More News on the Resignation of Newham’s Chief Exec.
It appears that the resignation of Althea Loderick was more acrimonious than we had imagined.
What Do John Berkow and Rokhsana Fiaz Have in Common?
Well, actually, not very much.
Of course, both have been accused of bullying.
This is What Happens. Unless You Come from Newham
The statement above comes from the Labour Party’s complaints procedure on antisemitism. It is available on the Labour Party website.
Will Labour Face a Serious Challenge from an Independent this Year?
The failure of Mayor Fiaz to address the core problems of the residents of Newham may well come back to bite her. Scanning through local social media there are several themes that should give Labour some cause for concern.
Four Chief Execs in Three Years.
We learn that Newham’s Chief Executive, Althea Loderick, is moving on to take on new challenges in Southwark.
Yet More Council Meetings Cancelled
You may recall that prior to her election, Ms Fiaz was very keen on openness and transparency and lots of council meetings.
Is Labour Preparing to Lose Some Seats?
The mayor’s new community organ carried an interesting headline this month.
Labour’s New Method of Choosing a Candidate
Time was, in the boring old days, when Labour went about its internal business and nobody else was any the wiser.
GMB Finds More “Institutional Bullying and Discrimination” in Newham Council
The bullying issue is not going away for Mayor Fiaz.
Newham Recorder Wakes Up to the Issue of Bullying by the Mayor
Newham Recorder, that one-time essential source of local news has just realized that some of the mayor’s colleagues think that she is a bully.
It is Certainly Not Being Run as a Business! If it was a Business, it would be Bankrupt! £22.64m Down the Drain.
When, as a candidate Ms Fiaz promised that she would not run parking controls as a business,
The Last Voice of Dissent?
In an interesting diversion from the norm, the February meeting of Newham Council saw a voice of dissent.
A New Contribution to the Literary World
We have learned that former Mayor of Newham, one Robin Wales (and the picture is a Welsh dragon, not a devil; subtle, eh?), anyway, the former mayor has taken metaphorical pen to paper and is nearing completion of a tome that looks at his time in office in Newham.
Labour Begins to Select Council Candidates
We are getting interesting, and disturbing reports from Labour councillors who have recently been interviewed to determine if they are suitable candidates to stand for election in 2022.
Newham Labour; Running Out of Women? Institutionally Sexist?
Would you believe it? Two hundred and thirty applicants to become councillors and Newham Labour seem to have run out of women.
Selection Fraud?
The publication of Roxi and the Tablighis has raised some interesting additional material.
The individual, ‘Mufti’ Umair Zulfiqar was identified as one of the principal activists within one faction of Tablighi Jamaat and within Newham People’s Alliance.
Make Up Your Mind Roxi
Labour has been distributing leaflets. Good for them. It’s what political parties do.
Prominent amongst the claims made by Mayor Fiaz are that Newham has the lowest council tax in East London. Just how did she manage that after raising council tax by the maximum every year that she has been in office?
Dirty Tricks Against M Mirza?
It appears that there may have been some manipulated leaflets uploaded to social media. Recently we posted the extract above.
It seems that someone might be trying to get Mr Mirza in trouble over election expenses. So, in line with our policy, we have taken down the original article and below, we have attached the correct leaflets.
The Next Mayor has been SELECTED, at least according to the Labour Party
We know that Newham is effectively a one-party state, but surely this missive from the London Labour Party to its members must be a little presumptuous.