Posts Tagged ‘meg hillier’
Government’s ‘laughable’ £36,000 handout ‘won’t do anything’ to fix housing crisis
MP Meg Hillier describes sum as “laughable” while Mayor Philip Glanville calls for councils to be given more power to build affordable homes amid crisis of families living in homeless hostels
Read MoreMP and law centre speak out on suffering caused by bungled Concentrix tax credits contract
Child Poverty Action Group also adds its voice to chorus of criticism of HM Revenue and Customs’ flawed outsourcing arrangement
Read More‘Zero affordable housing’ scheme for Kingsland Fire Station site approved by planning committee
Free school and flats will be built on site of building closed by Boris Johnson during reign as Mayor of London. The ‘profitmaking’ plans drew condemnation from one councillor
Read MoreTitbits – Photo error, lèse-majesté and disunity on unions
Taxpayer-subsidised Hackney Today gets political, and no, we didn’t scrunch it up. This and more from the monthly column that pecks at crumbs of news
Read MorePoliticians join police officers on the beat in Hackney
‘Walk the Met’ initiative raises awareness of the struggles faced by officers over the busy festive period
Read MoreHackney politicians rejoice at scrapping of ‘unworkable’ pay-to-stay plans for council tenants
Government confirmed earlier this week it was dropping mandatory implementation of increases to council rents for higher earners
Read MoreDraught bill: Hackney ale makes guest appearance in Parliament
Hackney Brewery ‘proud to represent borough’ at Westminster ahead of new charity drive
Read MoreHundreds expected to march in support of Passing Clouds this weekend
Once brightly coloured exterior of Dalston club has been painted grey after owners Landhold Developments seized it
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn could become a Hackney MP under ‘disgraceful’ boundary changes
Redrawing of the electoral map could see Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier slug it out for a newly-formed Hackney Central seat
Read MoreFury at ‘profitable’ fire station site scheme with no affordable housing
Councillor and MP among those angry at plans that could net developers millions after land used by firefighters was sold off by Boris Johnson
Read MoreCriminal record checks backlog is costing jobs and ‘causing havoc’, says MP Meg Hillier
Hackney MP raises issue in parliament as Home Office confirms one application has taken at least 25 months to process
Read MoreProject inspired by Obama’s favourite ‘cradle to career’ scheme marks first anniversary
A lot has changed on the Pembury Estate in the years since the 2011 riots, writes Tara Joshi
Read MoreHackney MPs split on Trident renewal vote in Parliament
Diane Abbott calls Westminster vote “immature” as other Labour MPs defy leader
Read MoreTitbits – DSS discrimination by landlords, democratic deficits and DripApp
How to lance the boil of Homerton-style prejudice and pre-pay for coffees with monthly price plans
Read MoreMeg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest
Calls it ‘almost impossible’ to rent thanks to private landlords and benefit cap
Read MoreHackney MPs vote against air strikes against ISIS in Syria
Last night politicians cast their vote on whether the UK should join US-led bombing campaign
Read MoreFamily of prisoner dying in Hackney hospice beg for his release
‘He might be a criminal but he is still a human,’ says brother of Sabri Karatas who has days left to live
Read MoreCouncil calls for 100 extra police officers on the streets
Report by Deputy Mayor says loss of 173 officers over five years is ‘excessive, disproportionate and counter-productive’
Read MoreTitbits — Unlikely bedfellows, black cabs and bicycle politics
The Town Hall’s Hackney carriage spreads the word but how many councillors can you fit on a bike?
Read MoreVicious cycle: Improvements for bikes could lead to rent hikes, say experts
Gentrification hot topic at Hackney Cycling Conference as Councillor Feryal Demirci says cycling must benefit all residents
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