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Harrow East MP Bob Blackman apparently failed to convince Theresa May to offer him housing minister job despite his flattering praises for her policies. One telling example is his blind retweets of the Number 10 government  propaganda that all is well in NHS while leading medical professionals are warning that Patients ‘dying in hospital corridors’Continue reading “Blackman slapped by Shahs and not on May’s list of recognition”

Harrow’s entry at London’s New Year’s Day Parade hit an all-time high on Monday, with their Moulin Rouge-inspired float winning second place and a whopping £9000 for the Mayor’s charities. The thousands of pounds will now be handed to the Mayor’s charities – Harrow Women Centre and Harrow Law Centre. “Winning second place is aContinue reading “Harrow CAN-CAN wins 2nd place at New Year’s Day parade”

As we predicted weeks ago, Tom Whiting has been appointed as the interim chief executive (head of paid service) for the period from 6 January 2018 to 24 May 2018, after which the then elected administration could appoint the substantial chief executive. The post has resulted since the Harrow Council chief executive Michael Lockwood hasContinue reading “Interim Harrow council chief appointed”

They work through the night and into the very early hours of the morning, five days a week, removing filthy fly-tips off the streets.  This can only be good! The two man team works in the dark to clear illegally dumped waste reported to the council. Between 80 to 100 fly-tips reported to the councilContinue reading “Harrow’s ‘Night Riders’!”

Legacy of arrogance and bins Council works more smoothly where the opposition works as a critical friend, assisting the administration whenever possible and suggesting healthy alternatives whenever necessary, all in the interest of effectively serving the residents. But what happened in Harrow under the previous opposition leader Cllr Hall, was a kind of ‘punch andContinue reading “Not easy to shake-off Hall legacy”

Much publicised Tory Homelessness Reduction Act, instigated by Harrow East MP Bob Blackman, comes nowhere near addressing the wider factors that are increasing homelessness, such as the lack of affordable housing for low income households and welfare reforms. What the Act demands the councils to do is very difficult for them to deliver :  forContinue reading “Homelessness Reduction Act to hit Labour-run councils hard, including Harrow”

Those in Harrow who believe in social justice and truth are not short of actions in confronting oppressive and divisive situations. Very recently Harrow council condemned Harrow East MP Bob Blackman (Con) for hosting an Indian extremist at an event in the Parliament which was most probably helped by his equally divisive assistant, a ToryContinue reading “Harrow MP on US President’s ‘recklessness’”

In a copy and paste type rat report, Harrow councillor Hall, who is now a London assembly member by chance, has compiled rat complaints received by London boroughs, and makes a political point that the capital’s rodent (mice, rats and squirrels) population is on the rise, bad for the city reputation. The report asks MayorContinue reading “Hall picks rats for point-scoring!”

As a result of Harrow council being a member of the West London Economic Prosperity Board, Harrow has benefitted significantly. This can only be good considering that Harrow does not usually gain much by grouping with neighbouring boroughs for national or regional resources because of its relatively affluent profile. The West London Economic Prosperity BoardContinue reading “Harrow well placed for West London deals”

Harrow council meeting on 30 November 2017 noted that the Harrow East MP, Bob Blackman, has recently hosted an event at the UK Parliament where the keynote speaker was Mr Tapan Ghosh, who has written articles that are regarded by many in the Harrow community (and elsewhere) as anti-Muslim. The council rightly resolved that: ‘ToContinue reading “Harrow council condemns Blackman politics”