Fury at ‘profitable’ fire station site scheme with no affordable housing
Councillor and MP among those angry at plans that could net developers millions after land used by firefighters was sold off by Boris Johnson
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Criminal record checks backlog is costing jobs and ‘causing havoc’, says MP Meg Hillier
Hackney MP raises issue in parliament as Home Office confirms one application has taken at least 25 months to process
Project inspired by Obama’s favourite ‘cradle to career’ scheme marks first anniversary
A lot has changed on the Pembury Estate in the years since the 2011 riots, writes Tara Joshi
Hackney MPs split on Trident renewal vote in Parliament
Diane Abbott calls Westminster vote “immature” as other Labour MPs defy leader
Titbits – DSS discrimination by landlords, democratic deficits and DripApp
How to lance the boil of Homerton-style prejudice and pre-pay for coffees with monthly price plans
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
Hackney 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
Family of prisoner dying in Hackney hospice beg for his release
‘He might be a criminal but he is still a human,’ says brother of Sabri Karatas who has days left to live
Council calls for 100 extra police officers on the streets
Report by Deputy Mayor says loss of 173 officers over five years is ‘excessive, disproportionate and counter-productive’
Titbits — Unlikely bedfellows, black cabs and bicycle politics
The Town Hall’s Hackney carriage spreads the word but how many councillors can you fit on a bike?
Vicious cycle: Improvements for bikes could lead to rent hikes, say experts
Gentrification hot topic at Hackney Cycling Conference as Councillor Feryal Demirci says cycling must benefit all residents
General 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
General Election 2015: Hackney South & Shoreditch results
Labour party’s Meg Hillier re-elected with increased majority
Soapbox snippets: General Election debates special
Find out who got heckled, who is opposed to tumble dryers and who tried to speak ‘off the record’ at our General Election hustings on Sunday
Soapbox snippets: weekly round-up from the Hackney campaign trail
Hustings galore, a Tory-annosaurus Rex and the battle over Dunsmure Road