Road Highbury and […]
1st December 2015 by Islington Green Party
I was shocked to hear the news of Friday night’s attempted arson attack at Finsbury Park Mosque, which is on the boundary of my ward and is used by many of my constituents. I have taken part in some of the open days they have run for schools and the rest of the community, so […]
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 […]
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 […]