Yearly Archives: 2021

Harrow East parliamentary candidate (Lab) last election and a dedicated socialist, Harrow Councillor Pamela Fitzpatrick  is one of the six socialist women elected to the Labour’s new National Women’s Committee. Delighted Ms Fitzpatrick said, “I am hoping the party has some big ideas to deal with the inequality and injustice that women face today”. EachContinue reading “Harrow socialist elected for a national committee!”

Looks the Labour Party leader Starmer has not only failed in uniting the party but also in effectively dealing with the racism in the party. This is bad enough, but worst is the right-wing elements now using divisive tactics for political gain.‘We’re haemorrhaging votes among Muslim voters,’ one senior Labour official tells me, ‘and theContinue reading “Racial-card by Labour right must be condemned”

Harrow council’s call-in scrutiny sub-committee resolved (14 June) that the Harrow Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) can be implemented but observed significant inadequacies.The sub-committee considered the challenge, signed by 302 residents, to the ill-thought and overly forceful PSPO decision.The PSPO, promoted by the portfolio-holder and gone through the cabinet stage (27 May), forbidsContinue reading “Serious inadequacies in ill-thought Harrow Town Centre order”

The Call-in notice, challenging the ill-thought and overly forceful Harrow Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) decision, signed by 302 residents, has been sent to the Harrow council today (3 June). The PSPO, promoted by a newly appointed inexperienced portfolio-holder and gone through the cabinet stage (27 May), forbids the activities like Amplification ofContinue reading “Heavy-handed Harrow Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order discredited”

On 1stFebruary 2021, the Borough Wide Public Spaces Protection Order was renewed which included controls around alcohol consumption in public places as well as urinating, defecating and spitting. But now the Harrow Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), gone through the cabinet stage (27 May), includes Amplification of music and voice; Financial Agreements (peopleContinue reading “Ill-thought aspects of Harrow Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order challenged”

One significant but less well publicised aspect of the Harrow Recreation Ground in Harrow is a row of Mayoral Oaks planted by thirteen past Harrow mayors (most now passed away) (slide-show below) (to watch slide-show, click play button below – for full screen, click the square button at bottom right) : With the time, treesContinue reading “A Harrow heritage desperately needs restoration”

Marilyn Ashton, a Harrow councillor, used newspaper space (click the box above and scroll down to ‘comments’) and commented being unhappy with the response to her cabinet question to the newly appointed councillor Peymana Assad for community cohesion, crime & enforcement. “It is appreciated that days after the recent escalation of anti-Semitic incidents in theContinue reading “Harrow councillor questioned about anti-semitism!”

“Judging by the extent of complaints and findings of misconduct by the party itself that relate to anti-Muslim words and conduct, anti-Muslim sentiment remains a problem within the party” says the review by Professor Swaran Singh, a former equality and human rights commissioner, published today.The review also found that the Tories complaints system is “inContinue reading “Investigation report finds Anti-Muslim sentiment within Tory Party”

Despite Labour being badly punished nationally because of the Labour revolt against its perceived right-wing leadership, Brent and Harrow GLA seat is held by Labour. As expected, Brent councillor and a council cabinet portfolio holder Krupesh Hirani (photo) has won the race mainly because of the nature of the seat and that Tory opponent karateContinue reading “Brent and Harrow seat remains Labour!”

“The imbalance between the Mayor’s powers and that of Assembly Members is stark. Assembly Members require power and recognition they sadly lack in the current governance arrangements. And it is my firm belief, that a fundamental overhaul is needed to address that imbalance” states Navin Shah (Lab), retiring Brent and Harrow London assembly member.Mr ShahContinue reading “London assembly needs overhaul, says a retiring member”