With the New Year, the minds of the Borough’s politicians are beginning to be concentrated on setting out their stalls for the forthcoming elections in May. But has Labour’s campaign stalled even before it’s begun?
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Local peace activist honoured in Vietnam
A portrait of Tower Hamlets campaigner Len Aldis is among a series of 30 put on display at the headquarters of the
Read More »Happy New Year?
We’d like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year. It would be traditional to wish you health, wealth and happiness – but
Read More »HUMAN AID UK EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID TO SYRIA 2013
The journey will see the convoy depart from London on the 21st of December.
Read More »Educators: turning the clock back
So there’s this company learndirect, and it says it’s a “a truly national provider […] with 400 delivery locations”, which apparently gives it
Read More »Trade union action improves shop workers’ safety
It’s well known that many young people in Tower Hamlets go on to work in retail. Whether they are
Read More »Austerity: the truth about life at the bottom
The empty slogans trip off the tongue: it’s the poor who are bearing the brunt of austerity… women suffer disproportionately from the cuts…
Read More »GPs: open all hours?
One of the dangers of letting political parties have conferences is that you have to put up with
Read More »Auction art for cancer care?
A couple of centuries ago, do-gooders would wander round the East End on a Sunday (flower posies held to their noses to ward off the stench of the poor), to
Read More »Get set for next May
Councillors in London will enjoy an extra three weeks in office this electoral cycle, with the announcement that the 2014 elections will be held on
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