As gyratory systems go, Stoke Newington’s is hardly Hangar Lane. Still, the one-way system around the centre of Stokey is the subject of some debate: on Thursday night, councillors and residents will discuss whether it should be abolished and two-way traffic restored on Stoke Newington High Street. continue reading »
Hackney council is to proceed with its plan to build a wind turbine on Hackney Marshes, despite the Olympic delivery authority’s announcement today that it is abandoning proposals for a similar scheme on neighbouring Eton Manor.
The Hackney Citizen, a community newspaper and website, is being threatened by Hackney council for exposing blunders over the mayoral election.
The Citizen revealed how council staff were ill-informed about the candidacy of Andrew Boff, who stood for the Conservatives in the election for Hackney mayor. In a telephone call to the council helpline, Boff, who did not reveal his identity, was told there was no Tory candidate for mayor. continue reading »
The elections are over and a new government is installing itself in Downing Street, but the recriminations are only just beginning. Stoke Newington is involved in a UK-wide controversy after hundreds, possibly thousands of people around the country were denied a vote when the polls closed at 10pm on Thursday. continue reading »
I said I’d write up a post about the council elections in Hackney, which are being held on the same day as the general election, May 6. Local government politics are notoriously arcane – and others follow the fine detail more closely than me. Still, here goes. And of you were depressed about learning how little your vote counted in the national poll, then there is some good news: although the electoral system is the same, the contest in many Hackney wards is close.
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