Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
General Election 2024: Hackney North and Stoke Newington results
Diane Abbott holds the seat for Labour with a resounding win
Read MoreKeep it civil: Citizen calls for more courtesy in politics
Bash the idea, not the person
Read MoreDe Beauvoir residents hit out at boundary changes that could see them ‘shunted into Islington’
Voters in the ward could be faced with electing politicians in two boroughs
Read MoreNational turbulence, local tranquility: Decoding Hackney’s by-election results
An analysis of the borough’s political landscape following 6 May polls in four wards
Read More‘Ultimately, fewer people will vote’: How the cyber attack on Hackney Council could damage local democracy
Tiya Thomas-Alexander examines the impact of last year’s criminal hack on postal voting ahead of May’s elections
Read More‘Glitter, punk drag and politics’: Question Time Cabaret is back at Rich Mix
After selling out in 2017, the ‘rowdy political knees-up’ returns on 26 October – and this year the theme is beauty
Read MoreDiane Abbott reveals she has type 2 diabetes and hits out at ‘vicious and negative’ Tory campaign
Hackney MP tells of health condition and blasts Theresa May for singling her out as part of the Conservatives’ campaign
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats bemoan democratic deficit and ‘tactical voting for Labour’
Dave Raval and Joe Richards call for ‘fairer voting system’
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier re-elected as Hackney MPs with increased majorities
Labour party incumbents returned with huge vote share
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Hackney South and Shoreditch results in full
Meg Hillier re-elected as MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch with increased majority
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Hackney North and Stoke Newington results in full
Diane Abbott re-elected as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington with increased majority
Read MoreDiane Abbott misses Article 50 vote as Meg Hillier joins Labour rebels and votes against
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was said to have been taken ill, but BBC radio presenter questions whether it was “Brexit flu”
Read MoreInterview: Why Jon Burke, Hackney Council’s eco champion, wants solar panels to blanket the borough
Cabinet member also states he wants tutoring service to be set up through libraries and would be against nude swimming at lido – despite ‘place for everyone’ slogan
Read MoreExploring academisation options ‘pragmatic’, council suggests
Anntoinette Bramble, whose brief covers children’s services, has said she does not believe the government’s U-turn on education plan
Read MoreLetter – ‘Keep up the pressure on London City Airport’
HACAN East wants reversal of decision to concentrate all flight paths over East London
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn could become a Hackney MP under ‘disgraceful’ boundary changes
Redrawing of the electoral map could see Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier slug it out for a newly-formed Hackney Central seat
Read MoreGaining momentum: nominations open for Hackney Youth Parliament
Anyone aged between 11 and 19 years old can stand as a candidate, as long as they live, work, or go to school in the borough
Read MoreDiane Abbott appointed shadow health secretary in Corbyn’s cabinet reshuffle
Ms Abbott takes on new role following 16 resignations from shadow cabinet in wake of EU referendum result
Read MoreAntisemitism row erupts at Hackney Labour party meeting
Investigation launched into incident which involved comparison between Zionism and Nazism
Read MoreHackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
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