Posts Tagged ‘Simche Steinberger’
Dispute blows up over opposition leader’s special allowance
Cllr Levy’s pay as first opposition group leader has remained substantially unchanged since 2015
Read MoreGasps as Conservative councillor accuses Deputy Mayor of lying in row over fate of 73 bus route
Feryal Demirci’s claim that the opposition failed to lobby against the curtailment of the route was robustly challenged by Cllr Harvey Odze
Read MoreTitbits – Doorbells, ice pops and electable chin locks
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreTitbits – The Apprentice’s surprising guest star, Akehurst’s dream and some RAG bull
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreCouncil tax hike of three per cent voted through in Town Hall budget meeting
Adjustments pass with solid majority as council forced to swallow £14 million government squeeze
Read MoreBus brouhaha: Labour accused of ‘playing politics’ over fate of number 73
Tory Stamford Hill councillor says London Mayor is effectively being let off the hook following amendment to motion calling for original route of 73 to be restored
Read MoreAnger at council’s plan for new parking controls close to Stamford Hill
Opposition politicians voice fears motorists are seen as cash cow – but council insists revenue will be reinvested in transport schemes
Read MoreTitbits – Labour tensions, cycling lessons and council beards revisited
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreCouncillors clash over election of new Speaker of Hackney
Opposition parties take the unusual step of proposing an alternative
Read MoreFuming residents consider options over London Fields cycleway
‘People just don’t want this,’ claims councillor as Town Hall reveals details of consultation
Read MoreHackney Conservatives back Boff as candidate for London Mayor
Councillor Steinberger says he would travel ‘all the way to Australia’ to vote for him
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 MoreTitbits — Handbags, prize gags and glow-in-the-dark posters
Doubts over whether the council’s ‘edgy’ signs are working, and will Mayor Pipe and Cllr Simche Steinberger ever patch things up?
Read MoreConservatives abandon Scrutiny after new system leaves them with ‘no voice’
Michael Levy says Council is now ‘scrutinising itself’ as Labour slams group for ‘playing politics’ with cross-party function
Read MoreHackney Labour win big at election and top Euro poll as Greens criticise ‘antiquated’ system
Jules Pipe declines to rule out standing yet again after winning fourth term as Mayor of Hackney
Read MoreNarrow Way pedestrianisation: traders come out to protest
Council says that research found no significant impact on businesses
Read MoreHackney Council agrees 2014/15 budget and rejects alternative Tory and Lib Dem plans
Protesters staged rally against cuts on steps of Town Hall
Read MoreHassidic Jews ‘moving out of Hackney because of stance on loft extensions’
60 per cent of those leaving are going to Haringey, councillor Simche Steinberger claims
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 MoreLabour ‘dictatorial’ for scrapping Scrutiny Board, say opposition councillors
Majority party defends decision and says residents will still be able to hold politicians to account
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