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The report of the recent equalities survey and qualitative interviews of Harrow staff and internal stakeholders on race that focused on racism/ institutional racism at the council as well as the over/under representation of the communities at the staffing level, found the need to ‘develop an action plan and consideration of a follow-up survey toContinue reading “Harrow council keen on ‘equality’ but vague on ‘community cohesion’!”

Soon after the Pinner South by-election, won by Conservatives, now Kenton West is set to have a by-election due to the death of the sitting councillor Vina Mithani (Conservative).Apparently, Harrow Labours have been directed to select only a female candidate for this by-election, justifying that this is to redress gender imbalance in the ruling LabourContinue reading “Kenton West by-election:  Labour to exercise ‘positive discrimination’!”

Long queues at the St Ann’s post office not because of the Covid-19 implications but apparently due to big counter staff cuts. Depressed counter staff at the post office are worried about 50 percent staff cuts and the extra work load so resulted. At times, only three members of the staff were seen who notContinue reading “Little known counter staff cuts at the Harrow Post Office causing chaos”

Dedicated socialist Pamela Fitzpatrick, a Harrow councillor and Labour parliamentary candidate for Harrow East at the last election, has been speaking out about the abuse many women have suffered in the Labour Party.“A growing number of women, like me, are speaking out about the abuse they have endured in the Labour Party over many years.Continue reading ““We defy you! Do your worst!”, message to Starmer’s Labour Party”

In an outburst at the last cabinet meeting (23 September), councillor Assad asked the fellow councillor Marilyn Ashton, “Do you have a problem with me? Because I’m a woman of colour and because I am Muslim”. The disruption took place when the leader of the council Cllr Graham Henson, chairing the meeting, mentioned the councilContinue reading “Harrow councillor plays on being a ‘woman of colour and Muslim’!”

The way the Labour Party is trying to give a feel of being centrist, bashing left and socialists, raises a serious question about their ability to unite the country if in power.Credit to the social media (particularly Twitter, Facebook) that public is no more dependent on the socio-politically biased conventional media for educating public opinion.Continue reading “Labour under Starmer more divided now!”

Harrow council is good at generating data and would provide all kinds of figures to show residents satisfaction with its work, but the reality is very different! It looks that general lack of challenging leadership by the Members has not only enabled veiling ineffectiveness and incompetence under the ‘pandemic cover’, but has given rise toContinue reading “Harrow council work crumbling under ‘pandemic pressure’, sad!”

In the overview and scrutiny committee in July, Harrow council chief executive Sean Harriss said “the pandemic has exacerbated this  issue (access to the council) as  there  used  to  be  staff  who  could  help  residents  face  to  face  in the Civic Centre help access services that were only online. “The turbulence of demand  caused  by Continue reading “Harder for residents to contact Harrow council, ongoing concern”

Describing the controversial actions by the Labour party leader, general secretary and some national executives, Pamela Fitzpatrick, a socialist and trade unionist who was a parliamentary candidate for Harrow East last election, said “The banning of people through proscription, the punishment of those associating with banned people, dictating who members can be friends with andContinue reading “Harrow socialist councillor hits back at Labour party governance”

A petition gathering hundreds of signatures asks the Labour party to immediately cease its purported action against the Harrow councillor Pamela Fitzpatrick and confirm in writing that she will not be auto-excluded from Labour membership.Ms Fitzpatrick, a proud socialist and trade unionist who was a parliamentary candidate for Harrow East last election, has been threatenedContinue reading “Support for harassed Harrow socialist councillor rapidly mounting”