DONALD TRUMP is trying to bamboozle the world into abandoning the just claims of the Palestinian people – and it’s up to democrats across the world to protest and stop him. The next protest action in the UK is a ...
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Shamima Begum setback in citizenship row
WAS TORY Home Secretary Sajid Javid within his rights to take away Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship? The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) says “yes” – leaving civil rights campaigners concerned that the judicial system is upholding a political decision. Let’s ...
Read More »John Biggs – he’s not speaking our language
IS NOW THE TIME to stop specialist modern language teaching in Tower Hamlets? The teachers and service users who came to a public meeting at the London Enterprise Academy on Saturday (25th January) said no: but one man is saying ...
Read More »Sadiq “Fish Island Vandal” Khan funds air quality projects
BOW EAST residents are unimpressed by the announcement that the London Mayor is giving Tower Hamlets Council £350,000 to spend on helping small businesses to improve air quality in the borough. Air quality was one of the reasons why people ...
Read More »Biggs turns down “free speech on Palestine” petition
IT WAS A cold evening in Tower Hamlets, but plenty of warmth was generated outside the Town Hall as supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) lobbied the Council last week, hoping to secure free speech on Palestine. Last year ...
Read More »Two mayors bridge the gap
TWO EAST LONDON mayors – John Biggs from Tower Hamlets and Rokhsana Fiaz from Newham – have met up to mark the opening of a new pedestrian bridge which links their two boroughs. The bridge cost £593,000 – that’s thought ...
Read More »Muslim Charity Run Returns to Victoria Park!
Emdad Rahman HUNDREDS OF runners from near and far took part in the annual Muslim Charity Run (MCR) at Victoria Park which was held to raise money for charitable causes. The 5km endurance test organised by the East London Mosque ...
Read More »Biggs confirms decision to outsource housing management
“I’M NOT LISTENING” is the message Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor John Biggs sent to residents and councillors last Friday, 16th August. Just two days after councillors on the Overview & Scrutiny Committee (O&S) asked him to reconsider his decision to ...
Read More »Biggs deep in controversy over political use of parks
IS JOHN BIGGS guilty of double standards? This is the question local activists are asking after Tower Hamlets Council refused to allow The Big Ride for Palestine to end a charity bike ride in a public park as it may ...
Read More »Biggs consults on clobbering kids’ services (again)
JOHN BIGGS – Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets – has decided to cut the amount of money spent on Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). And now he’s consulting the public on how to do it. As usual, ...
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