On 6th December, the far right Front National (FN) came first in half the regions in mainland France in the first round of the regional elections. Tonight, a week later, as the polls close at the end of the second ...
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Paris Climate Chance Agreement: spin or substance?
Representatives of over 190 countries at a climate change summit in Paris came to a historic agreement on 12th December… or so they tell us. Is it enough to save the world? The stakes are high. The risk to the ...
Read More »Two jobs-John leaves tenants to “do it yourself”
There’s a nasty little scam going round at the moment. Con artists are gaining access to flats and advertising them for rent. When a prospective tenant comes round to view the flat, the con artist poses as a landlord, takes ...
Read More »Leytonstone Tube: suspect shouted “this is for Syria!”
On Saturday evening, a man rushed into Leytonstone Tube Station and began attacking a passenger. He later produced a knife and used it to continue the attack. He succeeded in attacking three passengers, one of whom was left in a ...
Read More »Parliament endorses Tory Government plan to bomb Syria
Parliament has today voted to authorise the Tory Government to bomb Syria. The majority was, in the end, huge: the substantive motion authorising action was passed by 397 votes to 223 – but let’s get this in proportion. First, the ...
Read More »Don’t bomb Syria – protest tonight!
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the House of Commons will vote tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd December, on whether to “bomb Syria”. The Stop the War Coalition has called an emergency protest this evening: assemble from 6pm in Parliament Square ...
Read More »Don’t let them bomb Syria!
Silence is complicity: so today it is time for you to take a few minutes to help save lives and make the world a safer place. In the coming week, the Government seems certain to ask the House of Commons ...
Read More »Len Aldis, peace campaigner, passes away at home
Len Aldis, well known local campaigner for peace and pensioners, was found at home on Friday, 27th November, having passed away. Len’s friends had individually been worried that he had not answered or responded to phone calls recently. When they ...
Read More »Curry’s flavour squandered to curry favour?
Last Sunday’s Gala Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, held by the Federation of Bangaldeshi Caterers (FoBC) to dish out the Asian Curry Awards, should perhaps have been retitled “Carry on curry”. A very different event from some ...
Read More »John Biggs confesses Mayor Lutfur Rahman right on Town Hall move
Council confirms move to Whitechapel After a six month delay, during which John Biggs tried – and failed – to find fault with Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s decision to move the Tower Hamlets Civic Centre to Whitechapel, the plan’s back on. ...
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