by Puru Miah | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
I was elected in 2018 as the Labour’s Cllr, Puru Miah for Mile End Ward to the Town Hall. Before I was elected I was Momentum’s National Treasurer and one of the responsible members dealing with the electoral commission for Momentum, a grassroots movement, established...
by Puru Miah | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
This has been my first budget at the Council in Tower Hamlets, one of the issue that has come up, again and again is the adoption by Tower Hamlets Council of the Medium Term Financial Strategy, and how it seems to override democratic checks and balances and transfer...
by Puru Miah | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Implementation of Universal Credit in Tower Hamlets EI , E14 and E3 postcodes – all new benefit claimants and those who have a relevant change in circumstances now claim Universal Credit rather than legacy (old) benefits, working/child tax credit, income...
by Puru Miah | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy, Housing
Below is details of help people can get in terms of applying for and navigating the new social security system, Universal Credit. What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit is a United Kingdom social security payment that is intended to simplify working-age benefits...
by Puru Miah | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
Below is a transcript of the speech given by me on the Budget in reference to the Community Campaign – Community Language Service (CLS) – picket inside and outside the main Council Chamber. Cllr Puru Miah (Mile End) – Budget Speech – Full...
by Puru Miah | Feb 9, 2019 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
Dear Transport for London, I am writing to you to oppose the new cycle route from Hackney to the Isle of Dogs. On the following two grounds: 1 – There is no mention in the proposed redesign of the roads for the cycle route of restoring the the right turn...
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