by Puru Miah | Jul 31, 2026 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
A Labour Secretary of State has approved a scheme with six social homes, in a borough where more than 20,000 households are waiting. Ten days earlier her Prime Minister called for a council house building revolution. Triangulation of a Housing Crisis: Just Six Homes...
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 | 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...
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