Tag: Paul Thomson

Time will tell whether the ousting of Mayor Lutfur Rahman has restored or denied democracy to Tower Hamlets

The ousting by the Government’s Department for Communities and Local Government and an independent commission of lawyers of Lutfur Rahman, who was twice Elected as Mayor of Tower Hamlets suggests that we expect different levels of behaviour from Bangadeshi politicians and those of the general white British political culture, argues Paul Thompson.  Now the general election […]