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Posts Tagged ‘government’

Windrush Day celebrations see fresh calls for justice over Home Office scandal

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 19:06

Hackney’s equalities chief warns of the world ‘regressing’ from past recognition of structural racism

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‘Cost-of-greed crisis’: Opposition councillors urge Town Hall to back ‘immediate’ wealth tax

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 14:14
Critical: Green party London Assembly Member and Dalston councillor Cllr Zoë Garbett

Debate on Green motion calling for redistribution pushed to January

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‘It’s going to get better’: Hackney mayor sanguine as she marks one year in office

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 18:09

Caroline Woodley says ‘we’re still holding onto our hats’ following election of Labour government

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Hackney Council still has ‘no plans’ to bring in four-day working week

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 18:42
Hackney Town Hall

Town Hall unmoved as government drops objection to practice

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Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 11 October 2024 at 11:35

Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs

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Campaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 12:30

East London Waterworks Park is rallying support for its vision of a ‘brownfield rainforest’

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Voter ID proposals could disenfranchise ‘thousands’ in Hackney, local politicians warn

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 28 October 2021 at 16:46

Council tells the government that the proposals will have a ‘particularly negative impact’ on turnout in the borough

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Coronavirus: Hackney Mayor criticises ‘mixed messages’ from government

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 14 May 2020 at 20:06

Borough leader says ‘extensive leaking’ of Whitehall announcements in the press has created ‘huge uncertainty’

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Town Hall ‘considering options’ after new Hackney Today crackdown order

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 12 April 2018 at 17:52

Latest letter tells council to switch to quarterly by September 2018

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Government spends over £100,000 fighting air pollution case against Hackney lawyers

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 May 2016 at 17:05

Department of Environment and Rural Affairs spent at least £105,000 of taxpayers’ money in court challenges over illegal air pollution

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Hackney Council faces ‘difficult decisions’ as cuts loom

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 10 January 2011 at 09:51
Hackney Town Hall. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

Slashing on Town Hall’s spending power is condemned by local councillors

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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 Mayor speaks out over government’s Comprehensive Spending Review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 28 October 2010 at 12:35
Hackney mayor Jules Pipe

Council may be forced to make ‘devastating decisions’ if the bulk of Whitehall funding cuts are made in the first year

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