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Leave site empty rather than cram in more flats
ANDREW Cornwell’s resignation from Islington Council executive and the slimness of the Lib Dem majority obviously give the establishment parties plenty to speculate on regarding which way Islington’s new “kingmaker” will jump, but let’s hope they can still manage to keep their minds on the ball for the actual business of running the council.
For example, Arsenal’s latest proposal for Queensland Road goes to the east area planning committee on December 15, and once again it is trying to bulldoze through an excessive overdevelopment which would be inappropriate in so many ways it’s hard to know where to start describing it. > more |
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Insult to Baby P - IS Patrick McKay seriously suggesting that the 1967 Abortion Act led directly to the killing of Baby P (When is killing OK? November 21)? > more
Tree axing a mistake - THE tree in a car park was not removed by Homes for Islington or Islington Council – both of whom have policies to protect and manage the... > more
Beyond US failures - READERS interested in the economic and social changes taking place in Latin America, which challenge the failed neo-liberal policies of... > more
Guests not suspects - READERS may be aware that from this month the government begins issuing what it calls, with an obvious nasty spin, “ID cards for foreigners”. > more
In market for bargains - READERS should know that, despite the recession, there are fantastic bargains available this Christmas at Archway Market. > more
Pensioners need help - COUNCILLOR Andrew Cornwell, Islington’s former finance chief, has suggested a new policy of £100 off council tax bills for pensioners. > more
Cash up for grabs - TIME is running out for young campaigners to “grab a grant” for their school from the UK’s biggest volunteering charity, CSV. > more
Plunging council tax - THE Tories ask: “Where are the tax cuts?” (November 21). Islington now has the eighth lowest council tax in London. The Liberal Democrats... > more |
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