Robert Chapman - Hackney Citizen (Page 3)

Council tax hike confirmed as Mayor Woodley’s first budget is voted through

Hackney’s new leader praised the ‘ambitious’ finance plan in the face of criticism from opposition councillors

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

Council tax hike confirmed as Mayor Woodley’s first budget is voted through

‘We will oppose any closure’: Union vows to fight threat to libraries

Hackney Unison ‘concerned’ about the possibility of a library being axed, as council finance chief says ‘no decisions have been made’

Author: Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter

‘We will oppose any closure’: Union vows to fight threat to libraries

‘Levelling down London’: Hackney politicians admonish government over delays to funding reforms – with ‘frontline services at risk’

Town Hall leaders call for clarity from Whitehall on plans to change how money is awarded to councils

Author: Lizzie McAllister

‘Levelling down London’: Hackney politicians admonish government over delays to funding reforms – with ‘frontline services at risk’

‘No more blah, blah, blah’: Campaigners renew demands for Hackney’s pension fund to divest from fossil fuels

Campaigners gathered outside the Town Hall last week to call for swifter action

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘No more blah, blah, blah’: Campaigners renew demands for Hackney’s pension fund to divest from fossil fuels

Campaigners call for ‘high ambition’ as Town Hall announces review of fossil fuel investments

Divest Hackney urges council to ‘go further than it has before’

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Pensions committee divestment credit Divest Hackney

Petition calls on council to divest from companies complicit in occupation of Palestine

Town Hall pension fund has £28m invested in firms such as Israel-based arms manfacturer Elbit Systems

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Petition calls on council to divest from companies complicit in occupation of Palestine

Mete Coban revealed as Jon Burke’s successor as Mayor shuffles his top table

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rennison’s maternity leave sees her brief shared out, while Caroline Woodley adds parks to her portfolio

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mete Coban revealed as Jon Burke’s successor as Mayor shuffles his top table

Businesses and unions demand an end to council’s fossil fuel investment

Local support grows for Divest Hackney as UNISON, Grow, Arcola and Green Schools Project among backers

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Businesses and unions demand an end to council’s fossil fuel investment

‘Deeds, not words’: Town Hall commits to further action on climate change

Conservative councillors vote against commitment to net zero emissions as Town Hall challenged on fossil fuel investments

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Deeds, not words’: Town Hall commits to further action on climate change

Whoville listen? Councillors labelled ‘grinches’ as campaigners again call for 100 per cent fossil fuel divestment

Christmas cards from Hackney children calling for end to high-carbon investments delivered to committee as Town Hall defends 50 per cent divestment by 2022 as ‘ambitious’

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Whoville listen? Councillors labelled ‘grinches’ as campaigners again call for 100 per cent fossil fuel divestment

Hackney Council approves further cuts to fossil fuel investments

Divest Hackney campaign welcomes move but calls for ‘truly fossil free pension fund’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Council approves further cuts to fossil fuel investments

Divest Hackney blasts ‘shocking’ rise in council’s fossil fuel investments – after nine-month wait for figures

Town Hall says 80 per cent jump is due to price increases and that it has reduced ‘active’ stocks

Author: Hackney Citizen

Divest Hackney blasts ‘shocking’ rise in council’s fossil fuel investments – after nine-month wait for figures