Blood and Property

I've lived in Hackney for 10 years, not voting, not knowing who my MP or councillors are and not paying attention to Hackney current affairs. Am I missing anything?

Sunday, 26 April 2015

Should Hackney politicians have serious views on the supernatural?

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Last week, during a shameful episode of self-Googling, I discovered that a 2009 Blood and Property post had been revisited by Iain Sinclair ...
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Thursday, 23 October 2014

Old horror in Hackney shop

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As halloween approaches I remembered this 'incredible, eye popping, horror extravaganza'. It was for sale in the Dalston - either...
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Creationism banned from schools - will this affect Yesodey Hatorah?

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I haven't posted anything for a long time because I moved out of Hackney.  I am not sure what to do with this blog, any thoughts? Anyw...
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Thursday, 3 April 2014

BSix College head signs letter objecting to £45m Harris Academy in Westminster

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The Independent has published a letter from the heads of London's 12 sixth form colleges. The letter outlines the cuts faced by the c...
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Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Six month hostage claim doesn't look so unlikely anymore...

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Back in 2010 Blood and Property reported a case of a 67-year-old man claiming to have been held hostage in his flat for six months . At th...
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Thursday, 14 November 2013

Gove praises Hackney's social work cuts

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Taken from the Evening Standard, November 12 2013 http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/michael-gove-praises-hackney-jobs-losses-and-pledg...
Monday, 28 October 2013

Yesoday Hatorah sixth most 'exclusive' state school in England

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According to research from the Daily Telegraph the Yesodey Hatorah School in Stamford Hill is one of the most exclusive state schools in th...
Wednesday, 11 September 2013

London Fields wild flowers

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This appears to have worked. The fence is down. And it smells too. Lots of other people have taken pictures too:  h...
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Friday, 6 September 2013

Meg Vs Diane + bad broadband connectivity in Shoreditch

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Meg Hillier gave a frank interview to Blood and Property back in 2010 before the election. http://bloodandproperty.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03...
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Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Hackney 'superhead' suspended over contracts for boyfriend

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"A superhead described by education secretary Michael Gove as “magnificent” has been suspended after it emerged that his boyfriend head...
Wednesday, 5 December 2012

JSA claimants rise above 10,000 again

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Hackney JSA claimant numbers rose above 10,000 again for the first time since June. The rate - percentage of the working populati...
Sunday, 14 October 2012

Hackney's development is not just a local concern

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According to an article in the Financial Times Hackney Council is "teaming up with landlords, architects and property developers to ma...
Sunday, 7 October 2012

Has the Hackney Gazette been gutted?

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Archant , the private company which owns the Hackney Gazette , has said the paper's editorial team will be merging with the Islingt...
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Thursday, 13 September 2012

Chatsworth Road inspection by GLA's economy committee

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As part of its investigation into empty shops the Greater London Authority's Economy Committee will be taking a look at Chatsworth Road...
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Sunday, 19 August 2012

North Mid's skids: human faeces left outside new hospital

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I went to see a friend at North Middlesex University Hospital this evening (Sunday). He is a smoker and we sat outside the £121 million...
Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Chatsworth Road coffee conurbation

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  Cooper and Wolf opens up at the north end while 46b espresso hut  opens to the south. Both maintain the Chatsworth Road grey  theme an...
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Sunday, 15 July 2012

Thousands of East Londoners in employment experiment

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Research done in 2005 found that y oung people and men on the dole slow down their job searches if they are not watched closely - the findi...
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Monday, 2 July 2012

Hoxton is worst ward for longterm youth unemployment

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Of all the wards in Hackney, Hoxton has the highest number and proportion of 18-24-year-olds who have been claiming Job Seekers All...
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Monday, 25 June 2012

Unemployment down except in Queensbridge: Pipe fears Boris betrayal

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This is a brief look at how unemployment and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claims have fallen again in Hackney and whether the economics sugg...

UPDATE: Murder suspect tasered on Kingsland Road

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UPDATE: A murder suspect (Now charged, details below) was injured when police fired a taser during his arrest on Friday afternoon (22 June...
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