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So, there are Pictures!

We reported that Mayor Fiaz was to join the assembled members of various trade unions and far left groups to celebrate the anniversary of the imprisonment of the Pentonville 5.

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Landlords for Labour 2022

Again, we see the hypocrisy of the Labour Party in Newham. Decrying private landlords, when almost a quarter of the council are private landlords. Let’s see what we can uncover this time.

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Did We Break the Law?

We thought that we’d take a look at the disclosures of the new batch of Newham councillors. (Details correct as of 26/7/22).

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Who’s Been a Naughty Boy?

In their last meeting, (July 14 2022) the Standards Committee considered a complaint under the Code of Conduct against Cllr Shaban Mohammed.

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Voter Fraud in Redbridge?

Readers will recall that Newham has had a history of problems with Labour Party members; some of them didn’t seem to live at the address on their membership card; some weren’t registered to vote; some were in employment but paying reduced subs.

Now it seems that the same thing is being alleged in Redbridge.

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Newham Tops the List…of Rip-Off Councils

We have reported before on the way in which Newham Council is using FPNs (fixed penalty notices) as a means of generating additional unchecked income. The news has reached the financial press.

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A Work in Progress

Labour insiders have recently returned to the progress being made by Councillor Luke Charters, who spreads his time running his own business, campaigning for the parliamentary seat in York, starting his own family and being a Deputy Cabinet member in Newham.

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Newham is Plagued With “Working Class Privilege”. Rokhsana Fiaz

We wonder about the reading habits of some of our correspondents! Recently, one of them was kind enough to refer us to the website of The Socialist Party; you know, they used to be known as Militant. And as part of the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) they regularly pick up 2% of the vote.

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The Party of the People Doesn’t Need Debate

When Edward VI gave St Stephen’s Chapel, in the Palace of Westminster for the use of the Commons, he inadvertently established the form that political debate in England would take for the next millennium.

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Tarry in Trouble?

We understand that the favoured tactic of Labour’s Corbynite Left, the mandatory reselection of MPs is being implemented in the seat of Ilford South. Strangely, this time the axe is not being wielded by the Left, but by supporters of the council leader Jas Athwal.

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Another Surprise Guest at East Ham Town Hall

We noted the presence of Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz on the list of speakers in commemoration of the Pentonville 5. This, it is believed is part of her attempt to polish up her left-wing image in advance of the selection battle for Stratford and Bow.

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Did Fiaz Really Call Sadiq a Liar?

There appears to be something of a spat between Newham’s two mayors. Sadiq Khan is now in Canning Town on the western edge of the Royal Docks and only a stone’s throw from the proposed exit to the new Silvertown Tunnel. The tunnel will be the first new ROAD crossing of the Thames in London for half a century.

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