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Tower Hamlets’ grand finale: ‘four brave Davids beat the lying corrupt Goliath’

April 24, 2015 Lutfur Rahman, Tower Hamlets

The judge’s verdict is here: http://trialbyjeory.com/2015/04/23/tower-hamlets-election-court-judge-richard-mawrey-qcs-full-ruling/ It’s long but worth reading, not just because of the comparisons that inevitably arise with Waltham Forest, but also because there are barbs in all directions, especially concerning the Labour Party’s modi operandi; the way that the ‘left’ has become addicted to the epithet ‘racist’, brandishing it at every opportunity; and the absurd logic deployed by council officers in some cases to illegitimately protect their employers. For the four brave citizens who pursued the petition, see here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uk... »

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LBWF and asbestos: how those potentially most affected are treated

April 23, 2015 Town Hall asbestos

A correspondent who worked in the Town hall for a number of years writes as follows: ‘After over a dozen emails and three interventions by my councillor…and after filling in a form (which was more suitable for a manager reporting on an industrial accident in their department) I have now been told the types of asbestos to which I may have been exposed. Talk about jumping through hoops ! I have written to my doctor to have this entered on my medical records. Of course, none of this answers the general point of how people who have been exposed but who didn’t see about it in the press and who are not particularly tenacious get to find out this info’. Another absolute disgrace. »

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Tower Hamlets, yet again

April 21, 2015 Lutfur Rahman, Tower Hamlets

Another great story from Ted Jeory: http://trialbyjeory.com/2015/04/19/tower-hamlets-first-hitler-sympathiser-goes-on-dclg-funded-jolly-to-promote-integration-with-some-help-from-the-church/ »

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LBWF spinners

April 17, 2015 LBWF spin

A recent Press Gazette story highlights the large number of press officers and other communications staff who are now employed in local government – see here  http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/local-councils-now-employ-least-3400-comms-staff-more-double-total-central-government. Its author, William Turvill, has been kind enough to send me the figures for Waltham Forest. Apparently, there are currently 11 permanent staff working in Town Hall communications, whose job titles are: * Head of Communications and Councillor Services * Media Communications Officer (x3) * Deputy Head of Communications * Campaign Team Leader * Consultation Manager * Communications Officer (x2) * Communications Assis... »

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‘Our Olympics’: (3) The Cann Hall – Cathall – Leytonstone – Wanstead 2012 Dispersal Order (DO)

April 14, 2015 2012 Olympics in Waltham Forest: the Dispersal Order

The final piece in this Olympics trilogy is about policing. It’s my experience that the police in Waltham Forest for the most part escape serious scrutiny, and for that reason I’ll be looking at their functioning and performance in some detail over the coming months. To start the ball rolling, here is a piece I wrote in December 2012 about the Dispersal Order that was imposed on South Leytonstone and environs during the Olympics. At the time, I was secretary of the A Better Way Partnership Board, the formal community partner in LBWF’s Gang Prevention Programme, so I had a ringside seat. Opinions about Dispersal Orders vary, but any sane person must want choices about them a... »

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