Harry Palmer reflects on the close alliance between Labour and the Tories. This week Eric Pickles threw his spotlight on Tower Hamlets: but while he was shining his light on Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Council, he also brought the actions of ...

  Eric Pickles has sent inspectors into Tower Hamlets: but Mayor Lutfur Rahman has invited him to visit the Borough and see what’s going on for himself. Mayor Rahman’s invitation came after former Labour Group Leader Councillor Joshua Peck appeared ...

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Councillors in London will enjoy an extra three weeks in office this electoral cycle, with the announcement that the 2014 elections will be held on

The Conservative-led Coalition Government has defended its controversial “welfare reforms” on the basis that most welfare benefit claimants are undeserving, work-shy scroungers who have been living a life of luxury funded by the hardworking tax-payer. Back on planet earth, the ...

A new initiative has been launched to fund some of the capital’s charities. The Mayor’s Fund for London and the Santander Foundation have together set up “Community Plus London”. They are delighted to announce that they have £100,000 to give ...

Labour Party members are today having a second go at selecting a Labour Party candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets. The last time they had a go

Back in October, David Cameron announced that he wanted to scrap the Human Rights Act and, by way of a sop to the democrats who value human rights legislation. At the time, he was hinting that his Lib-Dem partners in ...

David Cameron promised his Government would be the greenest Government ever. Indeed, once elected, the Con-Dem Coalition continued their predecessor’s

Missiles and an absent Ministry were the cause of residents' agitation at a public meeting held in Bow Methodist Church