by Puru Miah | Nov 28, 2025 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
A deep dive into the scandal surrounding the Chinese Embassy in Tower Hamlets. Did members of the local Labour Party lobby for the Embassy in order to personally enrich themselves from the subsequent land grab following the granting of the Embassy? Back to Black: The...
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 | Sep 17, 2023 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
As the cost of living crisis deepens, more and more families find themselves on the housing list. What can Tower Hamlets do? No extra costs and meet the housing targets? Read on. Social Media Wars: Where are the new Council-owned housing in Tower Hamlets? A brief...
by Puru Miah | Mar 26, 2023 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
Recent events, housing corruption demonstrations and the bungled attempt to admit Cllr Ohid Ahmed to the Labour Party have led to questions being asked. The main question is, is the Tower Hamlets Labour Party deeply entrenched in a culture of corrupt practices and...
by Puru Miah | Jan 17, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
Executive Summary This report sets out to look at the allegations made in the petition that will be heard on the 20th of January 2021, petitioning the council to stop or delay the Liveable Street Scheme across Tower Hamlets as it structurally discriminates against...
by Puru Miah | Dec 12, 2020 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, COVID-19, Democracy, Housing
In the week when the Mile End foodbank expands, moving to new premises (now supporting nearly 700 households). A Joseph Rowntree Foundation-funded report by the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research shows the rising levels of destitution. Below is...
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