Let’s go to the wall to stop graffiti Opinion They say what gets measured gets managed, but no one is documenting the volume of graffiti blighting our streets and degrading civilised society.. until now, writes Neil O’Brien I hate graffiti. I hate the way it makes places ugly and unsafe. I hate the middle class morons who think it is “creative” – but know [...]
London local election results LIVE: Brown returns as Labour bruised in five-party split Politics Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has returned to support Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership as a special envoy for global finance. The appointment was made after bruising election results across the country, particularly in Wales and Scotland where Labour lost control. Starmer resisted calls for his [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Hackney? London CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results Voters go to the polls in Hackney for the local elections against the backdrop of a council tax hike and a government funding surge, the previously Labour-dominated borough looks to be a testing ground for Green support in London. In 2022, Sir Keir Starmer’s party [...]
Inside Hackney’s bizarre planning decision on Shoreditch Works February 6, 2026 In the wake of ‘unprecedented’ scenes at Hackney Council’s planning committee, Nicholas Boys Smith asks ‘what next’ for London’s best new development On 4th February one of the country’s best and most popular urban regeneration schemes came into kinetic contact with the Alice Though the Looking-Glass world of Hackney’s planning department and passed into a [...]
Are Brexit Britain and Carney’s Canada a dream match? June 17, 2025 As Carney balances political principles with market realities, post-tariff Canada could learn from Brexit Britain, writes Michael Martins.
London council slammed for ‘severe’ data breach in ‘avoidable’ cyber attack July 17, 2024 Hackney Council has said it maintains that the Council has not breached its security obligations.