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'Naked' streets will leave pedestrians exposed

Mon 23rd Aug 2010

Moves by London Mayor Boris Johnson to rip out the traffic lights at three locations in Islington have been condemned by the Liberal Democrats.

local resident Chris Bulford, local Lib Dem councillor Susan Buchanan and Lib Dem GLA Member Caroline Pidgeon at the Islington Park Street junction where one of the sets of traffic lights is due to be removed.

OAPs unite to save centre

Wed 18th Aug 2010

OAPs from across Islington have reacted with shock and disbelief at plans announced by the Labour-run council to stop funding the Sotheby Mews Day Centre, in Highbury, N5. Local Liberal Democrat politicians have also condemned the plans.

local Lib Dem Councillor Terry Stacy and local pensioners protesting against Labour’s plans to axe the Sotheby Mews Day Centre

Let the public say where savings should be made

Mon 9th Aug 2010

Islington Liberal Democrats have announced plans to ask the public where they think the council should be making savings.

Councillor Terry Stacy

Labour's tenant cash slash

Mon 9th Aug 2010

Residents have been left in the dark over moves by the Labour-controlled council to slash funding for tenant and resident groups across the borough to spend on much needed improvements to their blocks and estates.

Labour councillors failed to tell tenants about their plans to slash £3million housing funding

'Pupil Premium' will tackle unfairness in Islington

Thu 29th Jul 2010

Liberal Democrats this week welcomed the Government announcement that extra funding (the 'pupil premium') will be introduced in Islington schools from next September (2011).

LibDem plans for a pupil premium will mean extra funding for Islington schools

"Does council need its own Chief Exec?" ask LibDems

Tue 27th Jul 2010

Following the announcement that Labour councillors plan £7million cuts to services in Islington, Liberal Democrats have asked whether Labour is getting its priorities right.

Councillor John Gilbert

LibDems back housing benefit campaign

Tue 27th Jul 2010

Liberal Democrats in Islington have backed an all-party campaign to find a fair way of reducing the national housing benefit bill and spare hundreds of Islington tenants from being potentially thrown out of their homes.

Pulp council magazine to save flowers, say LibDems

Wed 21st Jul 2010

Islington Liberal Democrats have urged Labour councillors to listen to residents and abandon plans to scrap all the hanging baskets and flower boxes in the borough as part of their £7million cuts package.

One of the hanging baskets to be axed by Labour

Government honours secondary school works

Wed 14th Jul 2010

All Islington's secondary schools will be refurbished or rebuilt as planned, the Government has confirmed.

Councillors Terry Stacy and Paula Belford at assembly at a local school.

Tenant gagging orders denied by Labour

Sat 10th Jul 2010

Islington Labour councillors have been accused of turning a blind eye to tenants being forced to sign gagging orders about shoddy repairs work.

Councillor Terry Stacy

Labour snatches back Union Chapel repairs cash

Tue 6th Jul 2010

Local residents have reacted with fury to news that the Labour council is snatching back cash promised to Union Chapel, the famous Islington landmark, to carry out urgent repairs to the tower and spire.

Union Chapel receives cheque

Labour's pothole madness

Sun 27th Jun 2010

Local Lib Dems have slammed the Labour-run council for its decision to spend an extra £1million on repairing pot holes only in 'working class areas'.

Councillor John Gilbert

LibDems demand pay cut for new Council chief exec

Fri 25th Jun 2010

Islington Liberal Democrats have demanded a pay cut for the council's new chief executive following the news that current chief executive, John Foster, will not be renewing his contract next year.

Councillor Terry Stacy

Eight primary schools to close?

Fri 25th Jun 2010

Islington Liberal Democrats have uncovered plans by the Labour council to close up to eight primary schools across the borough.

Islington Liberal Democrats have uncovered plans by the Labour council to close up to eight primary schools across the borough.

Highbury Corner improvements get go-ahead

Mon 14th Jun 2010

Long-standing plans to improve Highbury Corner will finally get the green light this week.

Highbury Corner post office

Let's show our support for England, says LibDem Leader

Thu 10th Jun 2010

Islington's Liberal Democrat leader has challenged council bosses to show their support for the England football team by flying the St.George's flag over the Town Hall during the World Cup competition.

