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London assembly member Navin Shah has thanked Harrow East residents for supporting him at the last general election – he was Labour candidate for the seat. Mr Shah achieved +5.3 swing, slashing Bob Blackman’s (Con) majority from 4,757 in 2015 to 1,757 (Blackman 25,129  Shah 23,372 – turnout 71.07%). “I’m proud of positive and cleanContinue reading “Tory politics divisive – playing on sectarian issues”

Update: We glean community concerns about systematically watering down the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, the Finsbury Park mosque terror attack and sharp rise in far right extremist elements. Social media, now a much stronger voice, is full of far right venom which has wider and significant impact.  What Harrow and others need is honest informationContinue reading “Disrespect for Grenfell Tower fire victims”

Prime Minister Theresa May is “a dead woman walking” who will inevitably face a leadership challenge, former Tory Chancellor George Osborne has said. A similar situation seems to exist  in Harrow where many Tories are expecting Cllr Hall to step down as the leader of the opposition Tory group on the council. This opportunity arisesContinue reading “Time for Cllr Hall to step down”

Bob Blackman retains Harrow East seat but with much reduced majority. His retention is apparently because of how he sells himself – the Jewish Chronicle reported that he  describes himself as a “Chrinjew – a Christian with Jewish roots, and an honorary Hindu”. Another reason for the result is that while he has canvassed in HarrowContinue reading “No political change in Harrow!”

Options People’s leader Jeremy Corbyn: track record of inclusive policies and practices – for many and not few – honest and stable to rebuild and transform Britain – workable manifestos ready to be delivered – practical  and balanced approach to national security and international situations. Theresa May: believed to remain in EU but now capitalisingContinue reading “The chance to change direction!”

Hannah David ‘owns stake in husband’s firm that helps wealthy people pay less tax using tax havens’, Mirror reports! Concern is how can Hannah David represent ordinary people in Harrow West who pay their taxes and yet see their NHS, police and public services cut. Leaflets While people are wondering why sudden terror attacks beforeContinue reading “Hannah David in deep water!”

The politics has rapidly turned: Theresa May’s rhetorical slogan ‘strong and stable leadership’ for Brexit has crumbled under public/ press scrutiny and eventually fizzled out, gaining the public given title ‘weak & wobbly’. Also, regarding Theresa May’s absence from TV debates, question posed is: if she can’t debate, can she negotiate? Seeing the disastrous TVContinue reading “What happens in macro, happens in micro – Tory story!”

Those in Harrow who need medical care not only suffer because of concerning access to services, waiting lists at the hospitals and shortcomings in other healthcare coverage due to the government under funding NHS, but also because of a clinician decision whether a patient meets the evidence-based thresholds for treatment defined in the Planned ProcedureContinue reading “NHS cuts hitting Harrow patients!”

Open letter to Hannah David, MP candidate for Harrow West Our attention has been drawn to a number of posts by a Joe David (your son?) sharing the work of the TKM  News (The Keffiyeh Monitor) and Stand With Us:  evidence  videos & posts The posts look divisive, particularly pretty anti-Islamic, both from the postsContinue reading “Distance from divisive posts Hannah David!”

We can’t support Bob Blackman because we strongly believe that an MP should represent all constituents on equal footing without taking sides, stirring up religious emotions for votes and dividing the communities in the process. We can’t support his divisive politics that has recently been rejected by the leaders of the community concerned. Moreover, referringContinue reading “Blackman not supported!”