Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Meg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest
Calls it ‘almost impossible’ to rent thanks to private landlords and benefit cap
Read MoreFeminism wins place on A-Level politics syllabus
Students could now study key figures of borough’s radical past
Read MoreHackney MPs vote against air strikes against ISIS in Syria
Last night politicians cast their vote on whether the UK should join US-led bombing campaign
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: analysis
Comfortable wins for Labour saw both Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier increase their share of the vote, while the Conservatives and Greens vied for second place in both constituencies
Read MoreLabour MPs survive bloodbath
Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier win with larger majorities
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: Hackney South & Shoreditch results
Labour party’s Meg Hillier re-elected with increased majority
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: Hackney North & Stoke Newington results
Labour party’s Diane Abbott re-elected with increased majority
Read MoreHackney South General Election 2015 debate – as it happened
Welcome to our Hackney South General Election 2015 debate – live at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston
Read MoreHackney North General Election 2015 debate – as it happened
Welcome to our Hackney North General Election 2015 debate – live at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston
Read MoreObituary – Linda Hibberd
Tributes paid to former councillor who was elected as Mayor in the midst of a turbulent year for the Town Hall
Read MoreHackney Greens announce general election candidates
Charlotte George will stand in Hackney South and Shoreditch and Heather Finlay in Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Read MoreWhat do last month’s 2014 Hackney local election results reveal?
Analysis of turnout and results in mayoral, council and European polls by Davide Tiberti from The Electoral Commission
Read MoreLeader – The winner takes it all under our unfair electoral system
Proportional representation would be a more sensible approach. After all, it works in Scandinavia
Read More‘There are no voters we can take for granted’ says Labour stalwart Luke Akehurst
As he bids farewell to Hackney, prominent ex-councillor gives his view of the borough’s future and reflects on his political life
Read MoreGreens would have won seven council seats under proportional representation
Research suggests party would have been by far the largest opposition locally under ‘fairer’ system
Read MoreHackney Labour win big at election and top Euro poll as Greens criticise ‘antiquated’ system
Jules Pipe declines to rule out standing yet again after winning fourth term as Mayor of Hackney
Read MoreLeaflet watch: Just how accurate is Clissold Liberal Democrats’ ‘others can’t win’ claim?
Labour and Greens question veracity of graph even Lib Dem organiser Ben Mathis seems apologetic about
Read MoreLeaflet watch: Conservatives’ ‘absurd’ Seven Sisters Road one-way claim
Party’s Woodberry Down election literature suggests Labour plans to turn busy six-lane dual carriageway into single lane street
Read MoreLiberal Democrats criticise Hackney Unites for ‘no platform’ stance on UKIP
John Page defends decision, saying candidate was excluded because of party’s politics
Read MoreIncumbent Mayor of Hackney’s ‘pie in sky’ attack on Lib Dem housing claim
Election promises on housing and permits prompt ire from Jules Pipe
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