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  • At last, a cut that would suit everyone
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • TODAY, we have thousands of able-bodied people in Islington claiming benefits because there is a shortage of work, due to modern technology and the state of the...
  • Shadow of planning laws
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • ISLINGTON councillors have united to condemn government proposals to relax planning laws for a three-year period and labelled them a “recipe for disaster...
  • That’s the way Les is
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • I WAS delighted to see the article, with photograph, about bus driver Les Peacock (Salute to rule-breaking bus driver who goes extra mile, April 12). Les and his...
  • Who’s swanning around?
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • RESIDENTS are being encouraged to help create a “swan soap opera” by tweeting sightings of the season’s first cygnets in the capital (#swanstory)....
  • Height of canal folly?
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • SURELY your article on the canal cycleway was intended for the April 1 issue (Riding high on canal cycleway, April 12). R BORZELLO N1  
  • It’s time to step down
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • READERS with interest in housing may like to know that I have decided to step down as chairman of the Popham 1 estate tenants’ and residents’ association...
  • Thatcher’s dire legacy
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • OVER the years Margaret Thatcher has become an almost mythological figure for both the far right and far left, but her death and funeral are timely reminders how much...
  • Bedroom tax threatens to be a disaster for thousands
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • ISLINGTON Hands Off Our Public Services (IHOOPS) welcomes the promise made by Councillor Richard Greening at a meeting of tenants, campaigners and trade unionists...
  • Why we’re down in dumps over missing recycling bin
    Published: 19 April, 2013 • RESIDENTS of Highbury Quadrant report a composting bin missing since January (Missing: a compost bin for our flats, April 12). Residents on this side of the estate...
  • Awards offer you a chance to celebrate the champions of cycling
    Published: 12 April, 2013 • THE nominations for London Cycling Awards 2013 are now open. Have you bought a brilliant new cycling product this year, or is there a bike shop you’re always...
  • Missing: a compost bin for our flats
    Published: 12 April, 2013 • INTERESTING. This council has the time and resource to threaten someone who is already composting (and thus a role model for all of us) with a hefty fine for not...
  • Join the housing debate
    Published: 12 April, 2013 • I’M concerned about the lack of serious debate on the homes we need when there’s clearly a big problem. Many of us are finding it really hard to save...
  • Make a splash or cheer from sidelines
    Published: 12 April, 2013 • WITH just two week until the world’s biggest (and most fun) fundraising swim in Islington it’s not too late for residents to sign up at an Aquaterra pool...
  • Just how will this private outfit improve services for NHS patients?
    Published: 12 April, 2013 • SO a number of Islington GPs responsible for deciding how the borough’s £302million NHS budget is spent feel they’re so underpaid by the taxpayer...
  • My A&E nightmare
    Published: 12 April, 2013 • I HAVE spent many nightmare hours in A&E being ignored by nursing staff (Early discharge could lead to a quick return… to the casualty unit,...