by Puru Miah | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
Never in my history as an observer in Tower Hamlets politics have I witnessed a planning committee that ignored the unanimous objections of its planning department, at the cost of potential millions to the Council. This also affects the health and well-being of school...
by Puru Miah | Nov 21, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
In Islamophobia Awareness Month, an investigative look at the racist campaigning strategy of Tower Hamlets Labour, how it alienates voters and party members. A Long Read (about 10 minutes) Islamophobia Awareness Month in Tower Hamlets Old Bottles, New Wines: A Brief...
by Puru Miah | Nov 14, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
A deep dive into the Best Value Inspection Report delivered by Whitehall Inspectors on Tower Hamlets Council. A strategic own goal by the local Labour Party? Plot to Remove the Mayor? Call In the Inspectors! For around a year, political circles in Tower Hamlets have...
by Puru Miah | Nov 8, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Is the defection of former Labour Councillor, Sabina Akhtar to Aspire, a sign of an impending Labour electoral collapse in 2026? A Defection to the Aspire Party: The canary in the coal mine? On October 29, 2024, the then Labour Councillor Sabina Akhtar met with...
by Puru Miah | Sep 30, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
A deep dive into pressures behind the housing crisis in Tower Hamlets. Attempting to answer the question of who is to blame? A recurring nightmare in Tower Hamlets Labour: Introducing the Bangladeshi Bogeyman. No, not the return on Netflix of the Nightmare On Elm...
by Puru Miah | Sep 1, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
Part II of a two-part series, looking at allegations of Rushanara Ali’s record in supporting repression abroad, as the UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh. Part I on allegations of instigating police action on Pro-Palestine activists in her constituency of Bethnal Green and...
by Puru Miah | Aug 31, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
More Questions are raised about Rushanara Ali’s election victory, as the ‘Free Palestine Three’, allegedly arrested on her and Tower Hamlets Labour complaints, walk free. Part I of a two-part series, looking into the Human Rights record of Bethnal Green and...
by Puru Miah | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
A deep dive into the August revolution in Bangladesh. And the ramifications and lessons at home in the East End of London. Subaltern: Refers to those outside the hegemonic power structures, whose voices are often silenced or ignored in the dominant discourse. In her...
by Puru Miah | Jul 19, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
Following the arrests by police of Pro-Palestine protestors in Tower Hamlets, the latest being Waseem Yousaf, last Friday. Are we witnessing a clampdown on legitimate Pro-Palestine protests? A clampdown being orchestrated by Rushanara Ali and the local Labour Party?...
by Puru Miah | Jul 12, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
After a dramatic loss of popularity, TH Labour and Rushanara Ali, take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s book and attempt to make Tower Hamlets Racist Again. The Marie Antoinette moment in Tower Hamlets Politics? A Text Book Case of How To Lose Friends and Alienate...
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