Opinion
Leader – seek justice for Rashan Charles, not just a narrative
“When Rashan Charles died after being tackled by the police, people were quick to interpret his death in terms of established motifs”
Read MoreTitbits – council fiddles with freesheet as fire safety response put on ice
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Grenfell questions must not be deflected
Providing incomplete information is no substitute for transparency and action
Read MoreLetter – Hackney Community Gardeners on the many virtues of Hackney Downs Park
“We know that it is only by working together with the Council and other community groups…that the many exciting ideas generated by nearly two years of consultation can be realised.”
Read MoreLeader – When Hackney elects, don’t bottle the ballot
Foregone conclusions? Maybe so, maybe not – either way that shouldn’t stop the borough casting a thoughtful vote that matters
Read MoreDiane Abbott MP: ‘The only real solution to the housing crisis’
The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington sets out what should be done to tackle homelessness and the lack of genuinely affordable housing
Read MoreLeader – Complex issue of homeless non-UK nationals
Accusations of charities colluding with the government have brought the topic to the surface once more, but the waters of opinion remain muddied
Read MoreLetter – “stark inequalities” remain this International Women’s Day
London Assembly Member Jennette Arnold OBE writes to the Citizen with some troubling statistics and her thoughts on relationship education
Read MoreLeader – LD50 Gallery’s warped logic must be defeated by intellect, not bans
LD50’s guest speakers’ statements are repulsive and chilling, but while they remain on right side of law care must be taken not to martyr them
Read MoreLeader – Politicians must be prepared to upset drivers
CPZs and cycle superhighways infuriate some motorists but cleaning up the air is for the good of everyone
Read MoreLeader – Waking up to the problem of rough sleeping
Council plan to reduce rough sleeping numbers to zero is a noble aspiration in the face of rising homelessness in the borough
Read More‘Journalists of Hackney, unite!’ Reporter makes case for fair play by Town Hall
As campaign to highlight unfair competition by Town Hall freesheet gains momentum, rival hacks from the Citizen and Gazette speak with one voice
Read MoreLeader – Painful hypocrisy over education exposed
“Diane” and “Shami” jibes highlight gap between politicians’ posturing and the private choices made for their children
Read MoreAkwaaba – a place of welcome for Hackney’s migrants
Social centre helps immigrants and asylum seekers integrate into community life, writes Michael Boyle
Read MoreLeader – the real lessons from Brexit
Devolving power to strong, independent regional and local authorities would empower citizens far more
Read MoreTitbits – a lackadaisical ex-councillor, a party for London and farewell to Jules Pipe
Read the column that pecks at the crumbs of what’s going on in the borough
Read MoreTitbits – Diane Abbott live on Newsnight, and the death of the Dalstonist
Hackney MP says Labour should turn its fire on Tories – and then attacks members of her own party
Read MoreLeader – Ridley Road Market is the soul of Hackney
It’s chaotic, noisy, sometimes smelly – but it would be a tragedy to see it die
Read MoreLeader – The wild, disorderly year that was
Rough sleepers faced fines, foxes dodged a council cull and trendies were branded too hip for Shoreditch
Read MoreTitbits – GCHQ, artful dodgers and in praise of Mao
One Hackney MP leaps to the defence of Chairman Mao and GCHQ breaks the rules
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