Opinion
Leader – The winner takes it all under our unfair electoral system
Proportional representation would be a more sensible approach. After all, it works in Scandinavia
Read MoreLeader – Hackney Council’s gesture politics over betting shops
Town Hall asks Pickles for more power to restrict where bookies can open, but Labour itself opened the floodgates
Read MoreLeader – Mayor Pipe’s policy is Pickles’ dream
Does Hackney’s Labour leader see Tories’ council tax vote-winner as measure of his success?
Read MoreSainsbury’s N16 – If you build it they will come
Rab MacWilliam, former editor of N16 Magazine, gives his personal view
Read MoreLeader – Streets less uncaring at vigil for Miro Glaza
Reaction to death of homeless Polish man shows metropolis doesn’t have to feel alienating
Read MoreLeader – Pantomimes, Canalival and eerie Christmas calm…
A look back at Hackney in 2013 – a year of subcommittee deja vu
Read MoreChristmas shopping without the woes
Anne Tapsfield from Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help with gift-buying headaches
Read MoreThe big debate: politicians’ pitch ideas for tackling affordable housing crisis
Front page story in November’s Hackney Citizen draws responses from political hopefuls
Read MoreHow the council is tackling Hackney’s affordable housing crisis
Tenants in social housing to be given first refusal on shared ownership homes, says Councillor Philip Glanville
Read MoreExpanding City Airport could cause Hackney residents sleepless nights
Sky high pollution levels a risk, argues Adrianna Threpsiadi from Hackney Friends of the Earth
Read MoreLeader – Flap over film crews is bad for democracy
Hackney Council’s ‘regulatory impulse’ springs from misguided culture of privacy
Read MoreLeader – Why so scared of dissent?
There is a whiff of insecurity about Labour group’s eagerness to avoid criticism and tough questions
Read MoreHackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help on understanding ever changing pension age
Sheila Harris, a volunteer at Hackney CAB, says computer literacy is key
Read MoreHackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help on payday loans
Lenders must follow Good Practice Customer Charter
Read MoreHackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers top tips on university fees and accommodation
Don’t be caught out by co-tenants leaving with debts unpaid or agencies failing to return security deposits
Read MoreLeader – Save Lea Marshes’ suspicions well founded
Campaigners are right to be wary about Hackney Council’s car park claims
Read MoreLeader – Town Hall’s inconsistent line on Stoke Newington supermarket
Councillors who said no in April should have said no again in July
Read MoreDemand improved products, urges Friends of the Earth
Environmental group launches new Make It Better campaign
Read MoreLeader – stories of police spies spookily close to home
Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police tells of secret cop’s links to Hackney
Read MoreLeader – Is clampdown on street clutter a tad confused?
Threat of fines in campaign against ‘obstructive’ A-boards, but Town Hall itself advertises on even bigger on-street boards
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