Politics

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 ...

“DISAPPOINTING” is how Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman greeted the news that the Labour Government has delayed the hearing of the new Local Plan. This is why it matters. Mayor Lutfur Rahman started working on the Local Plan at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hafsa Noor UK PRIME MINISTER Sir Keir Starmer appeared in his first PM’s questions this week as a “caretaker” Prime Minister. His resignation brought an abrupt end to his premiership less than two years after he led the Labour Party ...

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 ...

HIS RISK paid off. Andy Burnham – sorry, Andy Burnham MP – won 54.8% in the Makerfield by-election. He smashed Reform into second place – six weeks after they won Council seats across the UK. He won more votes than ...

Hafsa Noor The UK Government is considering new restrictions on social media use for children under the age of 16 in an effort to improve young people’s mental wellbeing and online safety. The initiative, announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, ...

LABOUR IS running Redbridge Council. They have an overall majority on the Council – 43 out of 73 councillors. The opposition is led by the Redbridge Independents (nine seats), the Green Party and the Conservative Party (five seats each) and ...