Emdad Rahman : As British summer time heralded its arrival, the Essex County Cricket Leagues second tier saw Bow Green & Cosmo locks horn with Scintilla CC on a day of scorching sunshine. With both teams scoring close to 250 runs it was Scintilla CC who left the field of play with beaming smiles as the sun set on a ...
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Which way in the In Out Referendum?
By Piya Mayenin : The In out referendum is looming on our minds ,as we think which way to go, here are some things we can consider. 1. Immigration 2. Economic prosperity 3. Sovereignty 4. Security In a largely capitalist world , one needs to look after his own interest and that is why, after all there is the the ...
Read More »Iain Duncan Smith: EU favours ‘haves over the have-nots’
The European Union is a “force for social injustice” which backs “the haves rather than the have-nots”, Iain Duncan Smith has said. The ex-work and pensions secretary said “uncontrolled migration” drove down wages and increased the cost of living. He appealed to people “who may have done OK from the EU” to “think about the people that haven’t”. But Labour’s ...
Read More »Nadiya Hussain at opening of Asia House Literature Festival
Ansar Ahmed Ullah : The Bake off champion 2015 Nadiya Hussain, who recently made the Queen’s 90th birthday cake, was at the opening of the Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival, London. She was in conversation with journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on 4 May at the opening of Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival, Cavendish Conference Centre. Bake off ...
Read More »Sadiq Khan confirms £1.50 one-hour ‘hopper’ London bus ticket
Sadiq Khan will bring in a one-hour “Hopper” bus ticket which will allow passengers two journeys within a 60-minute window from September. The first policy of his mayoralty should make it cheaper and more convenient for Londoners to travel around the capital, with those on lower incomes benefiting most. The Labour Mayor said the ticket, which would cost a single ...
Read More »Labour’s Sadiq Khan elected London mayor
Sadiq Khan has been elected the new Mayor of London – boosting Labour after it slumped in Scotland’s elections. Mr Khan is the city’s first Muslim mayor, after beating Tory Zac Goldsmith by 1, 310,143 votes to 994, 614. The result bolsters leader Jeremy Corbyn after Labour were beaten into third in Scotland by the Tories and lost English councillors. ...
Read More »SCHOOL PLACE APPEALS HAVE SLIM’ CHANCE, PARENTS TOLD
By Rayhan Ahmed Topader : Desperate parents who are unhappy with the primary school their child has been allocated were warned to think twice before appealing. Thousands of London parents are expected to be disappointed when the places are announced. But the good Schools Guide said the chance of success at appeal was “Incredibly slim”and urged parents to properly consider ...
Read More »PLAIN TRUTH – OIC Islamic Summit in Istanbul Turkey: Unity and Solidarity for Justice and Peace
Dr. Mozammel Haque : Introduction Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted more than 30 heads of state and government as well as top officials from 57-member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the two-day Summit in Istanbul, Turkey from 14-15 April, 2016. The theme of the Conference was “Unity and Solidarity for Justice and Peace.” The 13th Islamic ...
Read More »Is it Anti-Semitism?
By Fatema Miah : Well! We are wise enough to understand that Anti-Semitism is racism towards people of Jewish faith. It is very saddened that disheartening atrocity of cruel acts of Holocaust was perpetrated against them, under Adolf Hitler’s dictation. Hitler was a dictator and rightfully labelled as a war Criminal. In regards to Ken Livingston expressing the fact statement ...
Read More »The Concept of Dual Citizenship and the Draft Bangladesh Citizenship Act 2016
By Najrul Khasru : “All persons are entitled to possess one nationality but one nationality only,” declared the League of Nations in 1930.There was nothing original about this statement. In fact it simply reiterated the dominant international perspective of the 19th century and most of the 20th century. The norm of the past centuries was that the citizens of a ...
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