Who to Trust when it comes to Reporting Anti Social Behaviour in Tower Hamlets?
Posted on | Monday, 28 May 2012 | No Comments
This week's East End Lies (EEL) reports (page 2), 'Anti Social Behaviour falls by a third in a year'. On the face of it, this is excellent news, notwithstanding the fact that credit for this is exclusively given to Lutfur Rahman and Tower Hamlets's THEO's. No mention is made of the Met's Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT), but we have to remember this is EEL reporting..
It's worth highlighting this EEL report as, coincidently, a recently released statistic under FoI tells us that an associated statistic for Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC's) shows an overall fall of just 13%. Accepted that an ABC is distinct from Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) incidents, but nevertheless they are very closely linked.
What is also revealed by the FoI file is the worrying trend that ABC's have increased almost 4 fold for individuals under 18 Years of Age. An unpalatable reality for both Lutfur Rahman and his rag. Here's an extract from the FoI:
Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC's)
Request
1. In the past 24 months, from 14th January 2010 to 13th January
2012, how many Acceptable Behaviour Contracts were signed at the
station or in its operational area? How many refused to sign? (the request was for Bow Police Station, but the Met provided stats for the whole of Tower Hamlets)
2. Of those, how many were issued to people aged under 18 years of
age?
3. What is the male/female ratio?
4. In the case of under-18s, were all parents sent a letter asking
them to attend with their children to discuss signing an ABC?
Response
During the financial year 2010-2011, Tower Hamlets had 55 ABCs signed. Of
these ABCs:
44 of those were signed by MALES
11 of those were signed by FEMALES
6 of them were signed by individuals under 18 Years of Age.
In 100% of those cases where the individual was under 18, parents received
letters asking for them to attend.
During the financial year 2011-2012, Tower Hamlets had 48 ABCs signed. Of
these ABCs:
43 of those were signed by MALES
5 of those were signed by FEMALES
23 of them were signed by individuals under 18 Years of Age
Again, in 100% of those cases where the individual was under 18, parents
received letters asking for them to attend.
As usual, you are left to draw your own conclusions on the veracity of EEL's reporting..
The Shame of Tower Hamlets' East End Life
And the shame of all those directly associated with this publication. It's a sham and we all know that, but what I find particularly distasteful and loathsome is the editorial staff's bootlicking subservience to this third world political regime, so clearly steeped in cheap propaganda, accusations of corruption and racial disharmony. It's quisling editor applies a third world meaning to the paper's byline, 'News from Tower Hamlets Council'. Let's all understand what the editor means by this, i.e., 'What Tower Hamlets Council Want You to Know'. Familiar propaganda stuff isn't it?!
Real Council News this last week would have been, as every other local 'news'paper reported - 'Councillor Arrested for after Brawl and Death Threats in the Council Chamber'. But, no, not a mention in East End Lies!
And what of the illegally hung portrait of the Führer Mayor in Brick Lane - where the planning Application was never granted and the Banner swiftly removed after unprecedented opposition. Not even a back column mention.
Clearly these newsworthy events were of a type that Mayor Lutfur Rahman and his multicultural quislings consider politically too damaging to the Mayor's image. Honest News from Tower Hamlets Council will have to wait until honest people take the helm - and write the log.
Lutfur Rahman - a step too far
Posted on | Monday, 21 May 2012 | No Comments
Left Futures, describes itself as dedicated to socialism and democracy but endorses derogatory reporting, calling a respected Tower Hamlets' Councillor a 'gay Jew', and comfortably aligning itself with the belief that biased reporting and censoring out criticism of its political drivel is all part of left wing democratic principles. Take a look at this article, published on the 19th May, and lapped up and Tweeted by Tower Hamlets' Mayor Lutfur Rahman, 'Time for Ed to apply the lessons of Bradford to Tower Hamlets'.
It seethes with the dogma of personal abuse and ignorance. And to make matters worse it moderated out critical comment. Here's their response to my comment:
.....Your comment at Left Futures is abusive and will not be published.
This is rich from an article labelling a Councillor as a gay Jew. Like me, you may ask yourself why make issue of sexual orientation and religious belief? would a celibate Christian or a heterosexual Muslim carry the same prejudiced undercurrent? Against this offensive piece of 'journalism', what did I say that they considered so abusive....just this:
"An inept, bigoted article that has found a follower in a similarly minded (here today, gone tomorrow) politician".
