The Conservative-led Coalition Government has defended its controversial “welfare reforms” on the basis that most welfare benefit claimants are undeserving, work-shy scroungers who have been living a life of luxury funded by the hardworking tax-payer. Back on planet earth, the ...
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Murder suspect appears in Court
Aminur Nazir Khan, 19, from Robin Hood Gardens has been charged with the murder of Ajmol Alom... Why?
Read More »Eid Mubarak
East London News wishes all our readers a very happy and peaceful Eid ul Fitr.
Read More »Primary school children at risk of abuse
More than one in 10 children who contact ChildLine because they have been sexually abused or fear they will become a victim are primary school age, new figures reveal. And in nearly all the cases they knew the offender. Last ...
Read More »The benefits of the “health and safety” culture
The debate over health and safety is one which brings out the differences between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. At the start of 2012, David Cameron famously announced that his new year’s resolution was to get rid of ...
Read More »Is faith enough?
Tower Hamlets Council is working with faith groups to protect and preserve places of worship in the borough. The Historic Places of Worship Support Scheme, due to run till 2016, builds on English Heritage’s annual update of its “heritage at ...
Read More »STOP PRESS: EDL RETURNS TO TOWER HAMLETS
The EDL website has announced that it will be holding a demonstration in Tower Hamlets on Saturday, 7th September.
Read More »Hackney says no to whitewash
The Black and Ethnic Minority Arts Network (BEMA) had to step in and sort out the London Borough of Hackney last week. Hackney is redesigning the Narrow Way – that bit at the top of Mare Street where the ...
Read More »How do we stop the EDL?
So you have this group of blokes. And they want to meet up on a Saturday, in a pub. And then they want to
Read More »Muslim Council of Britain holds AGM
British Muslims signed a historic Intra-Faith Unity Statement and discussed tackling extremism at the 16th Annual General meeting of the Muslim Council of Britain. British Muslims from a diverse range of faith traditions came together on Saturday, 29th June to ...
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