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Council Tax Rises by 2.3%

 

Despite the fact that Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson has frozen the GLA precept, Labour run Tower Hamlets have taken the decision to increase our Council Tax by 2.3%. This at a time when many people are hard pressed. Our Conservative Group have presented an alternative budget which would decrease the Council Tax by 1%, whilst [...]

Labour doesn’t listen.

 

Proposal to build 208 flats on the former Safeway car park.
The Labour dominated Strategic Development Committee passed the duplicate planning application on 15th April 2009.
This is despite the 550 objection letters and 2,500 petition signatures against the development that were sent to the council. Claire Palmer, Alan Tucker spoke on behalf of residents against [...]