Je ne regrette rien Read this month's column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough By Hackney Citizen / 11 Aug 2026
'Be more French': Sir Sadiq urged to cut speed limits during ozone alerts By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 28 Jul 2026
Hackney bus drivers among 1,900 balloted for strike as London Assembly backs Bill of Rights By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 3 Jul 2026
City Hall to cut 80 jobs in £6.6m 'efficiency' drive By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 27 May 2026
'Desperately disappointing for bereaved and injured' - plans to end road deaths delayed till 2026 By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 24 Sep 2025
London Mayor joins Green party in calling for London arms fair to be scrapped By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter / 3 Sep 2025
Child strip-searches: More incidents come to light after police ‘data error’ By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter / 12 Jun 2023
‘Wake-up call’: New report finds thousands of child strip-searches were carried out in past four years – more than half without appropriate adult By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter / 30 Mar 2023
Children as young as 10 have been strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police, figures show By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter / 25 Apr 2022
Blood on his hands: Police investigate Robert Geffrye statue’s new paint job By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 20 Oct 2020
Doctors, campaigners and politicians line up to call for incinerator ‘pause and review’ By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 26 Jun 2020
Greens wade into road closure debate with suggestions for wider scheme By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 25 Nov 2019
