Author Archives: Islington Pensioners Forum
← Older postsLoos for Islington
December 19, 2024Between 2015 and 2019 the Government of India built over 110 million toilets to ensure that the citizens of India, the most populous country in the world, had access to clean sanitation facilities. Islington Council please take note. My most recent audit … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedAssisted Dying Debate
December 19, 2024There are many strong held views on both sides of the debate. We outline here some of the key arguments who both support and oppose Assisted Dying. These are not meant to be comprehensive and people may have other reasons for … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedTopics for our next Forum meeting
December 29, 2023We know that many of our members are sad that The Cares Family charity (formerly known as North London Cares) has run out of money and been forced to close, and because of the cuts in government funding, Islington Council … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedPeace is hard but possible
December 29, 2023‘Daddy, I love you very much’. Those were the last words of Gordon Wilson’s daughter, Marie, on the 8 of November 1987. Both Gordon and Marie had been attending a Remembrance Day parade in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen when a … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedPatient safety compromised by privately-owned GP surgery
July 31, 2022Jacqui Wakefield went undercover as a GP receptionist for six weeks in a London GP surgery to make this programme. This surgery was one of 70 owned by British company Operose (owned by US Corporation Centene), serving 600,000 patients. In … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedHave your say on proposed bus cuts in Islington
July 31, 2022Islington Council is urging local people to have their say on proposed Transport for London(TfL) bus service changes that would significantly affect travel in the borough and central London.Due to a lack of funding from central Government and fewer passengers … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedFrom our “green” correspondent
August 14, 2020A sustainable recovery from COVID-19 is one which creates worthwhile jobs, addresses inequality and is good for the planet. There are various movements campaigning for widespread, meaningful recovery, with social and environmental goals central to their mission. Two major ones … Read more
Posted in Uncategorized11th hour bid to save over-75s TV licence
August 14, 2020The National Pensioners Convention staged protests across the UK on 30- 31 July in an 11th hour bid to save the free TV licence for all over 75-year-olds. But since 1 August only those over 75s receiving Pension Credit are … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedDefend Whittington hospital!
December 19, 2019Whittington Health (the hospital plus its outpatient community health services) has been instructed to redevelop its estate of 49 properties. The Boris Johnson government refuses to fund NHS redevelopment, telling hospitals to sell off their land and buildings. (The Whittington … Read more
Posted in Housing, News Tagged privatisation, Rydon, Ryhurst, Whittington hospitalForum discusses situation in the NHS
December 19, 2019At our November Forum meeting Tony O’Sullivan, paediatrician and vice chair of Keep Our NHS Public, led a panel discussion (with Pam Zinkin and FrancesBradley) on the current situation in our National Health Service. There are one third fewer beds … Read more
Posted in Health, News, Social care