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Good that the Harrow Times forced Theresa May to appear at the TV debate on June 2, joining Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. As we predicted her Harrow visit, Theresa May visited Dhamecha Lohana Centre in South Harrow today to reinforce targeting certain Asian community for votes. Speaking in Harrow today, Theresa May, a Tory brandContinue reading “May forced for TV debate!”

Harrow East and Harrow West constituencies Labour candidates for the constituencies are from Harrow and have a long track record of interest in local issues and services – both were Harrow Councillors. Gareth Thomas is seeking re-election from Harrow West.  Navin Shah, a London Assembly member for Brent and Harrow, is contesting the Harrow EastContinue reading “Harrow options for 8th June!”

Hurriedly put together, Tory campaign is jittery. Very difficult for Bob Blackman to put aside his defeat by Navin Shah who is third term re-elected London assembly member for Brent and Harrow – was first elected in 2008 beating Tory member Bob Blackman. Also, the Hindu card played by Tories at the last general electionContinue reading “Tory panic in Harrow East!”

Bob Blackman: sitting Tory MP for Harrow East.  Major concern: ‘could he be trusted’, because of: Divisive politics – he was elected to represent all his constituents on equal footing but being insecure in the marginal constituency and having calculated his votes, he takes sides in otherwise harmonious communities – his ploy has been rejectedContinue reading “Harrow East ready for change!”

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Context:  General election on 8 June is very different in many ways: As far as the Labour is concerned, social justice is high on the agenda, replacing the Blair era with people’s leadership as Theresa May acknowledged at the last PM question time, “I lead the country, you (Jeremy Corbyn) lead protests” – the protestsContinue reading “Labour could lose Harrow West!”

The Mirror reports today that Tory party donors are handed NHS contracts worth £1.5billion under health reforms, naming many donors including And Care UK that has contracts worth another £102.6million. Its chairman John Nash was made a peer after boosting Tory coffers by £247,250, the newspaper informs. “Nobody gave David Cameron ­permission to sell theContinue reading “What is not told about NHS at doorstep”

Wealdstone Active Community event in Wealdstone, Harrow on 22 April 2017 (Click the play button to play – fullscreen by clicking the fullscreen button – bottom right – last)

As expected temple orientated Tory candidate Nitesh Hirani won Kenton East by-election. He received 1,585 votes ahead of 1,328 votes for Labour’s Nishit Patel, 65 votes for Liberal Democrat Annabel Croft and 54 votes for UKIP’s Herbert Crossman. The number of votes, 3051 i.e. 37% turnout, indicate good level of interest in this by-election whichContinue reading “Labour lost Kenton East”

Tory interest is obviously to use a favourable outcome of the Kenton East by-election as a national barometer to rubbish Labour leadership and use it to point score at the United Kingdom local elections next month, and general election in June. It is unbelievable that Tory high ranking officer Lizzie Lumley, Campaign Director for London,Continue reading “Kenton East by-election now becomes far more significant”