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28th July 2022 / 28th July 2022 by Cat
Islington Green Party have called on the two sitting Islington Labour MPs and the Labour Council to publicly support calls to implement fairer and proportional electoral systems in local, general and mayoral elections. After the passing of the controversial Elections Bill in April by the Conservative government Greens have raised concerns about the democratic regression […]
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25th July 2022 / 25th July 2022 by Cat
People in council tax bands A to D could be eligible for a council tax rebate of up to £150 through a government scheme. Those with a direct debit should receive it automatically; those who don’t will need to sign up through an online form. Devon Osborne, Green Party activist in Tufnell Park, says: “When […]
14th July 2022 / 14th July 2022 by Cat
Thank you to everyone in Tufnell Park who voted for Rod, Jon and Devon in the local elections on May 5th. Over 40% of all votes were for a Green Party candidate in Tufnell Park and we were only 125 votes away from winning a councillor. The Green Party recorded the best ever results in […]
10th May 2022 by Islington Green Party
A surge of support in Islington has seen 3 Greens elected in Highbury ward and Devon Osborne just miss out in Tufnell Park Cllr Caroline Russell, the only opposition Councillor elected onto Islington Council over the last eight years, was re-elected with 2282 votes - one of the highest vote totals for any Councillor. Alongside […]
13th March 2022 by Islington Green Party
I am here to argue against the proposal to move Tufnell Park ward in Islington (until recently named St George’s ward) from the Islington North constituency into the proposed new Kentish Town and Bloomsbury constituency. I have been a resident of Tufnell Park ward for 18 years, previously living in Camden Town. I have two […]
15th February 2022 by Islington Green Party
By the time you read this post, the seven councils who make up the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) may have signed the contract to build a huge, over-sized new incinerator in Edmonton, committing our own council to burning our unrecycled waste there until at least 2060 and in clear contravention of Islington’s stated goal […]
12th February 2022 by Islington Green Party
If fuel bills rise by 50% or more this April, as widely predicted when the government energy price cap is updated, then thousands more Islington homes could be driven into fuel poverty, forcing lower income households into a dreadful but all-too-common choice between heating and eating. For decades, now, governments of all colours have relied […]
30th September 2021 by Islington Green Party
£249 million pensions deficit buried in agenda appendix Full Council last week received a report that Islington is one of only four councils in the country to be challenged about its pension fund deficit by the Government Actuary Dept. This is a result of them flagging Islington’s situation as ‘amber’ – the 4th worst out of the 87 pension funds they investigated. Green Cllr Caroline Russell said: “This worrying situation was buried […]
28th September 2021 by Islington Green Party
Islington Council signs up to Transport for All’s EQUAL PAVEMENTS Pledge At Full Council last Thursday, Islington passed a motion backing Transport for All’s call for councils and transport authorities to sign an Equal Pavements Pledge. Transport for All is a disabled and older persons’ organisation which champions accessible transport in London and the […]
26th August 2021 by Islington Green Party
Despite assurances from the Prime Minister that nobody would lose their home as a result of coronavirus, the Tories are once again showing whose side they are on where private renters are concerned: the landlords. The always limited measures to protect private renters introduced last year are now being quietly whittled away, and a flood […]
