Bishopsgate Goodsyard top of new Mayor’s planning agenda
Sadiq Khan has a golden chance to rework the controversial Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme, in a test case for the newly-elected London mayor
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People passed from pillar to post
Council resources are stretched like never before – but this is exacerbated by a “not my problem” mentality that pervades all of our society
Leader — A tale of two cities
Council is entering into a high-stakes battle with private sector landlords, but will they emerge victorious?
Leader — Dog’s breakfast of a ‘resurrected’ campaign
Plot thickens over Head of Regeneration’s last-gasp call to arms as pow-wows on petition do not add up
Leader — Children pay for Gove’s tinkering
Schools see mixed GCSE results amidst shifting goalposts
Leader- knife crime debate cut
No debate held over new knife crime law as Town Hall submits hardline view to Parliament
Leader – Hackney Council’s gesture politics over betting shops
Town Hall asks Pickles for more power to restrict where bookies can open, but Labour itself opened the floodgates
Leader – Mayor Pipe’s policy is Pickles’ dream
Does Hackney’s Labour leader see Tories’ council tax vote-winner as measure of his success?
Leader – Streets less uncaring at vigil for Miro Glaza
Reaction to death of homeless Polish man shows metropolis doesn’t have to feel alienating
Leader – Pantomimes, Canalival and eerie Christmas calm…
A look back at Hackney in 2013 – a year of subcommittee deja vu
Leader – Flap over film crews is bad for democracy
Hackney Council’s ‘regulatory impulse’ springs from misguided culture of privacy
Leader – Why so scared of dissent?
There is a whiff of insecurity about Labour group’s eagerness to avoid criticism and tough questions
Leader – Save Lea Marshes’ suspicions well founded
Campaigners are right to be wary about Hackney Council’s car park claims
Leader – cash from chaos
Local businesses are right to be angered by Hackney’s new fashion hub