Hardly abusive in my humble view, critical yes, but 'abusive' no, and definitely not by their own low standards. No surprise that Lutfur Rahman's own publication, East End Lies, suffers from a similar aversion to criticism.
It's interesting, and potentially explosive to note that Mayor Rahman applauds through Twitter this article, labelling one of his own Councillors as a gay Jew! And this from a man gripping an anti-racism gun with a feather trigger!
Thank goodness for the open debate of blogs, and the freedom a good spanking allows us through Tweeting the truth.
Believe it or not: Britain Chooses a Dog as Kingdom's Top Talent!
Posted on | Sunday, 13 May 2012 | No Comments
With all the cheap glitzy superficiality of a modern day amusement side show together with its chintzy presenters, the TV extravaganza 'Britain's Got Talent' provided some insight into our (voting) psyche.
At a time when voter turnout at local and national elections remains low, it strikes me as extraordinary that people actually paid, yes paid, to vote for a dog.
Can politicians learn from this? - probably yes. I'm not suggesting they urinate on lamp posts or defecate on pavements, although jumping over peoples backs and licking their benefactors is already par for the course in career terms. No, more than this, they can now be assured that voting in this country in no longer seen by the electorate as a duty born out of national pride - its become a side show capable of selecting the most unsuitable candidates based purely on novelty value.
Take for instance, Boris Johnson; definitely a novelty, though to be fair there was really no effective alternative, but we nevertheless have a tendency to settle for circus acts. Better a clown than a dourer faced socialist you might say: a dog rather than a spectacular opera duo.
Police arrest 6 as Postal Poll Fraud Investigation gets underway
Posted on | Sunday, 6 May 2012 | No Comments
The Sunday Times today reports, 'Six people have been arrested and appeals have been made for suspects allegedly impersonating voters. Police inquiries are under way in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, Peterborough and London.'
How many of the 6 arrests were made in Tower Hamlets is still unclear, but indications are that the Met has responded decisively in the case of the Spitalfields and Banglatown bi-election.
It remains to be seen whether the arrests will result in a new Tower Hamlets bi-election.......
A Closer Analysis of Postal Voting in Tower Hamlets
Posted on | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 | No Comments
I have previously blogged that 41% of votes cast in the recent Spitalfields and Banglatown bi-election were postal. This staggeringly high figure included all postal votes received, including those subsequently rejected. The reason we need to focus on total postal votes received as a percentage (of all votes cast), rather than the lesser percentage after correcting for rejects, is because the rejected figure is a subjective one. To explain, received postal votes and enclosures are checked and counted numerous times under dual control to verify the number of postal votes received - 956 in this case - were correct. However, the 'rejected' count on the other hand, is arrived at through a process of subjective judgements, not necessarily conducted under dual control, and that is why the figure of 135 rejects is unreliable. As I'll explain, the already high reject rate of 14% (135/956) could well have been considerably higher if for instance a more stringent, professional judgement had been made on signature irregularities. Alarmed yet? You should be, because this raises serious doubts over the validity of Gullam Robbani's marginal win by only 43 votes.Appalling Lies from Tower Hamlets Council Over Police Investigation
Posted on | Tuesday, 1 May 2012 | No Comments
As related in yesterday's blog on alleged postal voting fraud, East End Life categorically stated, 'The police have also confirmed that there is no substance to allegations made so far'.
Fast forward to the BBC news here which states, 'Metropolitan Police probes Tower Hamlets fraud claims'.
It goes on to say:
"We are currently investigating this allegation plus a further allegation of offences linked to a recent by-election in Tower Hamlets received on 28 April.
"All allegations of electoral fraud are assessed, and where appropriate, thoroughly investigated by officers from MPS Specialist Operations, in close liaison with local authorities, the CPS and other relevant agencies."
What trust can we have in a Council and 'newspaper' that so blatantly lie to residents and readers?
They are a disgrace!
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Hardest Hit: Disabled people march in London – Wednesday 11 May 2011
Your comment 11 May 2011 6:46PM
And so the bejeweled and bedecked Ms Maria Miller isn't prepared to address the very people she has been appointed to represent. Rather she prefers to steal from them the very sustenance that gives any meaning to their lives. This is then, the real face of our caring, conscientious, compassionate Government. Look hard at Ms Miller and explain her complacent countenance to the blind man.
