MA14Rogers Archive

#ELLHousingCrisis: Why are the Greens the only major party committing to rent control in the General Election?

The Green Party is the only party in Britain to officially commit to a housing policy of rent control. As …

by Alexandra Rogers/ April 11, 2015/ Housing, Lead Stories, News/

Natalie Bennett: ”We have only one planet”

British citizens live as though not only one planet is expendable to them, but three. That is the verdict of …

by Alexandra Rogers/ March 20, 2015/ People/

Green party vote in favour of Lutfur Rahman’s “civic hub”

Members of the Tower Hamlets Green Party have voted “tentatively” for the Old London Hospital to be transformed into a …

by Alexandra Rogers/ February 20, 2015/ Housing, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Feb 12-Feb 20: Valentines and Shrove Tuesday special

Valentines Day: love it, hate it or ignore it, we have something for you along the Overground this week and …

by Alexandra Rogers/ February 13, 2015/ What's On This Week/

Hackney Planning Watch meeting boycotted over long-standing tensions on planning rights in community

Members of the strictly Orthodox Jewish Haredi community failed to attend a meeting held by Hackney Planning Watch to discuss …

by Alexandra Rogers/ January 22, 2015/ Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories/

Fresh allegations against Mayor Lutfur Rahman emerge

A voter, who expressed sympathies for the Labour Party in last May’s Tower Hamlet’s Mayoral election, said she was spat on by …

by Alexandra Rogers/ January 15, 2015/ Tower Hamlets/

White British Tower Hamlets’ school children lagging behind in GCSE grades according to Ofsted

Ofsted have revealed that white school children’s results in Tower Hamlets are “the cause of continuing concern”. Tower Hamlets is an …

by Alexandra Rogers/ January 6, 2015/ Education, Lead Stories, Local News/

100 jobs to be lost as council tightens belt on spending

Up to 140 jobs are to be cut by Croydon council in a bid to save £100 million over the …

by Alexandra Rogers/ December 15, 2014/ Croydon/

Campaigner demands removal of returning officer

Tower Hamlets’ current returning officer should not have the authority to oversee next year’s General Election, the founder of an …

by Alexandra Rogers/ December 9, 2014/ Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Diane Abbot Labour candidate for mayor?

Diane Abbott has joined a list of Labour candidates running for London Mayoralty in 2016. The MP for Hackney North …

by Alexandra Rogers/ December 2, 2014/ Hackney/

Goldsmiths renames building in honour of academic pioneer Stuart Hall: “He loved the spirit of this place”

Leading academics from around the world gathered at Goldsmiths in Lewisham today for the renaming of a key building in …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 28, 2014/ Education, Lead Stories, Politics/

Bishop to lead contentious Fairness Commission

The Bishop of Croydon has been chosen to lead the council’s £200,000 Fairness Commission, despite scathing criticism from the Conservatives …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 27, 2014/ Croydon, Local News, Society/

“Controversial” forum denied planning rights

Residents of Stamford Hill will not be able to have a direct say over planning rights because they cannot reach …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 27, 2014/ Hackney, Housing, Local News/

Tory struggle in Croydon Central as UKIP advance

Following their dramatic victory in Rochester last Thursday, UKIP could well define voter intentions in key marginals such as Croydon …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 24, 2014/ Croydon, Politics/

Councillor criticised for charity ‘conflict of interest’

A Hackney councillor failed to manage a “conflict of interest” between a charity and his estate agency, a Charity Commission …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 20, 2014/ Hackney, Politics/

This generation’s Orwell? Owen Jones meets ELL

Owen Jones admits that he never intended to be a writer. Yet since he graduated from Oxford in 2005, he …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 19, 2014/ People/

Whitechapel literary festival gives the WriteIdea

Owen Jones and Tariq Ali spoke at a free reading festival hosted by Tower Hamlets Council over the weekend, along …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 17, 2014/ Society, Tower Hamlets/

Livingstone and Galloway rail against “witch hunt” of Mayor Rahman at Whitechapel rally

Senior political figures George Galloway MP and former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone last night spoke out in defence of …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 13, 2014/ Lead Stories, Politics/

Government crackdown on “illegal immigrants” draws criticism from human rights groups

Immigration officials in Tower Hamlets have been criticised by campaign groups for ‘intimidating’ employers into allowing them to search premises …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 11, 2014/ Lead Stories, Politics/

Russell Brand opens charity mosaics in Hackney Downs

Comedian Russell Brand revealed how community spirit can transform urban spaces when he unveiled the result of nine month’s hard …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 7, 2014/ Arts, Hackney, Society/

Abbott: Labour selection for London Mayor “blatantly rigged”

Diane Abbott has criticised her party’s methods in selecting a candidate for London Mayor, saying that the timetable is “ridiculously …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 5, 2014/ Hackney, Politics/

Charlotte George: Green challenge to red stronghold

In the first of an occasional series of profiles of prospective candidates for local seats in next year’s General Election, …

by Alexandra Rogers/ November 3, 2014/ People/