I say General Election day, as next month we’ll be going back to the polls for a re-run of the Tower Hamlets mayoral election. But, today on the 7th May 2015, I’ve just been to vote in Bethnal Green and Bow and it’s been a remarkable sight. Three people, and a slightly borer police officer, was all there…
Introduction Declaration – *I am a resident of Tower Hamlets and have been since before the 2010 General Election. I voted in favour of a directly elected Mayor (despite knowing that it was a vehicle for Respect/Galloway etc, because I thought it was the right thing (I still do). I didn’t vote for Lutfur Rahman…
Introduction If you didn’t know that there was a General Election on, all you need to do is stick you nose in the air and you’ll detect the sweet smell of politicians unveiling new policies, more in the hope of a headline rather than in order to solve a problem. On 12th April 2015, Labour…
Introduction It’s been a week where barristers have been in the news, but for all the wrong reasons. Much ink has been spread (and much vitriol on Twitter) as to the issues of ‘victim blaming’ etc. Given that we don’t know yet exactly what was said, there’s nothing that I can add (I would recommend…
