WAS THIS a measured judgement, or wishful thinking? Very few people would come forward wanting to be a slave – but how many people have the courage to be a consistent rebel? “I would rather be a rebel than a ...

POP MUSIC was once so new and daring: it’s shocking to think that it’s over 50 years old. Some standards have been around for over half a century… What, then, were we listening to 50 years ago? It was an ...

IT IS BAD ENOUGH that the General Secretary of a national trade union has had to step in and point out it will support its members in Tower Hamlets, who are opposing the Labour Mayor’s plan to impose new contracts ...

POLICE ARE traying to identify and locate the man in this picture, taken from CCTV after an incident last year on a W15 bus. The incident occurred at around 4.40pm on Wednesday, 16th October. A teenage girl got on to ...

WHAT BETTER way to mark International Workers Day than with a quote from the late, great Tony Benn? It’s often repeated – but so well worth learning and applying to most political situations. “If one meets a powerful person – ...

WE ALL appreciate what our health and care workers are going through – as the weekly “clap for the NHS” at 8pm on Thursdays shows. They are not just doing their jobs but going above and beyond as they care ...

THE BURGLARY was violent. Three, or maybe four, young men went into the home of an elderly couple via the back door. Intent on finding money, they set out to terrify the couple until they got it. The attack took ...

HERE’S OUR final thought on peace – for this month at least.  We end with a statement from a world figure who saw the relevance of keeping our goals in the front of our minds. At this strange time, we ...

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis joined the May Day virtual rally called by Tower Hamlets Unison on Friday – and pledged that the national union would support local workers fighting “Tower Rewards”. Tower Rewards – re-named “Tower Robbery” by the ...

HERE’S OUR penultimate “thought” on peace – from a US president with a military background who was probably more a warmonger than a peacemonger, a supporter of the status quo with some mitigating factors. Whether intended or otherwise, his dry ...