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Overseas relatives of British families to lose visit visa appeal rights
Your comment 11 May 2011 4:08PM
Someone has their facts seriously wrong here.
When the UK Border Agency's director of appeals and removals, Phil Douglas states 'family visit visas are the only visit visa decisions taken by entry clearance officers abroad that still attract a full right of appeal', and the British High Commission in Malaysia states 'a family visit visa decision does not attract a full right of appeal under section 82(1) of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002'
Who's right? If there is anyone out there with an update please let me know. TQ
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Councils slashing free adult social care
Your comment 16 April 2011 1:30PM
This is not the time for jest in comment; i's tragic, truly tragic that we, as a caring society, allow this appalling decision and do nothing. We are becoming punch drunk from so many catastrophic decisions by the government that they no longer have the will to object. They can probably get away with almost anything they wish now...
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Nick Clegg rejects call to pull out of coalition government
Your comment 12 April 2011 7:32PM
Just sever ties with government Clegg, you've already severed any link to integrity, believability and courage. Go Clegg before criticism turns into disgust.
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Nick Clegg ally threatens to quit over pace of coalition's NHS reforms
Your comment 10 April 2011 4:56PM
Take Clegg with you!
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David Cameron's well-oiled winning machine is now a car crash
Your comment 9 April 2011 4:34PM
This is more than incompetence on a grand scale, it's becoming positively scary that we may have elected delusional fanatics to high office, and under our democratic system of government - can't remove them until their term of office expires. Can you imagine running a corporation on this basis?!
Rhetoric and demonstrations aren't penetrating the inner sanctum of power. We need larger and larger demonstrations of the nation's rage at Cameron's incompetence. Reflect of these words from an oppressed slave:
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” ~Frederick Douglass
So, the electorate needs to march and demonstrate again and again. If Cameron continues to ignore the rage he has induced, then the country will witness the end of peaceful demonstrations, and chaos will ensue...Cameron must go!
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Kenneth Clarke ready to bring in troops if strikes erupt over privatised prison
Your comment 31 March 2011 6:44PM
Turning the army on their own people is, I would have thought, a lesson 3rd world countries have recently taught us not to do!
Maybe its to be the sucker punch Cameron and his bully boys have coming!
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After the TUC march: Now for the harder bit
Your comment 28 March 2011 3:09PM
It's easy to attack the poor through social service cuts - they can't effectively fight back. For the march the forth estate can't even agree whether there were 250,000 or 500,000 protesting. Either way it doesn't matter. Vince Cable blatantly confirms this is announcing, 'No government would change in response to 500,000 protesters'. Attack the banks and corporate tax dodgers on the other hand and the government gets a smart smack in the face.
So, it seems, we are faced with more of a dictatorship than a democracy. Un ungovernable flip-flop electorate incapable of sustained economic and social progress.
Rather than criticise or wonder what will transpire over the coming months and years, why don't you - The Guardian, come up with a draft alternative budget and put that to your readership for review.
Why leave the economy to inexperienced politicians, appointed by their peers and not the electorate? Lead the way and draw together a panel of experts and let's start preparing an alternative way forwards.
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March for the alternative – Saturday 26 March part 1
Your comment 26 March 2011 5:33PM
5.27pm:•Department store Fortnum & Mason has been occupied by protesters from breakaway groups. Riot police have set up a kettle around the area.
You know perfectly well who the 'breakaway' group is - UKUncut, and you equally know what their reason for occupying the store is - why on earth don't you state that!? Sloppy, biased journalism
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Anti-cuts march: police prepare for violent minority
Your comment 25 March 2011 4:28PM
As expected, media coverage is focusing on the sensational side issues - read the headline again - ' Anti-cuts march: police prepare for violent minority'.
Unruly splinter groups are not the news! over 100,000 people demonstrating their rage at the governments cuts to public spending is the issue and should be reported as such.
It's little wonder the UK gets the wrong message when incompetent or bias reporters are allowed to publish propaganda like this!
