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		<title>Hackney Labour Councillor eyes MP seat in Brent</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2013/04/hackney-labour-councillor-eyes-mp-seat-in-brent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remi Makinde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The general elections is still two years away,  but that hasn&#8217;t stopped  Hackney Labour Councillor Patrick Vernon from throwing his hat into the ring, to be picked as Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Brent Central.  The 51year old Queensbridge Ward Labour Councillor and married  father of one, recently told the Brent &#38; Kilburn Times:  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revealed: Hackney Councillors absence rates</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2013/03/revealed-hackney-councillors-absence-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2013/03/revealed-hackney-councillors-absence-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remi Makinde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Hackney grass roots group set up to give an independent voice to Hackney residents, has revealed the scale of absentee Councillors  from Council meetings. The findings come from Hackney First who have compiled information from the Council and produced an infographic that shows there are 18 Hackney Councillors who are reported absent from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hackney planning row exposes faultlines in orthodox Jewish area</title>
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		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2013/03/hackney-planning-row-exposes-faultlines-in-orthodox-jewish-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Booth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haredi Jews face off against other residents of Stamford Hill in London in a battle for control of planning rights]]></description>
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		<title>Mustafa Korel: Green Party&#8217;s Choice for Hackney Central Ward Councillor</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2012/04/mustafa-korel-green-partys-choice-for-hackney-central-ward-councillor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2012/04/mustafa-korel-green-partys-choice-for-hackney-central-ward-councillor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Duchess of Hackney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hackney People]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Local Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew boff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ben hayhurst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caroline allen]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/?p=11808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This originally appeared as a blog entry on the Duchess of Hackney Blog With a less than inspiring line up, in the bid for Councillor in Hackney Central ward’s May 3rd by-election,  it’s refreshing and reassuring to know that there is someone who actually lives in Hackney Central  and is not a soulless politico prototype  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hackney and Haringey Council; a risky marriage of convenience?</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/11/hackney-and-haringey-council-a-risky-marriage-of-convenience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marnie Dickens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austere measures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cuts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What began as a rumour following the savage Government Spending Review of October 20th 2010 has now gained more credence. Last week, an anonymous Council source spoke out about a proposed merger between Hackney and Haringey Council to take in certain core Benefit services. These could range from Council Tax Benefits to Employment Support Allowance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A short Q &amp; A with Hackney&#8217;s Diane Abbott</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/09/a-short-q-a-with-hackneys-diane-abbott/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/09/a-short-q-a-with-hackneys-diane-abbott/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remi Makinde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diane abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour labour party leadership]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/?p=2866</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been quite a day for Labour. Party members and trade unionists began to receive their postal ballots, to choose the next party leader, and Tony Blair, decided to unleash his memoirs on us, some would argue, furthering dissent amongst party members and distancing voters. In the midst of last minute rallying, we caught up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Boff slams nonexistent Olympic legacy</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/07/andrew-boff-slams-nonexistent-olympic-legacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/07/andrew-boff-slams-nonexistent-olympic-legacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remi Makinde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Olympics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/?p=2080</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the fifth aniversary of London being awarded the right, to host the 2012 Olympics, but Andrew Boff, London Assembly Conservative spokesman for the Olympics, is speaking out on the &#8216;emptiness&#8217; behind the promises of a legacy for east London. Commenting, Mr Boff said:  &#8220;Five years ago, the Olympic bid presented us with an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe it&#8217;s time Diane Abbott fesses up and shut her detractors up</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/06/maybe-its-time-diane-abbott-needs-to-fess-up-and-shut-her-detractors-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/06/maybe-its-time-diane-abbott-needs-to-fess-up-and-shut-her-detractors-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remi Makinde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bernie grant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/?p=1904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I believe if Diane Abbott would just admit, that maybe some of the socialist ideology of her earlier years is no longer her creed, she would get a pass from even some of her most fervent detractors. The North Hackney and Stoke Newington MPs latest gaff, has brought out the usual suspects, yet I will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diane Abbott Secures Nomination In Labour Race</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/06/diane-abbott-secures-nomination-in-labour-race/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/06/diane-abbott-secures-nomination-in-labour-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remi Makinde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diane abbott]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hackney South and Stoke Newington MP, Diane Abbott, is gearing up for the Labour Party leadership race, after gaining the 33 nominations she needed to appear on the ballot papers. In doing so, Abbott 57 becomes the first black person to contest the leadership of any major political British party. She announced her intention to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Boff outraged by £24m overspend on Dalston bus interchange</title>
		<link>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/06/andrew-boff-outraged-by-24m-overspend-on-dalston-bus-interchange/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/06/andrew-boff-outraged-by-24m-overspend-on-dalston-bus-interchange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remi Makinde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew boff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dalston]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At mayors Question Time on Wednesday 9th June, London Assembly member, Andrew Boff will challenge Mayor Boris Johnson on why a transport project in east London budgeted at £39million will now cost £63m. The bus interchange, to be built over the top of the new East London Line Dalston Junction station will now cost £24m [...]]]></description>
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