Poplar Town Hall owner Mujibul Islam has issued the following press statement. The Daily Telegraph has apologised and paid substantial damages to Mr Mujibul Islam for publishing a series of articles which were defamatory of him. The articles concerned the ...
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Jeremy Corbyn gets the “Lutfur Rahman” treatment
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, ...
Read More »Defend Naz Shah and Ken Livingstone!
Naz Shah is no anti-semite. It is sickening that she should be referred to as such by a Tory Party which does little to silence the racists, Islamophobes and xenophobes in its own ranks and even more sickening that she ...
Read More »Growth slows amid retail failures
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that growth in the UK economy slowed to 0.4% in the first quarter of the year – giving an annual growth figure of 2.1%. While some commentators have blamed political ...
Read More »Wales says homeless devolution needs funds
Robin Wales has welcomed a tentative proposal being discussed by the Government to give Councils extra duties to prevent homelessness. However, the controversial Mayor of Newham has insisted that Councils would need extra funding to carry out extra duties. Speaking ...
Read More »Hunt ploughs on regardless
As we come to the end of the first day in the latest bout of industrial action by the junior hospital doctors, Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt has been on TV and the radio telling the doctors off ...
Read More »Hillsborough: JUSTICE AT LAST!
After just over a quarter of a century, the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster heard a jury say that the deaths were unlawful killings – that the football supporters’ behaviour did not contribute to their deaths, but ...
Read More »Beware: the marathon is coming!
The marathon is here again – and Tower Hamlets residents need to prepare for a day of being under siege as we surrender our streets to runners and spectators. Sunday (24th April) is the big day, as over 30,000 competitors ...
Read More »Nadia’s cake: fit for a Queen!
It was a proud moment as Nadia’s brightly coloured, three tiered birthday cake stood waiting for the Queen. It was not just that it was (by the look of it) a jolly good cake. It was also that Nadia’s presence ...
Read More »Help sweep child abuse off the net
The battle to remove images and videos of child abuse from the internet has had a successful year, according to a report issued today (21st April) by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). Often men who are charged with watching abuse on ...
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