Green party and Independent councillors slam Labour for 'stifling criticism', attacking service failures and position on Israel-Gaza war
Unlike local authority-maintained schools, academies are run by not-for-profit trusts under contract with the DfE
Cllr Robert Chapman says social care and homelessness have put particular pressure on the Town Hall’s coffers
Borough leader defends waste disposal strategy following criticism of ‘dirty’ doubled incinerator
‘I know I might sound like the Grim Reaper, but it’s just continual cuts’
Council says purchases can further socialist values by providing space for ethical businesses and affordable homes
One minute of convenience is not worth thousands of years of plastic pollution
The MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington sets out what should be done to tackle homelessness and the lack of genuinely affordable housing
Burger joint’s owner Tom Reaney gets the needle after threat of prosecution and insists ‘We aren’t tattooing people’ before attacking critics in belligerent birthday outburst
The prime minister has pledged the UK will take 20,000 refugees by 2020 but funding only announced for one year
Hackney hardest hit London borough as DCLG cuts funding by 6.3 per cent
