Category Archives: How to get things done locally

Have you ever wondered why it’s necessary for so many lights to be left on overnight at construction sites in the area? Considering that individuals are constantly being chastised to conserve electricity and told to turn-off all their electrical gear … Continue reading →

After some palaver, I finally i have an answer to a long running investigation into the fate of emails to contact islington.  I have written (by email) to Councillor George Allan three times since 21 October about the backlog.   He … Continue reading →

Most people find email the most useful thing about the online world.  I know how important Stephan Schulte’s local email list is for distributing information locally.  So if you put your email address in the box at the top of … Continue reading →

The poll was running for about 3 weeks.  There were 37 votes (though not nec 37 voters) 54% though Contact Islington ‘was great,gets things sorted every time’ 24% thought it was ‘generally unreliable but better than nothing’, 18% though it … Continue reading →

I have long suspected that something was up with Contact Islington’s email handling – often when i report something by email i get an automatic repsonse giving me a reference number.  This gives me a false sense of security that … Continue reading →

There is an experimental voting thing on the left hand side of the page.  When you vote you get shown the results of the poll so far.  I have put this up as an experiment – have a go and … Continue reading →

Contact Islington has transformed dealing with Islington Council – replacing the list of 20-30 phone numbers i used to have to deal with street problems with just one number – the staff are normally very helpful and sort things out.  … Continue reading →