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11th April 2014 by Islington Green Party
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5th April 2014 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party is proud to announce a full slate of 48 candidates for Islington’s council elections this May – with 25 women and 23 men aiming to get a Green voice back on Islington Council. We are particularly proud to have more women than men on the ballot paper. The local party is now […]
3rd April 2014 by Islington Green Party
Disability Action in Islington will tomorrow (Friday) hold a hustings to hear from candidates for next month’s council elections in Islington on how they will stand up for rights and services for disabled people in the Borough. The hustings will be held at Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, starting at 2pm. You can watch […]
2nd April 2014 by Islington Green Party
While London and the South East are enveloped in polluting smog and residents are warned to avoid outdoor exercise, Islington Greens are calling on Islington Labour to join their London Borough of Westminster colleagues in calling for Boris to widen the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) proposed for 2020. The Mayor’s initial response […]
31st March 2014 by Islington Green Party
Ofgem’s decision to investigate the Big Six energy companies for not being competitive enough is hardly a great surprise but more surprising would be the idea that anyone outside government, Ofgem and the energy industry itself thinks more competition would be good for consumers. All the energy companies do is buy energy from the same […]
25th March 2014 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens are encouraging EU and Commonwealth citizens to register to vote. London is home to many thousands of EU and Commonwealth citizens, who are eligible to vote in the local and European Elections in May but in many cases don’t know it. Islington alone boasts 15,000 EU citizens [1] but the turnout rate among […]
18th March 2014 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party council candidate Caroline Russell this week said it is unacceptable that the council continues to pay some staff as limited companies – allowing them to dodge income tax. At a Policy and Performance Scrutiny council meeting this month, it emerged that some staff working in areas such as IT and […]
7th March 2014 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party stands right behind the campaign from local residents and shopkeepers to stop a supermarket taking over the former police station on Blackstock Road. Make no mistake – research shows that supermarkets do not bring jobs into an area. On the contrary, they destroy them, automated service areas being just one reason. […]
25th February 2014 by Islington Green Party
A demonstration outside the Australian Embassy in London yesterday joined a series of worldwide protests in expressing mounting outrage at Australia’s asylum policy. “Light the dark” candlelight vigils have protested against mounting worries over Australian governmental asylum policy. A recent riot at Australia’s notorious detention centres, ended in the death of Reza Barati a 23 […]
14th February 2014 by Islington Green Party
The controversial Mount Pleasant site in south Islington will this month play host to one of a number of protest actions as part of a London-wide Green Party campaign for fairer housing developments, built for Londoners rather than investors. The campaign – called Crumbs for London – was launched last week by Green Party London Assembly member Darren Johnson, […]