East London News: On 14th March, at a Cabinet meeting, the Mayor took a formal decision to “bring the youth service back in house”. Currently,
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At last! Labour ends speculation
Tower Hamlets Labour Party bosses have stopped dithering and have rushed through
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ELN: The local press would not have to mention former councillor Michael Keith so often if
Read More »Can they learn the lessons of Bradford?
Galloway’s success in Bradford West was spectacular – and no political party can deny it. But if they can’t deny it, they are at a loss
Read More »Labour fears “another Bradford”
East London News: The shadow of George Galloway’s by-election victory in Bradford West is hanging over the Weavers by-election in Tower Hamlets.
Read More »First reactions – the others
Reaction to Galloway’s election from Toby Perkins, Labour MP for Chesterfield Appearing on Sky News immediately after the declaration of the vote, Toby Perkins MP was asked what had gone wrong for the Labour Party. He replied that the people ...
Read More »First reactions – George Galloway
Speaking to Sky News immediately after the declaration of the result, George Galloway MP confirmed that he had secured a majority of over 10,000 votes. He was asked to explain what he meant in his victory speech by referring to ...
Read More »Galloway trounces Labour again
George Galloway has done it again. The man who beat Oona King in Bethnal Green at the 2005 General Election has won a spectacular by-election victory
Read More »Urgent appeal for Shaker Aamer
To sign this petition, visit http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29410. From the London Guantánamo Campaign: 14th February marked the tenth anniversary of the detention without charge or trial of Shaker Aamer, the last Londoner held in Guantánamo Bay. To mark this anniversary, Shaker’s ...
Read More »What a tangled web we Weavers…
ELN: The surprise news that Labour councillor Anna Lynch has resigned her seat in Weavers ward leaves Tower Hamlets
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