The Air Quality Action Plan 2025-2030 outlines the vision and commitment to improving air quality in Haringey, setting out 22 measures which detail the work Haringey Council and partners would do to improve air quality over the next five years.  

You can comment here https://haringeyairquality.commonplace.is/ – the deadline is 15th July.

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Key dates to note:

• 16th June – Nomination period closes
  
• 18th June – Hustings and members meeting at St John Vianney on West Green Road from 19:00
  
• 20th June – Vote opens. All members are eligible to vote and will receive a voting link by email.
  
• 26th June – Vote closes

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We’re looking for potential Green candidates for the 2026 London elections who are passionate about social and climate justice, and ready to work with residents to create change from the ground up.

You don’t need to be a political expert

What matters is a commitment to organising our community, working with others, and helping build a party rooted in the community — one that doesn’t just stand in elections, but organises year-round with local people to build real power.

Think that’s you — or someone you know?

Then please fill in this form:

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On 10 April, voters went to the polls in St Ann’s ward in a by-election to elect a new representative, following the resignation of one of the incumbent Labour concillors. Having mounted an intensive campaign, with support from Greens from all over London, our candidate Ruairidh Paton knew that there was a chance of winning the seat. All indications were that we were running neck-and-neck with the new Labour candidate, possibly even enjoying a slight lead.

On election day itself, over 100 volunteers went out door-knocking, leafleting and counting off voters outside polling stations in a final push to get Ruairidh over the line. By the time the polls closed at 10:00 that evening, the campaign team had done everything possible to give Ruairidh a fighting chance of taking the seat. Now we had to wait for the votes to be counted at Haringey council offices the following morning.

In the event, it wasn’t even close. Out of a relatively high turn-out for a by-election of 28.8%, more than half of the 1,920 voters had chosen Ruairidh to be their new councillor. The Labour councillor was in a distant second place, 470 votes behind Ruairidh’s total of 1,059.

The final tallies were as follows:

• Ruiaridh Paton (Green Party) – 1,069 votes
• Stephen Tawiah (Labour) – 589 votes
• Calum McGillivray (Conservative and Unionist) – 83 votes
• David Beacham (Liberal Democrat) – 70 votes
• David Stratford (Reform) – 69 votes
• David Kaplan (Trade Union and Socialist) – 34 votes
• Tony Hunt (Communist League) – 8 votes

Now that the celebrations have died down, looking at this result, one thing has now become abundantly clear – Greens can win in Haringey. Ruairidh has a lot of work ahead of him as the sole Green on a large council, but he is determined to fulfill his election promise of making a difference in St Ann’s, and is already dealing with residents‘ concerns.

As for the Haringey Green Party, we have a big year ahead, and we will be calling on members to support us as we look to have more Greens elected in Haringey in the 2026 local council elections. We are looking forward to seeing members engaging directly with residents, listening to their concerns and sharing the positive energy that Greens bring to campaigning.

If we can take a leaf out of the book that was so effectively used by Ruairidh and his dynamic campaign team, you will soon be reading about more Green Party success at the polls.

Please consider getting involved!

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We’re delighted to introduce the candidate who’s going to take on Labour: Ruairidh Paton. Ruairidh has lived in Tottenham for five years and works with Green New Deal Rising – a youth climate group campaigning for a fairer, greener future.

In light of the by-election, we’ve paused the 2026 candidate selection process until after April 10th. However, the nomination period remains open so anyone can still put themselves forward, and we’ll share revised timetable soon. 

Ruairidh will fight for:

• More affordable housing, and campaigning for rent controls
• Improving our parks and public spaces
• Ending the council’s financial ties with arms companies
• Supporting residents with the spiralling costs of bills and food

But if we’re to win this, we need as many Greens as we can out doorknocking and delivering leaflets to show that Greens can win, and Ruairidh is the best choice for St Ann’s.  Labour have already mobilised quickly, with many of their 45 councillors on the doorsteps.

Can you help us?

If you have never doorknocked before or are new to the Green Party, no worries. We’ll have a brief training when you arrive and you’ll be paired with someone more experienced than you.

We’ll be out every week & weekend until the 10th of April – here are the upcoming opportunities to get involved

You can get involved and find out more right now by signing up to one of the upcoming doorknocking events below and joining our campaign Whatsapp group.

• September 14, 2025: Survey Action Day - 14 September
• September 21, 2025: Emergency General Meeting

Thank you for your support!

Colin & Pamela

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Haringey Green Party is supporting a community campaign to end the use of bully bailiffs in our borough. 

The use of bailiffs remains widespread in Haringey, with thousands of council tax debts passed onto bailiffs every year in this borough alone.

This is despite the Council introducing an ‘Ethical Debt Reduction Policy’ two years ago which promised to protect people from bailiffs.

Data provided by Haringey Council shows that bailiffs are used most frequently in the most deprived parts of the borough.

ACORN Haringey is a community union leading the campaign, and over 25 local organisations have signed their open letter, including food banks, trade unions and community leaders.

A number of councils have already decided to end the use of bailiffs, including Southwark Council and Brighton & Hove Council just last month.

ACORN Haringey say: “It is time for Haringey Council to change course. With the rocketing cost of living pushing more and more residents to the point of insolvency, this is more urgent than ever.

“We call upon Haringey Council to cease using bailiffs to collect council tax debts, and to focus instead on working with struggling residents to agree affordable repayment plans.

“We call upon Haringey Council to ban the bailiffs.”

Haringey Green Party is proud to support this campaign and encourages all residents to sign their petition here.

