by Puru Miah | May 29, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Update: A formal complaint has been submitted to Tower Hamlets Council and to local councillors, calling on the Council to suspend the booking by SXSW London at the Kobi Nazrul Centre and to investigate the matter as a racist incident, against Palestinians and...
by Puru Miah | May 28, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
How did an arts centre, named after Kazi Nazrul Islam, end up platforming Gaza War profiteers, values he fought against, while insulting Bangladeshis and their culture? The Kobi Nazrul Centre Controversy SXSW in London last year was boycotted by various artists over...
by Puru Miah | May 24, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
When Tower Hamlets councillors voted for a pay rise in May 2026, not one voted against. Reflections on why and filling the blanks in the debate so far, initiated by Andrew Wood. Andrew Wood Strikes Again Post by Andrew Wood sparking debate across Tower Hamlets. On 20...
by Puru Miah | May 17, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Why are sections of the right-wing media targeting Tower Hamlets to inflame community tensions and portray the borough as politically dysfunctional? The Daily Telegraph, GB News, Camilla Tominey and the Rage-Bait Industrial Complex In 1997, the British sociologist...
by Puru Miah | May 14, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Democracy
Featured Image: Banner used by residents’ campaign for Tower Hamlets Council to adopt Transparency International Recommendations regarding the planning process. Two years ago, I wrote about the potentially illegal decision taken at Tower Hamlets Strategic...
by Puru Miah | May 13, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
This article is a response to, and critique of, the post-election analysis produced by Andrew Wood. My central argument is straightforward: the election result in Tower Hamlets was shaped more by class and organisation than by identity politics. National political...
by Puru Miah | Apr 28, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
The possible historic ramifications of the 7th of May elections. A Labour wipeout in Tower Hamlets? Polling signals a sharp decline for Labour: Numbers not Anecdotes With fewer than ten days until polling day, the contours of the election are coming into focus. Postal...
by Puru Miah | Apr 2, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
Deep dive into numbers which suggest voting for Labour in Tower Hamlets in May 2026 is a wasted vote. Election season in Tower Hamlets It’s that familiar time again in Tower Hamlets: every council seat, along with the Executive Mayor, is up for election. Nominations...
by Puru Miah | Feb 13, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
A British passport holder, absent from Bangladesh for nearly two decades, returns without a demonstrable popular mandate and emerges as Prime Minister commanding two-thirds of Parliament. In any functioning democracy, such an outcome would demand rigorous scrutiny....
by Puru Miah | Feb 9, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Investigation into the usual mudslinging in Tower Hamlets elections, the long-lasting damage it does, with a possible long-term solution. Silly Season in Tower Hamlets: Elections, Allegations, and the Cost to the Borough The May elections are approaching, and with...
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