“Each ward will be allocated a £50,000 ‘Local Fund’ which will be spent on local projects by the local Councillors sitting in open session. This will be increased throughout the lifetime of the next administration. Councillors need more power over decisions in their wards.”
Hackney needs all the talents
“Hackney Council has been a one party state for too long. I will approach members of ALL non-racist parties to serve as Cabinet members.”
Cut the cost of the cabinet to £0
“The Mayor and his cabinet pay themselves £335,000 a year. The role of cabinet member should be a voluntary one. The honour of public service as a cabinet member should be reward enough. My cabinet will cost £0 in salaries. I will not take a salary and the members of the cabinet will be appointed only if they agree not to take the salary.”
End the neglect of our youth
“Knife crime and the death of young people in Hackney is directly attributable to the lack of investment in young people in Hackney. I will ensure more support for regular activities for young people by scrapping the £1 million being spent on the Council’s free newspaper, Hackney Today.”
Right the injustice of the property sales
“I will right the profound injustice of the small shopkeepers who Hackney cheated out of their properties, including Spirit of Broadway market, during the property sales programme of the early 00’s.”
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Trust the parents
“The Learning Trust has been a failure. Headteachers working with Governing bodies will be given more freedom from the dead hand of the Learning Trust bureaucrats.”
Hackney for families
“All publicly funded housing will be low rise family homes, preferably with gardens, to alleviate the severe problem of overcrowding in our estates.”
Keep Hackney ♥’d
“When Jules Pipe stated that people who opposed his plans for Dalston wanted to “Keep Hackney Crap” it upset a lot of people who think that the only ‘crap’ bits in Hackney are the ones that Mayor Pipe either runs or has neglected.”
No more Tower Blocks
“Hackney, like Richmond, will not permit any new skyscrapers or Tower Blocks. Tower Blocks belong in Hackney’s past, not its future.”
Market forces
“I want to see Hackney’s markets rejuvenated. They encourage people to spend locally and provide great opportunites for people to start in business. “