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Neoliberal policies have no place in the post-crash world
Your comment 23 March 2011 4:40PM
It's time we revised the Bretton Woods outcome to support Keynes original objective of establishing a supranational currency - the Bancor.
We know to our regret that his proposal of introducing a supranational currency did not prevail against the interests of the United States, who established the U.S. dollars as world key currency. It's failed as has neoliberalism.
It is appropriate that the UK lead the world towards the new society based on Keynes' farsighted Bancor system
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Libya air strikes - Monday 21 March part 1
Your comment 21 March 2011 3:07PM
Today's briefing at the Ministry of Defence reflected the tension that exists between the commanders and ..... their political masters
Fox, Hague, and Cameron - cock up after cock up - it's frightening to have these incompetent under performers directing military operations. A raised eyebrow from the top brass today - may become a coup tomorrow. Gaddafi has more grasp on reality then this feckless bunch of idiots.
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Libya attack – Sunday 20 March
Your comment 20 March 2011 5:00PM
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Libya attack – Sunday 20 March
Your comment 20 March 2011 4:07PM
Let's all understand this: (1) the UK lands ground forces in Libya - without any UN clearance - only to have them captured, (2) then our feckless Government dither over actioning a 'no fly zone' finally allowing the neo-Napoleon Nicolas Zarcozy to steel a march on his allies my claiming French air strikes, then worst of all we allow perfidious North America to take overall control of the operation.
Why do we tolerate such an incompetent government leadership in this country?
With regard to the developed fawning relationship our post war governments have adopted towards the North Americans, keep in mind the recent history of military catastrophes the North Americans have suffered. Not just in Vietnam but Iraq, Afghanistan and North Pakistan and and all the collateral civilian damage caused, and then you will realise what horrors lay in store for civilians in Libya. Any moral high ground the North Americans may have had was destroyed when Nixon pardoned the My Lai mass murder Calley due to public pressure - yes public pressure for his release! and Obama only days ago authorising the release from Pakistan of the convicted CIA operative and murdered Raymond Davis. Do we want to be allied to a country who have shown they care less about civilian collateral damage, who are intent on covering up their war crimes and foreign assassinations? They will draw us all into hell hole believing their actions are accountable to no one.
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The Arab uprisings demand strong support from the British government
Your comment 6 March 2011 9:40PM
"SAS-backed Libyan diplomatic mission ends in humiliation"
What more needs to be said. Hague is a total incompetent, and part of a light weight team who continue to under perform in every area of Home and Foreign policy, to the country's shame and embarrassment.
Some how, they must be ejected from office, or are we all too apathetic to care a toss.
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Mr Cameron gets a lesson on the need for a proper foreign policy
Your comment 27 February 2011 1:37AM
Rank amateur is an understatement. The boy Cameron, Clegg, Hague, and Fox - individually and collectively - demonstrate that the Peter Principle ( "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence") is alive and kicking at the highest level of Government.
As far as the Civil Service issue is concerned, it's little more than a case of the tail wagging the incompetent dog.
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Libyans have suffered enough. Muammar Gaddafi must go
Your comment 23 February 2011 8:44PM
The Guardian has removed the option to comment on today's leading articles. Why?
On this one: "Libya crisis: Cameron and Hague vow to rescue stranded Britons" it must be said that the boy Cameron and his feckless Foreign Secretary Hague have yet again screwed up and compounded their failure by yet more lies - now clearly a character defect throughout the cabinet.
Other countries have successfully rescued their nationals, some with military transport. We have shown the world that we can't even get a single plane off the ground. It seems Cameron's intention is to transform Great Briton into little britain - the laughing stock of the world.
My guess is that the our military, the best fighting force - man for man, in the world, is reacting to the cuts this government are tragically making. Boris Johnson's lies to cover up cuts to the Met will mean both our military and police will welcome a change in Government. God know, something needs to be done and urgently.
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Gaddafi speech and Libya unrest – as it happened
Your comment 23 February 2011 2:09AM
Guardian, are you missing something here? Yesterday you reported Hague's statement that he had seen evidence that Gaddafi was on his way to Venezuela.
Is nobody questioning this man, to establish where his information came from?
I suggested at the time he was simply a mouthpiece of the North American Administration attempting to link Chavez with the madman Gaddafi.
Let's hear from our puppet of a Foreign Secretary...
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