Tower Hamlets: How we’re working to tackle racial inequality in our borough
At Tower Hamlets Council, we are taking bold action to tackle racial inequality, investing £1.5m into a new…
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How we can better involve hard-to-reach groups in the climate emergency agenda
Tower Hamlets, two years ago, became one of the first councils in London to declare a climate emergency…
Local governance referendums taking place this year: what, why and where?
Residents in several areas will soon have the chance to decide how their council is run. In local…
The government’s coronavirus response must address our housing crisis
For most of the lockdown, we have been told to ‘stay at home’ – but what if you…
Why council workers are fighting back in Tower Hamlets
The pandemic has forced us to evaluate how we think about work, what is and isn’t essential work,…
Minister suggests voters can become Tory donors to influence government
A Conservative minister has suggested that ordinary voters can influence the government by becoming Tory donors while defending…
Pride and prejudice in a pandemic
The recent report published by Public Health England confirmed what I feared but suspected – that coronavirus is…
Teachers in Tower Hamlets are fighting back against a Labour council
National Education Union members in east London have announced that they balloted in favour of strike action against…
Local government is fighting for survival
As we enter 2020, local government faces a fight for survival. We’ve already suffered a decade of austerity…
Why we’ve declared a climate emergency in Tower Hamlets
They say a week is a long time in politics. The political cycle means just looking to the…
