Posts Tagged ‘Benjamin Mortimer’
Hackney gets fired up about ceramics at Turning Earth studios
Hoxton studios are at the forefront of a discreet boom in hand-made ceramics
Read MoreFeminism wins place on A-Level politics syllabus
Students could now study key figures of borough’s radical past
Read MoreRight to Buy ‘attack on social housing’ is close to becoming law
Warning that sale of council homes under Right to Buy will ‘destroy’ communities
Read More‘Unprecedented’ cuts to schools’ per-pupil funding loom
Hackney’s schools could lose £51 million a year, claims teachers’ union
Read MoreHousing: Why Hackney Council needs to get ‘passiv aggressive’
Passivhaus housing can reduce energy bills to almost zero, meaning a substantial CO2 saving – so why isn’t the council commissioning it?
Read MoreThe Divided Laing review – inside the mind of a psychiatrist
Arcola production about R.D. Laing’s 1960s mental health commune examines the nature of psychiatry while remaining at its core a domestic farce
Read MoreWas R.D. Laing a mental health pioneer or a dangerous maverick?
A new play at the Arcola looks at the legacy of the ‘anti-psychiatrist’ whose mental illness centre in Bow became notorious for its controversial methods
Read MorePolice cuts threaten stop and search progress
New stop and search methods have reduced the frequency of searches and improved accuracy. But cuts to police funding mean improvements might be lost
Read MoreThe blogging headmaster: an interview with BSix head Ken Warman
On his tenth anniversary at BSix the award-winning head talks culture, cuts and the blog he runs from the college website
Read MoreFears government-backed postgraduate loans will leave students out
George Osborne has surprised students by announcing plans to bring in postgraduate loans but there are important caveats
Read MoreOut There and proud: Hackney LGBT project spreads the message of equality
A new network aims to build on achievements made by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender groups
Read MoreWhy heritage activism is something worth developing
Taking an active interest in the built environment shows good citizenship according to heritage chief and pasta sauce pioneer Loyd Grossman
Read MoreChoice in Hackney project makes headway on disability needs
New initiative seeks to improve care for disabled people through training provided by users themselves
Read MoreFinding Bedlam: A skeleton's eye view of the Crossrail Project
Crossrail’s chief archaeologist talks about the ‘Bedlam’ excavations, finding 17th-century human remains and feeling connected to the past
Read MoreBalfron Tower: Unseen documents shed light on controversial sale
New website reveals information on all aspects on the Balfron Tower, from its revolutionary design to its refurbishment and sale into private hands
Read MoreThe Flat White Economy – book review
Douglas McWilliams’ The Flat White Economy dishes the data on East London’s digital economy, and explains why it might save the UK
Read More'Such a pity': arts charity IdeasTap to close
Funding and mentoring resource for the creative industries to shut after running out of money
Read MoreCharities unite to tackle poverty as four in ten Hackney kids live below breadline
Local groups come together to address the real impact of poverty across the borough
Read MoreHow the Balfron Tower tenants were 'decanted' and lost their homes
When the Balfron Tower’s socially-housed tenants were asked to leave, many thought it was temporary. Now the empty building is to be sold privately
Read MoreFit for purpose? New Care Act standards put to the test
New legislation will standardise care and support from April, but a lack of funding to local authorities and a high threshold to qualify for help may scupper reforms
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