Crossrail hole plot-INVITING, poverty-creating Tower Hamlets Council clique is silent as deep poverty in the East End is highlighted again............

Crossrail hole plot-INVITING controlling clique in Tower Hamlets Council is again silent on the persistent poverty in the Borough...

By©Muhammad Haque
1438 GMT
London
Friday 4 July 2008


And why is the Crossrail hole plot-INVITING controlling clique in Tower Hamlets Council silent on the problem?

Because the controlling clique is a prime causer of the persistence of poverty.

Because the controlling clique knows that to say anything, it will have to explain why it is so much at fault.

Because the controlling clique knows that it is engage din letting the community down.

Because the lying clique is depriving the community of so much.

And the deprivation of democratic say is the worst from of depravation...

[To be continued]

Boris Johnson is quoted today as saying of poverty in London as shown in a new edition of the GLA report 'Focus on London 2008':-
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two cities within one metropolis where only a few streets away from the wealth of the City you find some of the highest rates of unemployment and child poverty in the country. I am determined during my tenure as Mayor to improve the quality of life in this city for all Londoners
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NEWS DESK

London contributes nearly £220 billion to the UK economy but has three boroughs with the lowest employment rates, a new review of London published today shows.

‘Focus on London 2008’ covers a wide range of demographic, social and economic data, providing a statistical portrait of some of the key issues facing the capital. Produced by the Greater London Authority’s statistical arm, Data Management Analysis Group (DMAG) it is a vital tool for anyone researching or writing about London.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson said:

‘This important annual study provides a fascinating snapshot of the range of lives Londoners lead and the enormous vibrancy and diversity of our great capital city. It also tells a tale of two cities within one metropolis where only a few streets away from the wealth of the City you find some of the highest rates of unemployment and child poverty in the country. I am determined during my tenure as Mayor to improve the quality of life in this city for all Londoners and it is critical that we have such in-depth analysis so we can direct our policy and resources in the right direction.'

Key facts and figures from the document include:

· London is home to over 7.5 million residents, an eighth of the UK population.

· London is the most multicultural city in the UK and is home to more than two-in-five of the UK Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) population.

· London contributes nearly £220 billion to the UK economy but has three boroughs with the lowest employment rates in Great Britain (Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney).

· London has had a higher net start up rate of businesses than the UK for nine of the past ten years.

· In London, 56 per cent of mothers are in employment compared with 69 per cent in the rest of the UK.

· Two out of every five of London's children live below the poverty line.

· London has the highest proportion of households with an income of more than £1,000 per week but also the highest proportion with an income in the bottom fifth nationally, highlighting inequality within London.

· The rate of hospital admissions caused by alcohol, in London, increased by nearly a half in the four year period between 2001/02 and 2005/06.

· There are currently around 100,000 new homes with planning permission but with construction not yet started, and a further 60,000 under construction.

· Oyster card usage has grown steadily and accounted for four-fifths of all bus and Underground journeys by March 2007. The use of public transport has risen to its highest level since the 1950s.

· The average time taken to travel to work in London is 43 minutes, by far the highest in the United Kingdom. For other regions, mean commuting times varied just between 21 and 24 minutes.





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