The death has been announced of Mildred Gordon, former MP of Bow & Poplar. Mildred died last Friday, aged 92. Her funeral will be held next Friday, 22nd April. Mildred was elected MP for Bow & Poplar in 1987 and ...

WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. One home grown iconoclast spent ten years in the ...

Mildred Gordon represented Bow & Poplar (the eastern half of Tower Hamlets) from 1987 to 1997. She was never afraid of speaking up for socialism. “The mark of a civilised society is that it is one in which people can ...

OVER A QUARTER of a century ago, the then Labour MP for Bow & Poplar, Mildred Gordon, tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons. It called for those who cared for elderly, young or disabled relatives to ...

Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick chose Carers Week 2016 to pledge his support for Carer Friendly Communities in his constituency, Poplar and Limehouse (in Tower Hamlets). Jim pointed out that “there are 6.5 million people in the UK who care for ...

The smallest things can have the biggest influence on a political career. If then Labour Leader Michael Foot had put a different coat on that day he went to the Cenotaph, perhaps he would have become Prime Minister. His crime, ...

Peabody commits Friday the 13th massacre. Cultural vandals! Peabody Housing Association used to believe in providing quality housing for those in need. The second week in January saw it showing its true colours as it trampled over the wishes of ...