by Puru Miah | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
My personal reflection in attending the #SAVEBRICKLANE rally on Sunday 13th June 2021 “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries sheWith silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse...
by Puru Miah | May 18, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
As a Tower Hamlets Councillor in East London, there have been a lot of questions raised. Why Palestine? What relevance does it have locally? Below is my answer. Following the dehumanizing experience of the ‘Age of Empire’ and the horrors of the 20th century. Despite...
by Puru Miah | May 14, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
The story behind the Palestine Solidarity banner in Brick Lane. It all started with an email… “If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?” ― Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918 – 2008) Security forces in Jerusalem storming worshippers in the Al Aqsa...
by Puru Miah | May 10, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Running battles in the East End between communities, developers and the local authority, what do they have in common? Can the demands articulated by campaigners in regard to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and Brick Lane be put into a concrete practical program of...
by Puru Miah | May 9, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
Personal analysis and explainer as to why Labour has done so badly in the polls nationally and here in Tower Hamlets. With a possible way forward to rebuild an electoral coalition to win elections. (Creative Commons Licence is applied to this post) (CC) Another...
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