Standing up for social tenants and leaseholders
A big part of my role as a councillor is supporting tenants of social landlords or Housing Associations (HAs). This post is designed to be an extended general explanation of the history of HAs, my experience of them since my election and what I am doing to represent residents in Bow West. Background and history Housing Associations are an invention… Read More >
Green waste recycling project Ranwell West
A very exciting project has been launched to start green waste recycling – composting – on the Ranwell West estate. Academics from Queen Mary University will be conducting a behavioural study of residents to find out what system might work for people who live on the estate. Background Currently, neither food waste nor green waste is not collected from flats… Read More >
Full council meeting 5 October 2022
Full council meetings happen every 2 months. It is the forum where all the Councillors and the Mayor get together to debate and vote on motions and hear from members of the public. The agenda and other papers are here: Meeting Documents A link to the recording is here: Council Meeting My contributions: The most important part of this meeting for… Read More >
My response to the Mayor’s plans to rip out beneficial low-traffic infrastructure
Residents and campaigners in Tower Hamlets stand ready to oppose Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s ideological tirade against LTNs. Removing Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) was a prominent part of recently-elected Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s manifesto. Despite his victory in May, it is becoming clear that the Mayor may have overestimated how important this policy was in his victory. There has been a significant… Read More >
Reducing ASB on Malmesbury Estate
Anti-Social Behaviour is a complicated issue and it has no easy response. However, I’ve been doing my best to understand the issue and bring together resources to combat it. What is the issue? I’ve had lots of reports from residents of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) on the Malmesbury Estate. Sometimes, behaviour is harmless, but too often residents are made to feel… Read More >
Full council meeting 27 July 2022
My first full council meeting (with all Councillors and the Mayor) was useful and interesting. The agenda and a link to the recording is here: Council Meeting Maiden speech Because this was the first council meeting I have contributed to, I took the opportunity to say a few words following my election. You can watch the speech from 1h56m in… Read More >
Victoria Park Splash Pool
Many young visitors to Victoria Park enjoy using the Splash Pool which was installed with National Lottery money awarded in 2010. What is the problem? The splash pool was out of action for quite a few months this summer and I had lots of disappointed residents contact me to ask when it would be fixed. When I spoke to the… Read More >
Sorting out fly-tipping along Roman Road
I’ve been working with the Council’s waste crews to make sure Roman Road stays clean and tidy. What was the problem? The corner of Roman Road with Medway Road had become a dumping ground for residents to put their waste. Rubbish bags, bulky fly-tipping and food all were piling up right up against a resident’s wall. It had become a… Read More >
Speedwatch along the Roman
I organised for a team of local Police to come to Bow and lead a Speedwatch event along Roman Road. The Police team brought a camera device which can be used to see the speed of passing vehicles. If a car was driving too fast, another person was prepped with a clipboard and wrote down the number-plate, make and model… Read More >
Bow Neighbourhood Plan and Forum
Bow residents have successfully agreed a Neighbourhood Plan for Bow. The Plan was approved by the Mayor and Cabinet, and was overwhelmingly approved through a referendum on 13 October 2022. You can read the adopted plan here: http://romanroadbowneighbourhoodplan.org/plan The plan gives broad outlines of the types of developments/houses and public realm features the residents of Bow want for their area…. Read More >