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Last week saw an unforgiveably vile video of a man making racist remarks about Muslim schoolgirls circulated on social media.

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That a councillor should resign from a seat that he had won just seven months previously on December 31 is unusual.

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I hope you have had a good break and are looking forward to 2019!

The four Tower Hamlets One Stop Shops, strategically located across the borough and open six days a week, provide a service that enables residents to deal with the council on many issues with helpful and experienced staff.

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Brexit continues to dominate the political landscape and Tower Hamlets Council deserves praise for setting up its own commission to examine the potential economic and social impact that leaving the EU will have on the borough.

Since the government’s austerity programme started in 2010, the council’s core funding from government has been cut in real terms by 64 per cent, which equates to £148m.

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Whilst the statistics surrounding violent crime are extremely concerning, there are many robust initiatives being undertaken within the community to address the issue.

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National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2018 proved how important it is for the leaders of our country to actively tackle antisemitism, Islamophobia, transphobia and institutional prejudices that threaten the lives of so many.

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This week is National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which encourages people, organisations and charities to come together to stand against hate crime.

Crime has started to rise nationally.

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Letters, contributions and comments sent in to the Advertiser this week.

In August Ofsted inspected Tower Hamlets Children’s Services to check for progress since the disastrous April 2017 report that condemned Children’s Services as ’inadequate’.

The rise in anti-social behaviour has had a real detrimental impact on families and communities, with people feeling unsafe on their streets and in their own homes.

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This overdue launch, just eight months before Brexit Day on March 29 2019, comes after consistent pressure from the People’s Alliance of Tower Hamlets (PATH) and Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrats.

As children return to school in the borough, and we recently celebrated excellent exam results, we are mindful of the threat hanging over our schools due to government cuts.