by Puru Miah | May 20, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Transport for London (TFL) are carrying out a consultation on a cycle route, which effects all of the social housing estates in Mile End Ward, proposing a reduction of amenities to those estates, such as parking spaces and access by cars. The consultation is being...
by Puru Miah | May 4, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
AIt has been a year since I have been elected as a Ward Councillor by the people of Mile End Ward. The campaign was tough and opposition came from, let’s say ‘unexpected quarters’. Since elected I have regularly carried out twice weekly surgeries (an average of 8 per...
by Puru Miah | Apr 21, 2019 | The People's Budget TH
Democracy in Tower Hamlets, according to the Council Constitution is prefaced on a contract between elected representatives and the ordinary residents. It is prefaced on the basis that there is some nice unified community that agrees to set up this constitutional...
by Puru Miah | Apr 21, 2019 | The People's Budget TH
As funding agreement for an MSc in Public Financial Management, I have agreed with my funders to carry out a public exercise in local government budgeting, write and make my findings public. The People’s Budget is a mechanism in Tower Hamlets to transform the way we...
by Puru Miah | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
Letter sent to the Head Teacher of Stepney Green School, Premm Bhutta, expressing concerns about the breakdown of trust between parents and the school with regards to the current consultation of changing the school to mixed gender school. BY EMAIL:...
by Puru Miah | Mar 30, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
LBTH are proposing to develop 17 new council homes for rent including 2 wheelchair accessible homes. The development will be a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms and is being proposed to be built on the underused space adjacent to Salmon Lane also known as the Salmon...
by Puru Miah | Mar 30, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
New Research from the New Policy Institute and Trust for London shows that Low Pay in London is at an all time high. With almost 1 in 5 workers in Tower Hamlets at in low pay poverty trap. 19% of workers who live in Tower Hamlets are low-paid, which is lower than the...
by Puru Miah | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
ASB has been a rising issue in Mile End Ward, recent stabbings and shootings on the ward has caused a lot of concerns among residents. Below is a guide for residents and all concerned. Part 2 giving an overall picture of tools available to residents. Community Trigger...
by Puru Miah | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB)
ASB has been a rising issue in Mile End Ward, recent stabbings and shootings on the ward has caused a lot of concerns among residents. Below is a guide for residents and all concerned. Part 1 giving an overall picture of the present. List of of ASB matters mentioned...
by Puru Miah | Mar 17, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
On Wednesday 20th March 2019, I and another Councillor will be bringing a motion to full council Chamber to adopt the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) definition on Islamophobia. Discussion below is that the adoption of the definition by the Council is not the end...
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