Tower Hamlets Council is still the worst affected Borough for fire safety in part due to a lack of enforcement by the Council Lee Rowley, the minister for local government was on the Isle of Dogs yesterday looking at one cladding-affected building But looking at government data 1/

Once again we see the importance of tall ladders to fight fires here in Tower Hamlets London has only 3 of the tallest 64-meter-long ladders In Dagenham, Wimbledon, and Old Kent Road None in the Borough with the most tall buildings & the most buildings with known safety issues

Is London a global city or just an English/British city? If its an English city then it needs to focus on the terrible suffering that the English trans-Atlantic slavery trade inflicted on people from Africa (while also recognising the role of Britain and the Royal Navy in ending

Happy Ukrainian independence day to all our Ukrainian friends. May we see the day soon when all Ukraine's land is liberated from the Russian occupier. Slava Ukraini, Heroyam Slava! 🇬🇧🇺🇦

Holy shit - the Ballymore development near Blackwall #fire

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a fire in #Blackwall. More info to follow.

Fire in Charrington Tower - Blackwall Ballymore built - this opposite the New Providence Wharf building that had a bad fire inside an apartment when the heating controls burn't out and all of the fire alarm systems failed I changed the name as got mixed up with adjoining tower

Half of a flat and balcony are alight in #Blackwall. This fire is producing a large amount of smoke. People are advised to keep windows and doors shut in the local area and avoid Biscayne Avenue if possible. More info: london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2024…

All residents of Lansbury ward are encouraged to come to our September Ward Panel Meeting. This is an opportunity to discuss crime and ASB in order to set the police priorities going forward. Venue; Spotlight, 30 Hay Currie St, E14 at 1800hrs on 17/09/2024.

JS Kashima, Japanese Navy training ship arriving in London

The UK's economy has stagnated since 2008 🇬🇧 In terms of GDP per capita - economic output divided by the number of people in a country - we've actually gone backwards. A short 🧵 on the countries that the UK was richer than in 2007, but which have since overtaken us...

A tale of two towers - how fire safety differs at luxury London high-rise and Margate estate bbc.com/news/articles/…

This chart blew me away. And these are the people in favour of tax increases AND willing to pay more themselves.

Some might say if you and others were clear about your politics you wouldn’t have run on Labour ticket at the election just gone.

The Conservative 2017 manifesto was to also means test the winter fuel payment! For many of the same reasons that Labour are doing it

⛔ South Quay: reduced escalator service to both platforms. ➡️ To replan your journey: tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/