Leader – Home truths
Where’s the oversight for residents who are being failed by their housing provider?
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Leader – Tough climate for new mayor
Action plans are all well and good, but it’s the implementation that counts
Leader – Community pillars
As worries mount for people across the borough, now is the time to build a strong support network
Leader – Fire alarm
Fire safety should not be a choice, and certainly not one that is put to residents
Leader – Hack to the future: the next ten years
An evocation of ‘the world of Hackney in 2028’ in honour of our 10th anniversary
Leader – Mayor Culpa
As ‘all up to date’ claim made post-Grenfell falls apart with a welcome apology, we call for the fire safety information blockage to be cleared
Leader – seek justice for Rashan Charles, not just a narrative
“When Rashan Charles died after being tackled by the police, people were quick to interpret his death in terms of established motifs”
Leader – When Hackney elects, don’t bottle the ballot
Foregone conclusions? Maybe so, maybe not – either way that shouldn’t stop the borough casting a thoughtful vote that matters
Leader – LD50 Gallery’s warped logic must be defeated by intellect, not bans
LD50’s guest speakers’ statements are repulsive and chilling, but while they remain on right side of law care must be taken not to martyr them
Leader – Politicians must be prepared to upset drivers
CPZs and cycle superhighways infuriate some motorists but cleaning up the air is for the good of everyone
Leader – Painful hypocrisy over education exposed
“Diane” and “Shami” jibes highlight gap between politicians’ posturing and the private choices made for their children
Leader – Housing and bad air on the agenda of next Mayor of Hackney
The political coalescence around certain areas of interest leaves little doubt as to which complaints are being heard loudest by those who would lead us
Leader – Why this betrayal of the promised Olympic legacy?
As Hackney Wick artists are booted out of their studios, the body in charge of delivering the Olympic legacy looks set on betraying its own principles
Rows over London Fields ‘quietway’ and BBQs are battles in war for space
A growing population brings with it growing pressures and competing demands