A blog by Luke Akehurst about politics, elections, and the Labour Party - With subtitles for the Hard of Left. Just for the record: all the views expressed here are entirely personal and do not necessarily represent the positions of any organisations I am a member of.
Congratulations to the staff and Cabinet of Hackney Council for winning the most awards (three) at last night's Local Government Chronicle Awards:
posted by Luke Akehurst at 1:43 pm
Labour MP for North Durham since 2024. Labour Party activist since 1988 - firmly on the moderate wing of the party. Member of Labour’s NEC 2010-2012 and since 2020. National Secretary of Labour Students 1995-6. Parliamentary candidate for Aldershot (2001) and Castle Point (2005). Hackney Councillor (Chatham Ward) 2002-2014, Labour Group Chief Whip 2002-09, Chair of Health Scrutiny 2010-2014. Dad. Unite and GMB union member. All views expressed in a personal capacity. The rest will become evident from reading the blog.
5 Comments:
Bugger the award ceremony. I just wish the council would come and sweep my bloody street!
3:08 am, March 26, 2010
PLACE OF THE YEAR!?!?!?!?!
Youths opened fire as parents went to collect their children from nursery in Stoke Newington yesterday afternoon (March 25).
Gunshots were fired in Allen Road shortly before 4.15pm.
A bystander, who asked not to be named, said she saw two teenage boys - one carrying a gun and one brandishing a knife - chasing another boy
9:03 pm, March 26, 2010
Ironic isn't it? 'Best place', just as another person stabbed to death in Stamford Hill. Those local government morons who judge these vacuous awards, should come and live here. Probably felt sorry for Jules
5:55 pm, March 27, 2010
A teenager has been stabbed to death in an attack by at least four others in the early hours of this morning in Hackney, east London, police have said.
The youth, who was found by officers in Amhurst Park at around 1.50am, is believed to have been in his late teens.
9:50 pm, March 27, 2010
"Be part of the biggest and best award ceremony in Local Government!"
"The 2010 Awards offer you the perfect place to meet over 1,300 colleagues from across the nation and discuss how a potential new government, cuts in spending and the results of the comprehensive spending review will affect you."
Held at the luxurious Grosvenor House Hotel, in the heart of Mayfair, and overlooking Hyde Park. This is an evening not to be missed. Drinks reception at 7pm, followed by a gourmet three course dinner, awards presentation hosted by a celebrity compère and after show entertainment including a disco starting at 11pm. Carriages at 2am.
BRONZE table package for ten people, four bottles of wine + water = £1,700 plus VAT,
SILVER table package, 1 bottle of champagne,6 bottles of wine = £1,900 plus VAT
GOLD table package, Premium positioned table of 10, 1 magnum of champagne, 7 bottles of wine = £2,100 + VAT.
or ...
STANDARD seat package, Seat on a mixed table, ½ bottle of house wine = £210 + VAT.
Luke, seeing as you care so much about this that you did a posting, would you care to elaborate on how much of our tax payers' money got spent on this worthless backslapping jolly?
2:39 pm, March 28, 2010
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