AMONG THE most sickening sights at the end of the western occupation of Afghanistan has been that of former Prime Minister Tony Blair – lecturing us on what the UK should do about foreign policy. Blair played his part in ...
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Cllr Kabir Ahmed guests on The Tuesday Show tonight
TONIGHT residents and electors of Tower Hamlets can meet the new Aspire councillor – Kabir Ahmed, who was elected to represent Weavers Ward last Thursday, 12th August. Cllr Ahmed will be the studio guest on this week’s The Tuesday Show ...
Read More »Is that a bit of egg on your chin, Mr Biggs?
BY ANY STANDARD, the Weavers ward by-election on 12th August was a tremendous victory for Kabir Ahmed and Aspire. Executive Mayor John Biggs doesn’t like losing – and scenes as the Count hinted at what is to come over the ...
Read More »Tonight: where did Tower Hamlets youth sport go?
THE TUESDAY SHOW tonight will look at the reorganisation of youth sport in Tower Hamlets. Our special guest is Shuhel Malique: a PE teacher in Tower Hamlets for 18 years; a hockey superstar; and former PE Curriculum Manager for Tower ...
Read More »Journalist attacked in Bangladesh – by fellow reporters
CAN WE TRUST the news coming out of Bangladesh – especially the reporting of how the country is dealing with the Covid pandemic? A recent attack on a journalist has raised fears that the media is now anything but free. ...
Read More »Apsana: vindicated!
APSANA BEGUM, MP for Poplar & Limehouse, has today been found not guilty of three counts of making dishonest applications for council housing to Tower Hamlets Council. Rumours that Apsana Begum was guilty of fraud began circulating in Tower Hamlets ...
Read More »Mayor thanks volunteers – a year after shafting the workers
JULY BEGAN WITH a day out at the Art Pavilion in Mile End for Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs. The visit was organised so that he could thank the volunteers who have kept it – and many other extra ...
Read More »Starmer’s broom still trying to sweep away dissent
AS BLAIRTE Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer battles to stamp his authority on the Labour Party, voting has started on the membership of the Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC). It may – it does – sound like the dullest election ever, ...
Read More »Is One Housing selling off Island residents?
ONE HOUSING has revealed that it plans to join the Riverside Group – and talks about the takeover are well underway. The news has come as a shock to residents of its properties in Tower Hamlets, the bulk of which ...
Read More »Labour praises its own failings on child poverty
OVER THE last five years, child poverty in Tower Hamlets has increased by just over 5,000 – that’s around an extra 20 children a week, nearly three children a day, living in families that just can’t make ends meet. During ...
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