Posts Tagged ‘Caroline Russell’
Local elections 2022: Labour maintains control in Islington – but Greens cause an upset in Highbury
Labour stalwart Sue Lukes loses her seat as Greens celebrate two new councillors
Read MoreIslington politicians approve ‘recovery budget’ that will see council tax rise by over four per cent
Town Hall finance chief says Town Hall is ‘prioritising services to help local people cope with the cost of living crisis’
Read More‘Stands against reason’: Campaign groups push north London councils for eleventh-hour rethink on controversial new incinerator
Groups including Extinction Rebellion are calling for emergency meetings to be held before contract is formally signed next week
Read MoreCouncil rejects call to scrap ‘ill-thought-out’ Low Traffic Neighbourhoods – despite 10,500 signature petition
Conservative councillor was reminded that the government is committed to LTNs and ‘believe they work and want councils to carry on’
Read MoreCall for pause on incinerator plans: ‘If we are serious about net zero we must reduce the turnover of stuff in the borough’
Politicians backing the pause include MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Catherine West
Read MoreCouncil reveals plan for a tree warden on every estate in Islington
Announcement is part of effort to increase canopy cover across the borough
Read MoreIslington could be first London council to launch community investment fund for green projects
Residents will be able to invest as little as £5 in local ventures if plans are approved next week
Read MoreIslington councillor accuses Scotland Yard of ‘leadership failure’ amid claims officers are still stopping people based on cannabis smell
The Metropolitan Police vowed to end the practice eight months ago
Read MoreGreen councillor calls on Town Hall to support Universal Basic Income
Cllr Caroline Russell says move would ‘break the link between work and consumption’
Read More‘This gives me hope’: Residents come together to discuss solutions to climate emergency
Green councillor calls for similar meetings to be held once a month as council leader says Town Hall has made ‘good first stab’ at net zero
Read More‘Utterly bloody disgraceful’: Islington councillors unite in condemnation of Prime Minister
Town Hall votes unanimously to oppose no deal Brexit ‘in the strongest terms’
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 MoreConcerns raised over electric vehicle charging points ‘cluttering’ Islington’s pavements
‘New charging point has put another obstacle in the way of local blind woman,’ says Cllr Caroline Russell
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 MoreResidents to have a say on traffic restrictions for new cycle Quietway
Cycling campaigners delivered a 2,000-signature petition to the Town Hall in February
Read MoreRevealed: Islington Council’s youth service budget cuts
Cuts of almost £2 million in five years to universal services
Read MoreWatts says Tory cuts ‘undermine’ Islington’s anti-knife crime efforts after Town Hall stabbing
Council Leader slams government in re-election speech
Read MoreIslington Council ‘sorry’ after failing to publish register of large payments since end of 2017
Town Hall blames understaffing and vows to publish data next week
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
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