On the day former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, bottled it by ruling himself out of his party’s leadership race of a country in gargantuan political turmoil, Hackneys mayor of a decade and a half, Jules Pipe, has announced he wil be standing down to take up a post in City Hall. Following his appointment as Deputy Mayor of […]
Hackney resident and community activist Mustafa Korel today announced his plans to stand as an Independent mayoral candidate for Hackney in May 2014. Korel said: “There’s a real urgency for us to change the way that the Council and our elected officials carry out business – Councils should be the beacons of innovation and not […]
The general elections is still two years away, but that hasn’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 & Kilburn Times: […]
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 […]
Haredi Jews face off against other residents of Stamford Hill in London in a battle for control of planning rights
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 […]
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 […]
It’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 […]
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 ’emptiness’ behind the promises of a legacy for east London. Commenting, Mr Boff said: “Five years ago, the Olympic bid presented us with an […]
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 […]
