THE PRIVATE TAXI FIRM Uber has lost the second round in its battle to avoid paying its drivers the full rate for the job – and the company now intends to appeal to the Court of Appeal and, if necessary, ...
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Interest rate rise: good or bad news for East Enders?
THE BANK OF ENGLAND has today put up interest rates for the first time in ten years. It’s a tiny increase – from just 0.25% to 0.5%, but it is still likely to have an impact on the fate and ...
Read More »Energy for the many, not just the few
JEREMY CORBYN’s Labour Party has pledged to cut household bills for energy, water and post – by bringing companies running these services into public ownership when it forms a government. The Party estimates that the move could save the average ...
Read More »Boundary Commission throws Rushanara a lifeline
THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION has radically revised its proposals for new parliamentary boundaries in Tower Hamlets – and in doing so it has given sitting MP for Bethnal Green & Bow Rushanara Ali something of a lifeline. The Boundary Commission’s first ...
Read More »Boundary Commission: what’s in it for Labour?
THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION has radically revised its proposals for new parliamentary boundaries in East London – and in doing so it has given sitting Labour MPs a relatively easy ride. At the moment, the six MPs in the key East London Boroughs ...
Read More »Boundary Commission plans for East London
The Boundary Commission has proposed the following changes to parliamentary seats in the key East London boroughs. Tower Hamlets Currently two MPs: Bethnal Green & Bow; Poplar & Limehouse Proposed one MP for Stepney & Bow; some wards combine with ...
Read More »Boundary commission carves up the East End
BOUNDARY COMMISSION has published revised proposals for new parliamentary constituencies in the UK. There will now be a further period of public consultation before a final recommendation is made to Parliament to adopt these boundaries with effect from the next ...
Read More »House price drop bad sign for economy
ECONOMISTS are getting the jitters this week as official data has revealed that house prices are lower in real terms that there were a decade ago – this in 58% of the local government wards in England and Wales. The ...
Read More »Inflation soars: good news for some
THE ANNUAL INFLATION rate, as measured by Consumer Prices Index (CPI), crept up to 3% in September – taking the rate up to a level not seen since April 2012, when the Tory-led Coalition Government was just getting into its ...
Read More »Fantastic film night for Palestine
TOWER HAMLETS Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Bromley-by-Bow Centre are joining forces to support a free showing of the Oscar-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras on Thursday, 24th October. The film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in ...
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