With the votes for the Labour and the Independent candidates in the Spitalfields & Banglatown by-election being so close,
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Gutter tactics depress Robbani vote in Spitalfields
An anonymous leaflet – packed with lies and innuendo – is thought to have contributed to a last minute drop in votes for Independent candidate Gulam Robbani
Read More »Independent wins by a whisker
East London News reports live from Spitalfields & Banglatown by-election count.
Read More »Why they demonise Ken Livingstone
getbacktheex.net Ken Livingstone was a pioneer in fighting racism and homophobia. His socialism linked the two kinds of bigotry and he led the way in fighting for equality and diversity well before it was fashionable. Why are establishment figures like Andrew ...
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 »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
Read More »Is there a cabinet maker in the building?
There was a time when Mayor Lutfur Rahman was painted as a young firebrand. At Cabinet on 14th March, Lutfur deployed a new tool in his armoury. No one saw it coming but, put simply, he
Read More »Osmani Centre Grand Opening
Over 400 guests attended the official opening of the Osmani Centre.
Read More »Labour and Tories keep up attack on elected Mayor
Tower Hamlets Council models itself on the Mother of Parliaments.
Read More »Shelina Akhtar: will the truth emerge?
James Frankcom: As the rumours surrounding the position of Tower Hamlets Councillor Shelina Akhtar circulate, East London News has spoken exclusively with Cllr Shelina Akhtar herself. Cllr Akhtar explained that legal advice has prevented her from countering the negative presumptions ...
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