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Extremism in Waltham Forest: a quick roundup of the recent lowpoints
It has been a busy few months on the extremism front in Waltham Forest, so here is a short roundup of the major stories that have been featured on this blog (links to the full versions are pasted bene... »
Academies, George Tomlinson Primary, and LBWF Interim Director of School Standards Rosalind Turner UPDATED
Earlier this week, a reliable contact in the Town Hall rang me to say that some Labour councillors seemed spooked by the stance being taken by LBWF’s Interim Director of School Standards, Rosalind Tur... »
Cllr. Robbins on the Private Eye and Guido Fawkes allegations about Cllr. Ali
I reprint below some correspondence that I have had with Cllr. Chris Robins, Leader of LBWF, concerning allegations involving his close colleague Cllr. Liaquat Ali and the latter’s family. Most of Cll... »
The Cllr. Ahsan Khan affair: new revelations UPDATED
Harry’s Place has further revelations about the Cllr. Khan affair: http://hurryupharry.org/2016/04/18/meet-the-friends-of-corbynista-vicar-steven-saxby/ It certainly does seem strange that a per... »
Cllr. Ahsan Khan steps down amid talk of inadmissible intolerance UPDATED
Word reaches me that earlier in the week Labour councillors were circulated with an e-mail which announced that Cllr. Ahsan Khan, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, had stepped down from the Cab... »
Council Leader Chris Robbins: staying or going?
A local Labour Party mole writes in as follows: ‘When Labour was re-elected at the 2014 council elections, it was assumed by many insiders that this would be Chris Robbins’ last term as Leader. ... »
LWBF, Prevent, and the Lea Bridge Rd. Mosque
An interesting and very concerning report on the Lea Bridge Rd. Mosque has been published at the blog Harry’s Place: http://hurryupharry.org/2016/04/06/the-waltham-forest-islamic-association-con... »
FGM and Waltham Forest
From yesterday’s Evening Standard: ‘A survivor of female genital mutilation today told how she had been attacked in public over her outspoken campaign to confront the barbaric practice in ... »
LBWF and the Freedom of Information Act: dumb insolence reigns?
LBWF’s response to Freedom of Information Act inquiries has, in my experience, always been pretty hit and miss, but recently things seem to have deteriorated sharply, ostensibly due to the fact ... »
North London Ltd.: further significant revelations UPDATED
In previous posts, I have discussed North London Ltd. (NLL), and pointed out some of the mysteries that surround it. To recap briefly, NLL was a private company that (a) was handed hundreds of thousan... »