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We have asked the new council administration to revisit the appointment of the Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board because of the concerns about the nature of the board and the way board appointments were made by the short-lived Tory administration! An interview panel led by Councillor Hall and made up of a former Borough Commander forContinue reading “Re-do Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board (HSNB)”

While the Harrow council machinery was consistently used to promote the environment-specific egos, the iffy use of the council resources under the short-lived Tory administration remained obscured. Few of these we report below in the public interest: Harrow Safer Neighbourhood Board appointments under Cllr Hall watch included what appeared to be her friends like HarrowContinue reading “Highlights of the short-lived Hall administration”

Update: Figures speak louder. Those defeated in Harrow are superficially boosting the election figures: the statistical fact is that the Independent Labour Group (ILG) average vote in the wards they contested is only 3.5 per cent compared with Labour’s 16 per cent steady average in 12 wards while Tory 18 percent only in 9 wardsContinue reading “Political immaturity!”

Some real and not stitched-up Standards cases: Conservatives “Councillor Hall may benefit from training in media and interpersonal training and training in holding voluntary groups and public bodies to account” Decision Notice gov 008-039/ 442202 ( Link ),( Link ) “Councillor Mrs Nickolay had failed to comply with Section 3(1) of the Code of ConductContinue reading “Standards-hit councillors seeking re-election!”

It appears that the exact number (47) of the Independent Labour Group (ILG) candidates and their placement were known to the Tory group leadership well in advance – considering the close relationship between the real driver for the ILG and the Tory group leader, it is very likely that the ILG was directed to strategically placeContinue reading “ILG foot-soldiers deployment decided by Tory leader?”

Husain Akhtar, political analyst and researcher for the Harrow Monitoring Group, is a long-standing community activist – retired inspector of schools (Ofsted), former GP assessor and a Harrow councillor (2007-14). He has been living in Harrow for more than 40 years. Dr Pravin shah, coordinator for the Harrow Monitoring Group is a retired Local GovernmentContinue reading “Our officers!”

No institutional racism at the Harrow Council, says a well predicted report written by the former Asian Harrow police chief! He was appointed by the council to investigate the allegations of racism at the council, primarily prompted by the Independent Labour Group, but within the framework of the terms of reference defined for him byContinue reading “Surprise, surprise, surprise!”

For those interested in knowing about the dynamics of racism, Harrow presents a good study: “Harrow Council left with no party in control amid racism row”?” – BBC A local newspaper reported that members of Harrow Borough Council’s Independent Labour group at their press conference (last May) claimed there is ‘institutional racism’ within the authority’sContinue reading “Racism, what racism?”

Unlike those who gain publicity through Fairtrade, we have the integrity to address why unfair trade! Councillor Husain Akhtar writes: Unfortunately the Fairtrade is cleverly used as a high profile opportunity to show a surface feel for the diversity and empathy for the developing countries by touching on the effects rather than addressing the causeContinue reading “Hypocrisy of the ‘Fairtrade’!”

Speaking at the Harrow council’s budget meeting on 27 February 2014, independent councillor Husain Akhtar said. The last budget (Labour) was voted in because it showed some considerations for the borough’s profile emerging from the 2011 census, particularly in terms of the age groups and deprivation factor. Since then because of the political mess createdContinue reading “Tory budget defeat”