PEACE is often linked, as a political demand, with other causes – especially fundamental human rights and the battle for equality. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. ...

A MAN WAS stabbed by two unknown assailants on Baddow Close, Redbridge, at approximately 1.30pm on Sunday, 29th March. Police have appealed for information from the public to help them identify the attackers. The man, who is in his 30s, ...

YES, most of us celebrated Easter last weekend – but Manorfield Primary School in Poplar seems to be running on the Greek Orthodox calendar. It is raffling ten luxury Easter Eggs to raise funds for children in need during the ...

HERE’S ONE WAY to negotiate a peace deal – which didn’t work. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. “We gave up some of our country to the ...

The battle for peace is all the more successful when it is waged by people acting in solidarity across the world. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. ...

Tashaûn Aird was killed in cold blood by three fellow teenagers. Those who killed him have now been tried, convicted – and sentenced to lengthy jail sentences. After the sentencing, his grieving family released the following statement, via the police, ...

ONE OF THE more radical US Presidents of recent years, Barack Obama, commented on the root cause of much of the conflict in the world – going further towards being even-handed than many of his predecessors. In April, we remember ...

NEW LABOUR LEADER Keir Starmer has baffled Labour Party members and the wider public by coming up with a new demand for government action on the Corona pandemic. What is he calling for – in what is pretty much his ...

THE STABBING of Tashaûn Aird of Hackney Downs ended his 15 year life. Tashaûn had wanted to be a music producer: instead, his life ended after an unproked attack. Now three more teenagers are facing long periods behind bars for ...

HERE’S A NEAT aphorism from Helen Keller. Left blind and deaf after a childhood illness, she went on to win respect as a university lecturer and as a left wing political activist in the USA.  In April, we remember the ...