Tag: politics
Should Sports Stand Together?
In his first piece for Rising East, Andrea Zanetti investigates how fair it is to ban Russian athletes from competition
It is the 23rd minute...
Pro Ukraine Flashmob Brings Classical Music To Trafalgar Square
On Sunday an orchestra of about 200 professional and amateur classical musicians - conducted by Russian-British pianist Petr Limonov - assembled in London’s Trafalgar...
The Super League Debacle – West Ham’s Role
West Ham have been one of many English clubs to have condemned proposals regarding the breakaway European Super League which has led to all...
The Night The Beautiful Game Turned Ugly
18th April 2021. 11:30 PM BST. From the moment the second hand ticked past the 11:30 mark, football changed forever. The formation of the...
Who Was Blair Peach?
At 6.30pm on the 23rd April a commemoration was held for Blair Peach, an East Londoner and anti-racism campaigner who died 40 years ago...
The North Bellows For Control
The North of England voted to Leave the European Union in the referendum held on 23 June 2016. Few people saw a possibility of...
Should Britain Have Prevented The Death Of An Innocent Child?
Shamima Begum is mourning the loss of her new-born baby Jarrah, who died in a refugee camp in northern Syria only a week after...
Contempt For Corbyn Disrespects All His Supporters
Jeremy Corbyn is like Marmite, you either love him or hate him, and as for most of the media - they seem to hate...
Dear MPs: Stop Pretending You’re Joe Frost!
A group of MPs want the legal age for buying tobacco products raised to 21. But don't be fooled into thinking that their motive is improving...
Class A Advice From A Former Offender
The recent spike in knife crimes gives the impression that crime as a whole in the UK is on the rise. However in 2016/2017...
Ireland Should Leave The EU And Join Britain? Don’t Make Me Laugh
On Saturday 26 January 2019, BBC Radio 4 Today presenter John Humphrys was presenting his show on the topic of Brexit, with the Irish Minister...
Young and Old: who should be allowed to vote?
The idea of increasing the voting age to 21 has been floated recently.
The right to vote has been fixed at 18 for 50 years, but...
Brexit: What Do East London MPs Think?
On Tuesday 15 January Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement was rejected by British MPs with 432 votes against 202 votes in favour. The majority of...
Proceedings of the Citizens’ Assembly (Beckton and Royal Docks)
The Assembly was separated into four priority areas:
Community development and cohesion, including services for older people.
Community Safety/Policing and Enforcement.
Environment, including parks...
Justine Time For A New Leader?
Could Justine Greening be the next Tory leader? As education secretary she won the respect of many when she went against the party line...
This Town’s Too Big For Just The One Of Them
Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. But most London boroughs also have their own mayor - which many say is a waste of money.
For...
Austerity Continues…With A Few ‘Little Extras’
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond had announced that “the era of austerity is coming to an end,” so I should have been on...
Homelessness: the Problem is Property
According to social affairs correspondent May Bulman’s report for the Independent, ‘On any given night in autumn last year, 4,751 people were recorded sleeping on...
The Big Q: 15 Minutes with MP Stephen Timms
This week's longer edition of The Big Q is with long-standing Labour MP Stephen Timms.
A little over a year after Stephen Timms MP spoke...
Why Councillor Gray Resigned from Newham’s Fire Safety Committee
Councillor John Gray has resigned from Newham Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding Fire Safety in Tower Blocks, citing its closed meetings which exclude...
Cost Of Making A Case Against Sir Robin
Two Labour party members in Newham are taking a stand against the party's national executive, claiming that the existing Newham Mayor, Sir Robin Wales,...
Buying The Youth Vote?
Conservative prime minister Theresa May has pledged not to raise university tuition fees from the current £9,250 a year, and promises to review the...
Timms Not Timid
There seemed no better place to delve into the regeneration of East London, than a café on bustling East Ham High Street. And no...