by Puru Miah | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
A non-theological reflection on the movement to establish a local lunar visibility calendar in the UK, and its place in history and the future in a post-Gaza world. A Spring Evening at Wanstead Flats: Searching for the New Crescent Moon BBC WORLD SERVICE – URDU...
by Puru Miah | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
Never in my history as an observer in Tower Hamlets politics have I witnessed a planning committee that ignored the unanimous objections of its planning department, at the cost of potential millions to the Council. This also affects the health and well-being of school...
by Puru Miah | Nov 8, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Is the defection of former Labour Councillor, Sabina Akhtar to Aspire, a sign of an impending Labour electoral collapse in 2026? A Defection to the Aspire Party: The canary in the coal mine? On October 29, 2024, the then Labour Councillor Sabina Akhtar met with...
by Puru Miah | Sep 30, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
A deep dive into pressures behind the housing crisis in Tower Hamlets. Attempting to answer the question of who is to blame? A recurring nightmare in Tower Hamlets Labour: Introducing the Bangladeshi Bogeyman. No, not the return on Netflix of the Nightmare On Elm...
by Puru Miah | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
A deep dive into the August revolution in Bangladesh. And the ramifications and lessons at home in the East End of London. Subaltern: Refers to those outside the hegemonic power structures, whose voices are often silenced or ignored in the dominant discourse. In her...
by Puru Miah | Jul 12, 2024 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
After a dramatic loss of popularity, TH Labour and Rushanara Ali, take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s book and attempt to make Tower Hamlets Racist Again. The Marie Antoinette moment in Tower Hamlets Politics? A Text Book Case of How To Lose Friends and Alienate...
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