Posts Tagged ‘Richard Watts’
Consultation shows ‘overall support’ for Moorfields Eye Hospital move
Majority of those surveyed excited by prospect of new ‘world-class’ centre in King’s Cross, despite accessibility concerns
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion calls on councillors to join them in nailing declarations to Town Hall doors
Town Hall environment boss pledges to ‘take on’ fossil fuel companies
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 MoreNHS England accused of ‘top-down power grab’ by council leader and campaigners
Keep Our NHS Public claim reforms under long-term plan could harm local accountability
Read MoreCouncil tax to rise by 2.99 per cent as finance chief bemoans ‘forced’ cuts
Green councillor calls for cost of parking bikes in hangars to be added to annual car parking permit price
Read More‘Deep concerns’ over MI5 information sharing on terrorism with local authorities
“Our legitimate questions deserve answers,” says Islington councillor for community safety
Read MoreNo Brexit impact assessment yet made by Islington Council
Council leader blames “complete lack of clarity” from central government
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 refuses to provide details of ‘fundamental’ change to anti-crime services
Richard Watts has announced an overhaul of early intervention and prevention
Read MoreIslington Council defends holding £34 million in unspent house-building money
Cllr Andy Hull says Section 106 money is under ‘detailed restrictions’
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 MoreWatts to re-appoint Claudia Webbe to Islington cabinet after failed Lewisham MP bid
Council Leader says: “I intend to re-appoint the current Executive team on Thursday.”
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 MoreWatts admits school results not enough to boost social mobility – but hailed Islington’s education turnaround
‘While it is a necessary step, it’s not done it on it’s own’
Read MoreRichard Watts calls talk of Labour election gains ‘presumptuous’ but hails party’s record in Islington
Interview: Council Leader talks manifesto pledges and Town Hall scrutiny
Read MoreRichard Watts defends Jeremy Corbyn – but calls idea Labour has no anti-semitism a ‘denial of a reality’
Islington council leader weighs in on Labour’s anti-semitism row after Jewish protest
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