by Puru Miah | Jul 30, 2022 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
A reflection on Islamophobia in the Labour Party. With a focus on a response to the Forde Report, on whether it is necessary for Labour to select ‘Hijabi’ or bearded men as candidates. PS. For those who have not seen Jordan Peele’s film, ‘Get...
by Puru Miah | Jul 23, 2022 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
How the ordinary folks in the East End came together and defeated a flagship Government and Council policy. Liveable Streets. Observations and analysis. Liveable Streets was a flagship policy by the previous Labour administration, of introducing Low Traffic...
by Puru Miah | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
An attempted explanation as to why Apsana Begum MP lost her Labour reselection votes in every single ward in her constituency of Poplar & Limehouse This analysis is from the anecdotal conversations with Labour members in Poplar and Limehouse, where I served as a...
by Puru Miah | Jun 26, 2022 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
A tongue-in-cheek reflection of the physical attack on local Labour Party officials and the attempt to disrupt the trigger ballot meeting on the Poplar and Limehouse MP, Apsana Begum. A request to all to look at facts and not be engaged in the spreading of...
by Puru Miah | Jun 5, 2022 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Reflections on the #SAVEBRICKLANE campaign, two years on. And how it fits into the wider history of the Battle for Brick Lane and beyond. And the attempt to write a manifesto for it and the #Endz. It all started on one winter day… The picture was taken in...
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