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Posts Tagged ‘labour’

Leader – Pantomimes, Canalival and eerie Christmas calm…

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 5 December 2013 at 19:13

A look back at Hackney in 2013 – a year of subcommittee deja vu

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Labour ‘dictatorial’ for scrapping Scrutiny Board, say opposition councillors

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 1 October 2013 at 16:14

Majority party defends decision and says residents will still be able to hold politicians to account

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Nick Clegg visits Hackney to speak with ‘heroine’ Pauline Pearce

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 28 March 2012 at 17:25

Deputy Prime Minister says he is ‘honoured’ to meet the ‘Hackney Heroine’ ahead of council by-election

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‘Hackney Heroine’ Pauline Pearce to stand in council byelection

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 15 March 2012 at 19:33

The Liberal Democrats have chosen as their candidate for Hackney Central ward a jazz singer who came to fame during last year’s riots

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Hackney politicians write open letter raising concerns over Sainsbury’s Wilmer Place

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 22 August 2011 at 13:49
Sainsbury's lorry

Calls for the developer Newmark Properties and Sainsbury’s to attend a public meeting before a planning application is submitted

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Olympic chief calls for ‘mandatory’ funding for local sports facilities

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 25 July 2011 at 10:15
Lord Moynihan

Local authorities must protect budgets, says Lord Moynihan, as drive to get more people playing sport falters

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Hettie Peters obituary

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 11 July 2011 at 12:58
Hettie Peters

Former Hackney councillor, community campaigner and advocate for young people

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Leader: Healthy public debate is crucial for Hackney democracy

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 4 June 2011 at 09:56
Hackney Citizen crest identity

Cllr Linda Kelly’s defection raises issues about how councillors can best represent and communicate with their constituents

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Hackney councillor Linda Kelly: ‘Why I left Labour for the Tories’

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 4 June 2011 at 08:00
Linda Kelly

Leabridge ward councillor who defected claims she was ‘punished’ for speaking out

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Hackney Labour councillor defects to Conservatives

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 19 May 2011 at 13:38
Councillors Ian Rathbone, Linda Kelly and Deniz Oguzkanli

In a surprise move, Cllr Linda Kelly joined the Tory benches at last night’s council AGM

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Labour councillors call on Hackney Council to refuse cuts budget

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 2 March 2011 at 08:50
Councillors Ian Rathbone, Linda Kelly and Deniz Oguzkanli

The Town Hall is setting its finances for the coming year in the face of calls to reject government-enforced reductions

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Hackney must unite against government cuts

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 10 January 2011 at 09:58

A local councillor’s view on what the cuts will mean for local residents

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Council opposes ‘unnecessary cuts’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 30 November 2010 at 12:58
Hackney Town Hall. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

Gesture politics alive and well as emergency motion passes

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Hackney MP Diane Abbott slams proposed NHS changes

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 November 2010 at 13:42
Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington

The coalition government’s plans to shake up health services could be “potentially disastrous”

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Back to the ’80s with ART BLITZ

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 November 2010 at 17:43

Thursday 25 – Saturday 27 November 2010. Transition Gallery, Regent Studios E8

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Hackney Conservatives win New River byelection

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 17 September 2010 at 23:03

Benzion Papier elected with 57 per cent majority

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Diane Abbott labels Labour leadership rivals as ‘geeks in suits’

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 16 July 2010 at 14:09
Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington

MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington stirs things up with jibe at her opponents

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Diane Abbott to run for Labour leadership

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 20 May 2010 at 10:23
Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington

Hackney MP announces her candidacy for party’s top spot

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Jules Pipe: Labour candidate for Mayor of Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 24 April 2010 at 22:00
Hackney mayor Jules Pipe

Read about the man and his key pledges for the borough

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