With a fact-free campaign, Tory MPs are attempting to bring the worst of the US abortion debate to British politics

Hackney’s Mayor should not let local hand-outs from investment bank influence his stance on Occupy protest

Real life events will always hamper Hackney Council’s efforts to manage the presentation of the borough

Hackney Friends of the Earth ponders the power of mayors to affect the global climate and hears from energy consultant Mark Watts

Do Hackney’s politicians always mean what they say?

To ensure the avoidance of politically expedient explanations, a public inquiry into the unrest should have been established, says Patrick Vernon

Put the shutters up on the shops, but not in our minds. A punitive and condemning reaction simply mirrors the alienation so many already experience

Half of me wants to whack the rioters with a cricket bat, and the other half blames the world, for being unfair

Yes, we must regain control of the streets, but loose talk about rubber bullets and water cannon will achieve nothing

Gung-ho PR firm choice will backfire for supermarket giant