Secret rooms and tunnels had somehow been left off the planning application. Once again the government stonewalled parliamentary questions.
We know the security services have expressed concerns at this development – are they now being considered?
The increasing local objections, in addition to those from statutory bodies such as Royal Palaces and most of all the police, must surely cause the Secretary of State to consider this very carefully.
We cannot just fight on Ulez and hope that will swing enough votes to win. We need to work on a London and borough based sustainable housing programme.
Despite the law being absolute with regard to imprints, the police officer writes “the imprint issue was corrected and a compliant version was distributed.”
Squalid and overcrowded properties are a fire hazard. Councils receive substantial sums from landlords which are ultimately paid for by renters, but it is unclear what they get in return.
There could be an appeal to allow the new Embassy. What we do know is that the local community will not give up their fight to protect their local heritage and resist turning an iconic location into a possibly armed compound.
Elections must be seen to be free and fair; one step is to ensure that fraud is reduced to the minimum.
With 16 years of opposition experience on the Council, I have some idea of how to hold an administration to account and I will continue to do this over this council term.
The secret ballot is fundamental to our elections. The police and the Electoral Commission are failing to protect it.
In a recent Tower Hamlets by-election, aggressive men surrounded women as they attempted to enter a Polling Station to vote.
The Labour council have spent £29 million on “Liveable Streets”. Refuse vehicles cannot enter many streets, resulting in rubbish left on pavements.
Tougher laws against fraud are welcome. But the police are failing to enforce election law as it stands.
I very much hope that six years since the corrupt and flawed election, the residents of Tower Hamlets will be able to vote safely and securely.
Law abiding local citizens face continuous harassment. Genuine problems caused by illegal activity are ignored.