Posts Tagged ‘Luke Akehurst’
Titbits – 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 More2016 – A look back on the year we woke up as strangers in a strange land
What have we learnt? What has changed? And what is likely to stay the same? As the year draws to a close, we look back on a momentous 12 months
Read More‘There are no voters we can take for granted’ says Labour stalwart Luke Akehurst
As he bids farewell to Hackney, prominent ex-councillor gives his view of the borough’s future and reflects on his political life
Read MoreProminent Labour councillor Luke Akehurst to stand down at local elections
Former Labour Group chief whip reveals he was amused by spoof blog set up to parody him
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 MoreVeolia dumps bid for Hackney waste contract
Multinational bins controversial plans to provide waste services for North London following debacle over deputations and councillors’ interests
Read MoreGreta Karpin obituary
Tributes paid as Hackney Labour Party stalwart dies aged 80
Read MoreThere is no such thing as a ‘free school’ for Hackney
A local resident explains why we should be concerned about plans for a publicly-funded school that has no democratic accountability
Read MoreCouncil opposes ‘unnecessary cuts’
Gesture politics alive and well as emergency motion passes
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