Category Archives: Politics

Political map of Islington set to change

The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking local people for their help to draw up a new pattern of council wards for Islington Council. The consultation is the first part of an electoral review which will re-draw ward boundaries across the borough.

Police to get more stop and search powers to tackle acid attacks

Home Secretary Sajid Javid will give police new powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a corrosive substance in public. The move will enable police officers to effectively enforce a new offence of carrying corrosives in a public place, which is passing through

Government sets out plans to overhaul waste system

Building on commitments made in the government’s landmark Resources and Waste Strategy published in December, the consultations provide detail on plans to make packaging producers pay the full cost of dealing with their waste and to introduce a consistent set of materials collected across England

Have your say on new political map of Brent

The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking people across Brent to comment on its draft proposals for new council ward boundaries. The Commission’s plans mean changes to ward boundaries across the borough. Only the current Kilburn ward would stay the same under