The activist journalist knows the key issues inside out – but what will he bring to his new role?
Future of arts organisation secured after financial dispute with Tower Hamlets Council is resolved
Second man arrested after 25-year-old shot dead in middle of busy market street
Man arrested after 25-year-old shot dead outside butchers in Clapton
Hackney Mayor says decision to bypass local authorities shows ‘complete contempt’ for local businesses and residents
Campaigners say ‘developers are panicking’ ahead of London Mayoral election as Boris Johnson steps in again
Street artist is mobbed by fans during print sale in aid of NHS hospital’s art services
Intervention comes after Tower Hamlets council threw out the controversial British Land scheme in July
‘Most fund members won’t be happy to learn that their money is funding climate change’, say divestment campaigners
Surreal cabaret Rockston Stories reveals true stories about drug addiction and features characters from history of Hoxton
Government proposals to slash the Feed-in Tariff would have ‘dramatic impact’ on projects like Banister House
17-year-old Marcel Addai was stabbed to death on a Hoxton estate earlier this month
