Politics

“We are witnessing the radicalisation of a generation. This is to current students what the Iraq war was to the last lot – and what the poll tax was to those before them. As I walked back to parliament, with ...

Three Labour Councillors have pledged their support for working with Independent Mayor Rahman. Kabir Ahmed and Shahed Ali cited Labour’s refusal to work with the Mayor as primary reasons for breaking the Labour Group Whip. Cllr Abdul Asad also announced his decision to work with the Mayor.

The Tower Hamlets Respect Party chose former councillor Fozol Miah to be their candidate in the Spitalfields and Banglatown by-election to be held on 16th December.

The Coalition Government will set a permanent UK Visa cap on the number of foreign workers..

Tower Hamlets Conservatives have secured a major victory for local residents on the transparency of the licensing of pubs, clubs and strip clubs. At the Full Council meeting on October 27, Cllr David Snowdon and Cllr Zara Davis secured unanimous council backing for their plans

Voters in the Midwestern state of Michigan have elected the first Bangladeshi-American ever to serve in the U.S. Congress. Democrat Hansen Clarke defeated Republican John Hauler in Tuesday's election to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District.