Council parking enforcement consultation: more parking and where is the enforcement?
I’m disappointed to have seen the questions asked in the Council’s Parking Enforcement Consultation. The questions were overwhelmingly aimed at car owners, rather than users of other modes; there were loaded questions about increasing the number of parking spaces; and there was nothing about the quality and effectiveness of current parking enforcement. I am worried that the Administration is planning… Read More >
Complaint to Home Office regarding zombie knife surrender scheme
I have written to the Home Office demanding an explanation or a change in their scheme which has excluded Tower Hamlets police stations. I was pleased to learn of the Home Office scheme to allow the surrender of ‘zombie-style’ knives and ‘zombie-style machetes’. The scheme is running 26 August – 23 September and is in preparation for the new legislation… Read More >
Tower Hamlets residents’ survey a cause for hope
After the recent violence and disorder seen on streets across the country, I wanted to return to the results of the 2023 Tower Hamlets Annual Residents Survey. This year’s survey has some amazing good news about how people in our borough feel we are getting along together. About the survey Every year, Tower Hamlets Council does a residents’ survey. The… Read More >
In The Slice: interviewed as Green candidate for Poplar & Limehouse constituency
I am very proud to be standing to represent the Green Party in the upcoming General Election on 4 July 2024. I was interviewed by the Roman Road Magazine, also called The Slice, about my positions on a range of issues and my work as a councillor. Watch the interview on YouTube here: A write-up of the interview is forthcoming…. Read More >
Aspire administration to increase major events in Victoria Park
I have been shocked and frustrated at a decision taken by the Aspire administration in Tower Hamlets to increase the number of major event days allowed in Victoria Park – the jewel in our borough’s crown. Events in the park are known to local residents to be highly disruptive, both while the events are taking place and while event infrastructure… Read More >