Politics

HOUSING HAS always been one of Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s priorities. He has spoken in public a number of times about the scandal of overcrowding in the borough, and how this makes residents miserable and holds them back. The Mayor made ...

THE NEW Leader of the Labour Party today became Prime Minister of the UK. He took over after two years of the Starmer Government had brought Labour to an all-time low in the polls and at the ballot box. Surely ...

Most Council meetings are open to the public. Going along and seeing your councillors perform is a good way to keep an eye on them and learn about what’s going on. Meetings can move or be cancelled, so check your ...

LONDON’S LABOUR Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been given a seat in the House of Lords by Keir Starmer – but he is not receiving awards for good behaviour from London boroughs. A few weeks ago Khan came out with another ...

Most Council meetings are open to the public. Going along and seeing your councillors perform is a good way to keep an eye on them and learn about what’s going on. Meetings can move or be cancelled, so check your ...

LONDONERS do not feel safe when they travel on buses, so we need CCTV at bus stops. That’s the latest news from the Conservative Party on its policy for bus services in London. How strange. We know this is the ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council has opened a fund to help some residents on low incomes pay their rent and not fall into arrears. Rents in Tower Hamlets rose by 4.8% in Tower Hamlets this year – starting from 6th April, which ...

Hafsa Noor REFORM UK has once again become a focal point in British politics following the resignation of its prominent figure, Nigel Farage – a stunt to attempt to avoid parliamentary standards inquiries into his finances. The announcement of a ...

THERE’S MORE to tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) than having a week of action. Two important things are having a good reporting system and working in partnership with residents. Tower Hamlets Council has done the week: now it must do the ...

“WHAT? ANOTHER ONE?” This is probably the thought swirling round Clacton after Nigel Farage MP announced he was going to resign as an MP – and stand to be an MP in the resulting by-election. At lunchtime on 7th July ...