Elspeth Rees

Cllr Brenda Puech Five Green party councillors have launched a petition and published an open letter demanding that Hackney Council reinstate an official photograph of Cllr Brenda Puech wearing a keffiyeh. As the Citizen reported, the portrait of Cllr Puech, a newly elected Green, was taken down from the council website after a complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI).

AmyJane (left) and founder Eve Wagg (right). Photo: Amy Wragg There is a particular fiction that attaches itself to the figure of the young unemployed person in contemporary Britain — that what stands between them and a working life is some deficiency of attitude, a failure of “resilience” or “grit”.

Hackney Council is introducing new legislation aimed at cracking down on rogue landlords. New rules, coming into effect in May, will require almost all private landlords to apply for a license for each property they own. The council will also have the power to inspect homes and crack down on substandard conditions.