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20th July 2021 by Islington Green Party
Early in June the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared a “retrofit revolution”, to make the capital’s buildings more energy efficient. London’s homes and workplaces are responsible for three quarters of our carbon emissions and virtually all will need some level of retrofitting if we are to reach the mayor’s net zero target by 2030. […]
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16th July 2021 by Islington Green Party
Islington Council has announced its plans to push through the construction of a new cricket pavilion at Wray Crescent Park in Tollington with no constulation, as part of a multi-million pound investment in local parks and green spaces. Islington has the smallest amount of green space per person of anywhere in the United Kingdom […]
13th July 2021 by Islington Green Party
Congratulations to Labour’s Mick Gilgunn for his victory in the July 1 Tollington ward by-election, but thanks also to the many residents whose votes took the Green Party to a strong second place behind him. Jonathan Ward, our candidate, only had a few weeks to win hearts and minds after Richard Watts’s sudden announcement that […]
16th June 2021 by Islington Green Party
Local Councillor Richard Watts has resigned from Islington Council. That means Tollington will be electing a new Councillor on 1st July. Tollington resident Jonathan Ward is standing for the Green Party. Jonathan is an expert sustainability engineer. He is on the Steering Group of the Neighbourhood Planning Forum and is a long-standing governor of St. […]
29th April 2021 by Islington Green Party
On May 6th the residents of Mildmay will have the chance to vote in a by-election triggered by the resignation of a Labour Councillor, and we are delighted that local resident and campaigner Zoe Alzamora is standing as a Green candidate. Zoe recently worked with her community to protect green space at Park View estate, […]
26th April 2021 by Islington Green Party
The London Assembly Elections are only a few weeks away, and with London having declared a climate emergency now more than ever your vote for a Green future matters. Siân Berry is currently in 3rd place for the race for Mayor, and in the London Assembly the race is on to get more Green Assembly members […]
21st April 2021 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party is thrilled to announce that Katie Dawson, who served as councillor between 2006-2010, is standing again in the May 6th by-election for Highbury West. In her four year term, she made a huge difference in Islington including: Introducing 20 mph speed limits on residential streets. Securing Islington’s first secure estate cycle shed (on […]
19th April 2021 by Islington Green Party
On May 6th London goes to the polls for the delayed 2020 London Assembly Election, and we are incredibly proud that Siân Berry and Caroline Russell are standing again to help turn London Green. In the last five years, Caroline and Sian have achieved real change in the London Assembly, including: Winning a big change […]
12th March 2021 by Islington Green Party
The NOcado campaign began at the start of 2020, shortly after our shocked community in Tufnell Park/Upper Holloway found out that Ocado had been given permission to open a 24/7 depot in a small vacant light industrial estate right next to a primary school and nursery. In fact, permission had been given months earlier, but […]
8th February 2021 by Islington Green Party
The campaign to save the trees at Dixon Clark Court should be viewed with great sadness. We should thank the determined and intrepid protestors on the site, as well as many others in the Borough, for focussing our attention on the vital need to retain all our sizeable trees for their contribution to our health […]