Hackney Council secures £5 million in riots revamp
The Burberry Outlet Store is to be at the centre of council development plans to create 200 new jobs
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Hackney MP Diane Abbott apologises for ‘racist’ Twitter comments
Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott apologises following comments she made on Twitter, after claims they were racist
Hackney MP slams train fare hikes
Train fare increases of 5.6% will hit residents hard, says MP Diane Abbott as she backs Ken Livingstone’s pledge to cut fares by 7%
Bid to curb betting shop ‘blight’ gains support from local councils
Council leaders are calling for extra local powers to curb the ‘blight’ of betting shops on the high street
Hackney politicians write open letter raising concerns over Sainsbury’s Wilmer Place
Calls for the developer Newmark Properties and Sainsbury’s to attend a public meeting before a planning application is submitted
The militarisation of policing the riots would be a deadly mistake
Yes, we must regain control of the streets, but loose talk about rubber bullets and water cannon will achieve nothing
Giant McDonalds at Olympics will hit child health, says Hackney MP
Shadow Minister for Public Health Diane Abbott slams plans for the world’s biggest McDonald’s in the Olympic Park
Hackney Friends of the Earth demands action on rocketing fuel prices
The local environmental campaign group says that unless government and local councils do more to protect poorer people from huge price rises, many will be unable to heat their homes this winter.
Pro-choice campaigners fight moves to turn back clock on abortion rights
Diane Abbott among those opposing involvement of anti-abortion charity in possible amendment to law
The buck has to stop with Sharon Shoesmith
There is no point making scapegoats of frontline staff. A case such as Baby P’s requires top managers to take responsibility
Popularity should not dictate public health policy
Andrew Lansley’s moves on tobacco are welcome – but waiting for a swing in public opinion to act is the counsel of despair
Hackney MPs miss vote on prisoner voting
Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier did not join Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn who rebelled against the cross-party motion
The dead hand of the whips
Debate about legislation is being stifled by party managers forcing MPs to toe the government line, with toxic effect
NHS changes: David Cameron’s dodgy prescription
Cameron’s NHS ‘reforms’ will work not in the interests of staff and patients, as he claims, but very much against them
Seconds out, round one
As billions are expected to be paid out to bankers, Labour MP Diane Abbott argues that the bonus culture is toxic, while libertarian Mark Littlewood disagrees
Hackney MP praises government action to end detention of children in asylum centres
Diane Abbott welcomes a possible ‘culture shift’ within the immigration system as a key Liberal Democrat manifesto commitment is honoured