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While the Labour leader Keir Starmer is busy in playing nationalism, nine black MPs in an open letter have expressed their dismay on the way the party has dealt with anti-black racism within the party. The reference is to Forde Inquiry, led by Martin Forde QC, that was tasked with looking into an internal report,Continue reading “Dismay on the way Labour party has dealt with ‘anti-black racism’”

Highly concerning that Harrow council planning committee, in many ways the public face of decision making, has leadership instability and has no substantial chairman in post at present. Councillor Keith Ferry, a longstanding member of the planning committee who chaired the committee for years, resigned from his role last year due to a conflict ofContinue reading “Harrow planning committee chairmanship in turmoil”

Activists campaigning for environmental and social justice in Brent and beyond are concerned that excessive removal of the trackside trees has now left residents without protection from the pollution, light and noise from frequent trains passing, both on the Met line and the Chiltern Railway. “Residents living next to the Metropolitan and Chiltern lines straddlingContinue reading “‘Destruction of Metropolitan/Chiltern Line trackside vegetation’, environmental activists concerned”

Harrow Covid-19 spread has been alarming: 491 deaths and 17,046 total cases (97,329 deaths and 3,617,459 cases nationally). While the Harrow council is doing what it can to educate about self-isolation by those tested corona positive to avoid spread of the infection, it can’t provide the level of support for the working people in isolationContinue reading “Take-up of self-isolation by Covid-19 positives is very low, resulting rapid spread”

Forthcoming Harrow council cabinet meeting (21 January) is likely to agree recommended levels of fines for many environmental crimes, including 100% increase in some that have no levels of the fines currently . The purpose of the Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) is to reduce environmental crime within the Borough and should be part of aContinue reading “Increased fines for environmental crimes – some by 100%”

Harrow has started its Covid-19 vaccination programme, mainly using Pfizer-BioNTech which needs 2 shots, 21 days apart. The shot is given in the muscle of the upper arm. The vaccination reduces the chances of suffering from Covid-19 but it takes a few weeks for the body to build up protection from the vaccine. So itContinue reading “Covid-19 vaccination well organised in Harrow – positive experience”

A survey found that 72% household, the equivalent of 20 million, across the UK fear an increase in their energy usage during the lockdown and that they face an average increase of over £32 per month in energy bills. Demand is growing that the government must do more to help people cope with rising fuelContinue reading “Winter fuel payment for all on low income, insists Harrow socialist”

In GP workload prioritisation, Harrow is in the BMA defined  level 5 (highest) emergency response where all non-essential work stopped to allow general practice to cope with very significant demands relating to COVID-19, acute deterioration in long term conditions and new symptoms indicating potentially serious disease.The text message from local GP practices on 1st JanuaryContinue reading “Harrow GPs in level 5 COVID-19 response!”

Tory appointed London assembly member Susan Hall, a Harrow councillor enjoying full council allowances while participating little in the work of the council, uses her City Hall position to gain publicity. Her individual  targeting, practised while leading Tory opposition in Harrow, continues; now attacking London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who faced the worst Tory racist campaignContinue reading “Disruptive Harrow opposition councillor continues her behaviour at City Hall”

On the first day of 2021, a text message from GP surgeries informs about a reduced range of general practice services in Harrow: ‘all GPs have been asked to STOP any non-essential work – any routine referrals to the hospital cannot be done at present as hospitals are NOT processing any new referrals. Some essentialContinue reading “Harrow hit by COVID-19 contradictions”