Emdad Rahman On a day of perfect weather Scintilla CC hit top form to see off Ace CC in an Essex County Cricket League clash at The London Marathon Playing Fields. The home side batted first and were handed a ...
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Turkey: will military coup succeed?
Reports coming out of Turkey far into the night indicate only that the picture is still very confused. Many of the reports are tweets from eyewitnesses: although these give an immediate picture of episodes happening on the ground, it is hard ...
Read More »Military stage coup in Turkey
Shortly after 9pm tonight, Friday, 16th July 2016, a section of the Turkish military released a formal statement announcing that it had taken control of the Turkish state from the elected Government and had taken state power for itself. Matters ...
Read More »Theresa May: the casualties
While the mainstream media is busy telling us Theresa May is as kittenlike as her heels, the new Prime Minister is busy appointing ministers who will carry on Cameron’s Tory programme of cutting work, pay and benefits; clamping down on ...
Read More »Labour Left “here to stay”
Labour faces annual leadership contests until the fractious Parliamentary Party is replaced by new MPs who are prepared to respect the members’ vote warned one Labour Party insider after the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which decided the arrangements for ...
Read More »Theresa May promises “social justice”: take cover now!
She didn’t quote St Francis of Assisi, but in every other way Theresa May sounded – as she set the scene for her premiership – like Margaret Thatcher. It wasn’t the obvious comparison – of the second woman Prime Minister ...
Read More »Double wins boost Scintilla
Emdad Rahman Scintilla CC enjoyed a double win last weekend but fell short as the senior team faced a Premier League loss to rivals Barking CC. Scintilla Seconds faced Bow Green and Cosmo combined at West Ham Park. Scintilla forfeited the ...
Read More »Bury Park Educational Institute to hold fun day
Emdad Rahman Al Hikmah Bury Park Educational Institute in Luton is holding an open day with fun activities on Saturday, 23rd July at its new premises. Activities will include gladiator duels, a bouncy castle and bungee run. There will also be ...
Read More »Angela Eagle’s local Party remains pro-Corbyn
Paul Davies, the new Vice Chair of Wallasey Constituency Labour Party – Angela Eagle’s constituency – is interviewed on the BBC and explains why most of the members are backing Jeremy Corbyn and opposing the coup by the PLP. It’s a question of ...
Read More »Lennox Lewis: “Winning the Olympic gold medal was the greatest moment of my career”
Ismael Rahman and Emdad Rahman In the run up to the Olympic Games, Lennox Lewis, the last boxer to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world has spoken of his proudest career moment. “It has to be when I ...
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