Laura Oldfield Ford’s dismal prognosis for a gentrified London is a hard pill to swallow
A brief encounter with the unusual five-piece band CoverGirl
Labour calls for three Parliamentary seats to cover Hackney, rather than the two proposed by the Boundary Commission
The Hackney Citizen talks to local business owners suffering a slump in trade in the aftermath of the summer’s civil unrest
A drastic reduction to Housing Benefit entitlement will affect many Hackney residents in private rented accommodation
Community-level decison making on parks, shops and other planning issues is vital, says local Friends of the Earth group
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
With academies in the ascendant, what hope is there now for inclusive education?
Channel 4 Hackney-based drama Top Boy rises to the occasion
The Hackney Citizen meets the EastEnd Cabaret characters seeking to lure more adventurous theatregoers into the Arcola Tent
The Hackney Citizen meets Alexandra Blum, an artist with an engrossing perspective of Dalston’s redevelopment