Cllr Terry Stacy, Julia Williams, Colonel Kay and former Mayor of Islington, Anna Berent, hositing the England flag on the Toan Hall roof earlier this year.

Local Turkish Lib Dem activist becomes a Baroness

Tue 1st Jun 2010

Local activist and former Lib Dem councillor, Meral Ece OBE, has been made a Baroness and will shortly take up her seat in the House of Lords.

Meral Ece

LibDems demand Northern Line closure changes

Fri 28th May 2010

Islington Liberal Democrat councillors have demanded London's Mayor make changes to the planned programme of closures on the Northern Line.

Cllr Ursula Woolley, Cllr Arthur Graves and Stefan Kasprzyk outside Archway station

LibDems demand end to stalling on senior officer pay

Thu 27th May 2010

Islington Liberal Democrat councillors have this week demanded action to publish senior council officer salaries.

Councillor Terry Stacy

Labour fail to deliver on expenses promise

Wed 26th May 2010

Islington Labour have been accused of greed and hypocrisy after voting themselves fat-cat allowances for chairing committees that have always been chaired without an allowance.

Councillor Greg Foxsmith

Government freezes Islington council tax

Tue 25th May 2010

Islington Liberal Democrats have welcomed the commitment by the new coalition government to freeze council tax for the next two years.

Islington Lib Dem councillors call for a council tax freeze (photography: Ian Francis Gaskin)

Labour to waste taxpayers' money on quango

Mon 24th May 2010

Islington Liberal Democrats have slammed the new Labour council administration saying their plans for a new 'fairness' quango is a total waste of taxpayers' money.

Councillor Terry Stacy

Islington Lib Dems vow to fight on

Thu 13th May 2010

Islington Liberal Democrats have vowed to carry on the fight against Labour after losing control of Islington Council. Last week's combined local and general elections saw Labour take control of councils across London.

Councillor Terry Stacy

General Election 2010: Nick Clegg statement

Fri 7th May 2010

"Last night was a disappointment for the Liberal Democrats. Even though more people voted for us than ever before, even though we had a higher proportion of the vote than ever before, it is of course a source of great regret to me that we have lost some really valued friends and colleagues and we have returned to Parliament with fewer MPs than before.

Bridget Fox and Nick Clegg

Bridget Fox thanks supporters for highest-ever LibDem vote

Fri 7th May 2010

Bridget Fox, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Islington South and Finsbury, has thanked the many supporters who backed her in Thursday's election.

Bridget Fox thanks local residents for their support (photography: Adam Grant Bell)

Bridget Fox is Bookies' Favourite

Tue 4th May 2010

According to the bookies, only Lib Dems can beat labour here in Islington. The Conservatives are now rank outsiders and cannot win. More and more Conservative supporters are switching to support the Lib Dems to beat Labour and this is reflected in the current odds for Islington South and Finsbury:

Bridget Fox is the bookies' favourite (photography: Adam Grant Bell)

Bridget Fox Thanks Local Residents for Their Support

Tue 4th May 2010

Bridget Fox, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Islington South and Finsbury, has thanked local residents for the fantastic reception she has had while out campaigning in recent weeks. Bridget, who finished just 484 votes behind the Labour candidate at the last election, has been out meeting residents daily with a large team of volunteers.

Bridget Fox thanks local residents for their support (photography: Adam Grant Bell)

VOTE4ANIMALS 2010 backs Bridget

Tue 4th May 2010

The VOTE4ANIMALS 2010 campaign has decided to endorse Bridget Fox, the Liberal Democrat candidate, as the best voting option in Islington South and Finsbury.

PAD-recommended candidate

Bridget Fox answers your Climate Questions

Tue 4th May 2010

Bridget Fox, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Islington South and Finsbury, met Islington residents concerned about climate change at the recent 'Ask a Climate Question' event.

Islington candidates at the Ask a Climate Question event

Clarification of Emily Thornberry's Views

Tue 4th May 2010

Emily Thornberry has objected to our reporting of her stance on the Iraq War Inquiry in our recent publications. We are happy to clarify that she voted with the Labour Government in June 2007 and March 2009 for the amendments which declined an immediate inquiry. The amendments proposed that an inquiry should take place at an indeterminate time after troops had been withdrawn.

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