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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