Despite the lockdown, the East London branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and the Jenin Friendship Association continue to work for liberation of the Palestinian people. The PSC is currently campaigning to persuade Local Government Pension Funds to take ...

A NEW BLOCK of Council flats is being built in Wapping – and local councillor Abdal Ullah has announced that the block will be named after former Wapping resident Altab Ali. Altab Ali is a household name among the Bangladeshi ...

Jenny Fisher THREE LEADING Labour voices have spoken out on social media to protest about an allegedly racist comment on Channel S. This may be the first time the three have been so closely united – but the story may ...

IT IS BAD ENOUGH that the General Secretary of a national trade union has had to step in and point out it will support its members in Tower Hamlets, who are opposing the Labour Mayor’s plan to impose new contracts ...

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis joined the May Day virtual rally called by Tower Hamlets Unison on Friday – and pledged that the national union would support local workers fighting “Tower Rewards”. Tower Rewards – re-named “Tower Robbery” by the ...

AND ONCE we have celebrated – get ready to defend their jobs. That’s the message from Tower Hamlets UNISON, which has called a virtual May Day rally to talk about the down side of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. The Coronavirus ...

TOWER HAMLETS HOMES (THH) is the Arms Length Management Company which runs the Council’s housing stock on their behalf.  Like many local social landlords, it is also offering help with finding a job. Social landlords offering advice on employment is ...

COUNTRIES ACROSS the Middle East are suffering in the Coronavirus pandemic – but Iran is arguably the worst hit.  Not only does the country have to fight the virus, it has to do so while struggling with the effects of ...

IT IS THE report that could blow the Labour Party apart. The news which came out on Easter Sunday has provided evidence that should send shock waves through Labour members and supporters – and could change the face of Labour ...

THE US-BASED campaign If Not Now is calling on supporters to donate to the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, as Corona makes its presence felt in Gaza. “I refuse to simply watch Gaza collapse as hundreds of thousands die from ...