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Part one of an important series of stories about Tower Hamlets, its politics, corruption, developer influence on the planning process, and foreign ownership of land They are the most detailed stories about Tower Hamlets since the days of Ted Jeory & Mark Baynes 1/

Julia Kollewe Rob Davies I've lived there for 26 years and it has never been more vibrant, it's packed at weekends in particular. It's character is just evolving which is a good thing.

Done ✔️ Thanks Sportive Breaks. Really fantastically organised throughout. Great people, very helpful. Thoroughly recommend 👍

In which there has to be Mulholland Drive-like hidden meanings in every sentence. There just has to be

Road cyclists alert: Redbridge CC has its Hill Climb Championship on Sunday morning up Banks Lane, near Hobbs Cross/Epping. We have some spaces left for members of other clubs to join in. Details/tickets here eventbrite.com/e/the-banks-la…

I wish as many people gave a shit about this video when it was originally shared and it was about Syria.

Properly tense exchange there between Grant Shapps and Mishal Husain on the BBC's coverage of the war in Israel/Gaza. Husain making Shapps look like a bit of a chump, it has to be said.

A beautiful and inspiring read by our co-founder and good friend George Turner . medium.com/@georgenturner…

For the past few months Prospect I’ve been profiling the mayor of Tower Hamlets, alongside Cormac Kehoe a fellow at the Centre for Investigative Journalism. Mayor Lutfur Rahman is a complex political figure. He’s both Icarus and Lazarus. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65477…

Profile of Tower Hamlets mayor Miles Ellingham and I wrote for Prospect. Read about the contentious past, progressive policy and future plans of Lutfur Rahman, a man who completed one of the most dramatic comebacks in British political history. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65477…