Newham Recorder Big Debate: Are magistrates 'too old and white'? 26th October 2016 The House of Commons justice committee said last week that there were "serious" problems with the diversity of magistrates and that they needed to be "far more... Local NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Should City Airport protestors have got harsher sentences? 28th September 2016 On September 16, nine people who took part in a protest at London City Airport earlier in the month were sentenced for their actions. All were given an 18-month... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Should the UK build a wall at the Jungle refugee camp in Calais? 17th September 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to help build a wall to increase security at the infamous Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France. Opponents say building a... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Should everyone in Newham have a degree? 31st August 2016 Statistics released by the European Union show Newham is part of the second-most educated region in Europe. A massive 58.3 per cent of residents in Inner London... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Was it right for MPs to renew Trident? 27th July 2016 The decision to pay for the renewal of the UK's nuclear deterrent, Trident, was sealed as MPs voted to update its carrier submarines in the face of anti-war... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Was David Cameron a good prime minister for Newham? 20th July 2016 David Cameron resigned – and Theresa May took the reins of power – earlier this month. The MP for Witney spent six years as the country's, and Newham's, prime... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Were Newham teachers right to strike against government cuts? 12th July 2016 The National Union of Teachers (NUT) strike closed 61 borough schools on Tuesday last week (July 5), with teachers citing cuts to education as the reason for... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Has Sadiq Khan broken his fares freeze promise to commuters in Newham? 29th June 2016 After succeeding Conservative Boris Johnson as Mayor of London last month, Labour's Sadiq Khan has been accused of not delivering on his flagship fares freeze... ArticlesAssembly NewsLocal NewsOpinions
Newham Recorder Big Debate: Should we stay or should we go? Newham, it's all about EU 10th March 2016 Last week the results of our EU survey showed 65 per cent of Newham respondents wanted out, while 32pc wanted to stay. North Woolwich's Tate & Lyle Sugars vice... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions