Comment How Hackney Labour is leading the way in the fight against the climate crisis The upcoming elections in May are pivotal, with trust in democratic institutions and politicians at an all-time low,… Mete Coban 26th April, 2022, 8:00 am
Comment How Labour in Hackney is delivering for older people via our ageing well strategy Negative portrayals of older people are everywhere. They’re mocked as vulnerable, frail and needy, a burden to others… Yvonne Maxwell 19th March, 2021, 2:30 pm
Comment Clapping is not enough. We’ll fight NHS underfunding and outsourcing We celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS last weekend. There was well-deserved acclaim and… Diane Abbott & Meg Hillier 11th July, 2020, 12:36 pm
Comment Labour councillors are on the frontline – let’s not forget it The general election result in December hurt all of us in the labour movement who wanted to see… Anntoinette Bramble 3rd February, 2020, 4:30 pm
Comment Large-scale house building doesn’t have to mean sacrificing quality This year, Hackney is marking two anniversaries in the history of social housing. The first is the 100… Philip Glanville 26th April, 2019, 9:52 am
Comment Philip Glanville: Scrapping the HRA cap is a win for Labour – but not a silver bullet for the housing crisis Brexit infighting, no new policy ideas and announcements stolen straight from Labour’s manifesto, Tory conference was a good… Philip Glanville 6th October, 2018, 11:00 am
Comment As London Labour meets, let the party look to the capital for what we can achieve London Labour will gather for its conference this weekend to reflect on the past and plan for the future. … Omar Salem 24th November, 2017, 12:00 pm
News Diane Abbott received half of all abusive tweets sent to women MPs The appalling level of abuse received by Diane Abbott has been underlined by new research showing the shadow… Emma Bean 5th September, 2017, 4:17 pm
Comment Diane Abbott: Tory treatment of refugees is out of line with British values This week figures obtained by The Independent showed just five per cent of refugees resettled from Syria under… Diane Abbott 11th August, 2017, 8:00 am
News Move to pursue Grenfell charges welcomed by Abbott, but Lammy warns potential punishment of a fine isn’t justice The move by the Metropolitan police to pursue charges on the Grenfell fire case has been welcomed by… Emma Bean 28th July, 2017, 9:26 am