Thought for today 09.07.20

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCILLORS: what are they like? The hot topic in the Borough is the decision of Executive Mayor John Biggs to impose new contracts (“Tower Rewards”) on the Council workforce.  Do Labour Councillors back him or not? Ten councillors have signed an open letter asking him to think again.  Thirty-one have not.  It’s time we got to know our councillors a bit better, so this month we’ll be sharing some quotes from Labour’s public representatives.

“A funding gap of £36m due to COVID-19. We need the government to honour its promise.”
Cllr Mufeedah Bustin, Island Gardens, Cabinet Member for Planning and Social Inclusion (job share) – Lead on Social Inclusion

Cllr Bustin – in danger, there, of confusing “description” with “campaigning” – has rightly spotted that the Council has a funding shortfall. But who will pay? At the moment, it’s the Tower Hamlets Council Workforce. Cllr Bustin did not sign the Open Letter asking Executive Mayor John Biggs to reconsider.

●To ask Cllr Bustin to back the workers, contact her here:
07759905377
Mufeedah.Bustin@towerhamlets.gov.uk

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