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Lift-Off! Ealing Elections Special
Massive vote loss for Mason’s Labour as Greens and ECI make historic breakthroughs.
Recording what happens to Southall — and who is responsible.
Local people. Local questions.
Digging the dirt, unearthing the truth.
As read by Ealing Council’s Press Office
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15 stories
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"This Place Has Turned Into a Bloody Slum": Southall Wards Meeting with ECI candidates
Ealing Community Independents’ Southall Wards Engagement Evening highlighted local grievances and called for community empowerment in response to …
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When "deport six million" becomes mainstream: what Ealing Labour won't tell you
Ealing Labour condemns local Tory fascism, but Labour enabled the National Front in the town where Blair Peach was murdered for joining community …
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Save Ealing Children’s Centres Campaign Update
The Save Ealing Children’s Centres campaign raised over £5,000 in just eight days to fund legal action against Ealing Council’s plan to close ten of the …
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Perceval House W5: Where Local Democracy in Ealing Goes to Die
An exposé of how Ealing Council’s circular bureaucracy makes democratic accountability impossible, told through one mother’s struggle to save her local …
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Weasel Words on Air Quality Monitoring
Ealing Labour Council has shown negligence towards the health of Southall’s schoolchildren by disregarding air quality issues linked to a nearby toxic …
Investigations
Questions for Cabinet Leads
Concerns have been raised regarding the impact of air pollution from the Southall Gasworks site on local communities, highlighting issues of health …
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Strawberries for Pigs?
A father’s discovery that his child’s garden strawberries were poisoned by toxic air from nearby gasworks becomes a meditation on how Labour councillors …
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Southall under Siege: the Neighbours from Hell
For years, residents of Britain’s most diverse community were forced to breathe carcinogenic fumes from a toxic waste site while council leaders accepted …
Investigations
Naphthalene Poisoning Risk in People of African and Asian Heritage
Research indicates that people of Asian and African descent are more vulnerable to naphthalene poisoning through inhalation, contrary to claims that the …
Investigations
Berkeley's School Governors Board Member
Concerns have been raised about air pollution from the Berkeley Group’s construction affecting students’ health at Blair Peach Primary School.
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Health Risks of Exposure to Benzene
Benzene exposure, even at low levels, poses significant health risks including cancer, neurological effects, and other serious symptoms.
Investigations
Visit to Southall Waterside (aka The Green Quarter)
Concerns are raised over the safety and environmental impact of the Southall Waterside development and its associated companies.