Politics

LABOUR LEADER Jeremy Corbyn MP has called for a General Election to be held once Theresa May stands down – so that the public can decide who is their next Prime Minister. With her authority over her Party’s MPs growing ...

A LONG JOURNEY starts with a single step – and that single step may have been taken in Greatorex Street in Tower Hamlets on Sunday night, 7th October when a number of community activists came together to discuss how to ...

SUNDAY IS THE LAST DAY for members of the public to complete the Council’s online public consultation on nursery closures. Campaigners are calling on everyone who lives, studies or works in Tower Hamlets to take part – and reject the ...

RESPOND TO YOUR HEF and you won’t have to Huff if you find you are not on the Electoral Register next time you go to vote in Tower Hamlets. The Council has sent a Household Enquiry Form (HEF)  to every household asking residents to ...

JOHN BIGGS ARRIVED at the (belated) Eid Party in the Christian Street Community Hub and Gardens on Saturday – just before a cloudburst that saw local revellers and Save Our Nurseries petitioners scrambling for cover. The Executive Mayor did not ...

TOWER HAMLETS Mums and Save Our Nurseries campaigners were out in force across the borough again this weekend – and again found that the public were alarmed to hear that the Council is prioritising closure of its day care nurseries. ...

MUMS WHO ARE campaigning to save Tower Hamlets’ last three remaining Council day care nurseries from closure were delighted to receive a warm welcome in Roman Road market on Saturday, 11th August. The Council is currently running a public consultation ...

IN AN ISLAMOPHOBIC outburst, former Foreign Secretary Tory MP Boris Johnson has made fun of the burqa. Writing in his weekly newspaper column, Johnson said that women who wear traditional Islamic garments – burqas and niqabs – look like bank ...

FORMER COUNCILLOR Abjol Miah has issued the following statement to explain why he is joining the Liberal Democrat Party. After consulting community members, supporters and family members I have, for the first time, decided to move on from fractious independents to ...

CRASH! Late last night – Saturday, 14th July – the news broke. Abjol Miah has joined the Liberal-Democrats! This is Bastille Day – the day, in 1789, when the people stormed the Bastille prison, attempting to release political prisoners. This ...