Evidence is growing that the rebel Labour MPs who tried to oust Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party are out of touch with their party members and the country. Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) are showing strong support for ...
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Women can learn to cycle in Limehouse
There are few women cycling in Tower Hamlets – but a new project is set to change all that in the coming months. The Royal Foundation of St. Katharine has been awarded a TfL Cycling Grant, which will fund a ...
Read More »Dementia education goes to school
The Alzheimer’s Society is planning to reach out to black and minority ethnic schoolchildren in Tower Hamlets to raise awareness of dementia and help pupils learn more about the condition. The charity has won funding from Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning ...
Read More »Rebel Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick backs Muscular Dystrophy charity
Jim Fitzpatrick may be out of step with his Party’s choice of Leader, but he is remarkably in tune with other MPs on the question of physiotherapy provision for people with muscular dystrophy. Muscular Dystrophy UK, a charity which provides ...
Read More »Bangladesh garment industry in turmoil post Dhaka attack
Major multinationals have been reviewing their investment in Bangladesh after the terror attack in Dhaka last week. The companies are concerned that the attack may be a signal that further attacks will come, which could problems ranging from increasing risks ...
Read More »Breaking news: Corbyn sacks Hilary Benn “leader of the lemmings”
Events are unfolding fast in both the Tory and Labour Parties in the aftermath of the EU referendum result. The Tories are about to enter a leadership contest. Divided already by the referendum campaign, they will now prolong the division ...
Read More »Britain: betrayed
The official declaration of the referendum result came at 7.20am. Buckle your seatbelt, find a helmet, hide under the kitchen table – it’s going to be a very rough ride. Nigel Farage is delighted. Boris Johnson is delighted. Michael Gove ...
Read More »Olympic legacy fail: ethnic minorities lead drop in sports activity
Former Sports Minister Richard Caborn has admitted that the performance of the sports element of the Olympic legacy is “disappointing”. London’s Olympic bid had promised to “inspire a generation” to get active. However, figures show that the number playing sport ...
Read More »Labour team makes a positive case for “remain”
Top Labour figures today carried on their drive to put across to the electorate good reasons for voting “remain” in next week’s referendum. Deputy Leader Tom Watson was first in the queue, stressing the potential for creating jobs that comes ...
Read More »Sonali Othith 40+ football moves the game forward
Emdad Rahman I’m reading a book called Retired (review coming soon – watch this space). It’s written by Irish stand up comedian Alan Gernon and talks about the pitfalls faced by footballers coming to the end of their careers. It’s ...
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