Posts Tagged ‘Green party’
Islington’s new Green opposition leader vows to be ‘constructive’
Cllr Benali Hamdache replaces Cllr Caroline Russell, who will have her hands full as a committee chair at the London Assembly
Read MoreCouncil sets up £1m ‘one-off’ hardship fund to help families struggling with rent increases
Town Hall to open applications for financial support before the end of March
Read More‘Uncosted wishlist’: Councillors clash over tax relief proposal
Green councillor calls for imitation of Camden scheme in exempting borough’s poorest from council tax
Read MoreGreen councillor accuses Labour leader of choosing ‘petty party politics’ over leading on fair votes
‘If local councils don’t speak up about their own situation, why should government even think there is a need for change?’
Read MoreIslington Labour rejects Green calls for proportional representation at local elections
Labour gained 61 per cent of the votes in May’s local elections, winning 98 per cent of the seats
Read MoreRevealed: Third of Islington’s ward partnerships failed to hold annual public meetings – in violation of constitution
Barnsbury ward partnership held no public meetings for five years
Read MoreIslington Council Leader congratulates Green Party’s Caroline Russell on re-election
Labour’s Richard Watts also hails his party’s 47-seat majority
Read MoreGreen Party’s Russell hits back at Watts’s claim ‘super-majority’ Labour council can police itself
Caroline Russell says more Green councillors will help scrutinise Town Hall
Read MoreGreen Party’s Caroline Russell slams Town Hall over ‘black mould’ and ‘poor doors’ in Islington homes
Cllr Russell talks housing and air pollution in Citizen interview
Read MoreGreen Party’s Caroline Russell slams Town Hall democracy – and urges voters to elect a strong opposition
Cllr Russell claims Town Hall has tried to silence and exclude her
Read MoreIslington councillor calls for ‘decisive action’ on London’s clean air zone
Caroline Russell urges Mayor of London to bring forward ULEZ expansion following YouGov poll
Read MoreLabour-run Islington Council tried to gag Green Party’s Caroline Russell over Fabric
Islington Council has apologised after bizarrely warning Caroline Russell, a Green councillor and the sole opposition voice at the Town Hall, that she was barred from speaking about Fabric. The iconic nightclub is reopening after the Labour-run council struck a deal with its lawyers which will involve a strict new licensing regime being established. Cllr Russell,…
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