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Residents of the borough will have an opportunity to elect their first Green Party councillors in May 2026, with the candidate selection process due to begin in the coming weeks.

Haringey Green Party co-chairs Pamela Harling and Colin Ettinger were in attendance at The All-Good Bookshop in Wood Green, where members and activists reflected on how to turn national momentum into local success.

“I’ve taken part in several general elections for the Green Party and I can tell you that, this time, it was stunningly different,” said Harling, who praised the central strategy that secured four Green MPs.

Hopes are high locally following record results in the constituencies of Tottenham and Hornsey and Friern Barnet during the recent general election, where the Greens saw a 14 and 10 percent swing respectively.

In 2022, the party had come a mere 113 votes away from getting a councillor elected in Haringey, with Ettinger suggesting that a greater number of volunteers would be crucial to winning this time around.

“This isn’t glamorous work that we do; it isn’t high tech… it’s leafleting, knocking on doors,” he explained. “It does sound very old-fashioned, but the proof is in the pudding.”

Wards and constituencies with a high degree of such activity tend to see a surge in votes, as was the case in North Herefordshire, where some residents claimed to have never been visited by canvassers before the Greens arrived.

Although candidates are yet to be selected, preliminary door-knocking sessions will take place in the near future to determine which issues are of the most importance to local residents.

Harling sympathised that door-knocking can sound daunting to first-timers, but assured that conversations on the doorstep tend to be brief and that the experience can be “very exciting”.

The candidate selection process has not yet started, but those seeking a target position were informed that it requires someone willing and able to make a long-term commitment to the relevant ward.

Greens for Palestine co-founder and Haringey Green Party’s Volunteer Co-Ordinator Jo Dowbor said: “Let’s not forget: we’re not campaigning to get votes and simply get elected, but to get elected and help our local communities.”

Attendees acknowledged the importance of listening to concerns that go beyond the borough, with Israel’s genocide in Gaza continuing to be at the forefront of many people’s minds.

A decision was made to introduce a regular action day on the first Sunday of each month, with details to be shared on the inaugural event via Action Network in due course.

Lastly, local members were reminded that their monthly fee is paid to the national Green Party and does not necessarily go towards activities in Haringey.

Therefore, setting up a monthly donation – however small – directly with the branch is both encouraged and greatly appreciated, particularly as we prepare for such a vital campaign.

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Jo Dowbor is a Green Party officer of Argentine, Polish, and British origin. She grew up in the South American countryside until moving to the UK in 2017. Unable to afford university in the UK, she studied French in her final year of high school and moved to France in 2018. In 2021, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in History, specializing in the Middle East, from the Sorbonne. During her time in Paris, she became frustrated by the inaccurate media portrayal of the gilets jaunes and by police repression, leading her to volunteer as a political journalist, writing articles in English, French, and Spanish for an international audience. She also became a passionate human rights activist and began to show interest in politics. In 2021, she returned to London to be close to her relatives based in Haringey.

She works full-time as a conference producer and will obtain a Master’s degree in International Political Economy from King’s College London later this summer, studying part-time to accommodate her full-time job. She has also volunteered for various charities since 2021, assisting disabled people, the homeless, refugees, and asylum seekers. Last year, she became a Green Party officer in Haringey and co-founded the organization Greens for Palestine. Her authenticity and genuine commitment to improving the world gained her swift support both within and outside the Green Party. She identifies as an eco-socialist and has been a vegetarian, environmentalist, and animal rights advocate since childhood. She is also a survivor of domestic violence, which she says has made her more self-aware and empathetic towards other people’s struggles.

“I am standing for councillor because the world will only change if we fight for it. Many of us say politics is corrupt but are unwilling to do anything about it. As Motaz, the Palestinian photojournalist from Gaza, recently said in his video: ‘I don’t want your likes, I want action’. I am tired of seeing our minorities neglected by both Labour and Tories. I am tired of seeing how eclipsed the residents from Campsbourne Estate feel in comparison to their wealthy neighbours. I am tired of seeing how our Jewish and Muslim communities suffer in silence while the government uses their struggles to their advantage. I am tired of having worked hard all my life and still struggling to achieve what I want because of the simple fact of where I grew up. We need a new approach to politics, where hard-working, strong, but also compassionate people, take the lead. The Green Party has become the true voice for change, offering bolder policies than any other mainstream party. It is our last hope to change the system, hear the voices of the most marginalized, and save the world from climate destruction. I will work hard for the people of Hornsey to provide you with a better life and a fairer and greener ward. It will not be easy, but we must try. This 4th of July, vote Green.”

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Several Haringey Green Party members have attended all national and several local marches, marching under a Greens for Palestine banner.

We have been honoured to be joined on various marches by Palestinians and others from the region, and a vocal Jewish bloc, all of whom are united in their calls for an immediate cessation of what constitutes crimes against humanity.

These are not hate marches, but expressions of desire for peace and justice. Protesters from all walks of life are united by their justified outrage at the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians and the wholesale destruction of Gaza.

We are proud of the unifying approach our party takes, working with Muslim Green and Jewish Green liberation groups, and standing firmly against the two evils of antisemitism and Islamophobia.

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In the local elections in the rest of the country, the Greens won our greatest ever number of council seats.

We now have more than 800 councillors, nationwide, and are the largest party in Bristol, Stroud and Hastings.
Sadiq Khan has won a third term as Mayor of London and Green Assembly members will working hard to hold him to account. There are many of his promises they will be focused on: from acting on the climate emergency, to building 40,000 new council homes and making public transport more affordable.

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