How to contact us Isle of Dogs Conservatives 2 Blyth Close. London E14 3DU Twitter.com/THConservatives intouch www.poplarconservatives.com From your Cubitt Town Conservative Councillors May 2013 RAHMAN’S TAXI FARES SCANDAL CARRIES ON Your local Conservative councillors have once more slammed the Respect-backed Mayor of Tower Hamlets and his administration – after details came out of how they’ve splashed yet more council taxpayers’ money on taxi fares around the borough. In our last In Touch leaflet, we gave you details of how Rahman and his Cabinet colleagues Cllr Abdul Asad, Ohid Ahmed, Oliur Rahman, Rabina Khan, Alibor Choudhury and Rania Khan spent £7,500 of taxpayers’ money up to June 2012 on taxis around the borough. But new figures show that they continued to splash thousands more in the second half of last year - £1,200 in five months, costing YOU an average £22 each journey. MORE OF THOSE TAXI FARES Cubitt Town Conservative councillor, Cllr Gloria Thienel said “Lutfur CLLR OHID AHMED — claimed £59 to go from Rahman and his cronies really do have no shame. These figures just Blackwall to Whitechapel and £42 to go from show how they are carrying on squandering council money on journeys to and from their homes or places of work to the Town Hall Poplar to the Houses of Parliament. He could – journeys that could have been made by bus, DLR or tube or even have taken the Tube for £2.10 instead. on foot, the way thousands of residents of the borough travel each CLLR RABINA KHAN — claimed £15 to go from day. the Samuda Estate on the Isle of Dogs to the This comes on top of Rahman using a little-known rule to make the Town Hall in Blackwall. She could have taken Council spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on more advisors the D7 bus would have covered this journey for his private office and keeping his propaganda newspaper East for £1.40. End Life going. The waste and misuse of public money by Lutfur CLLR RANIA KHAN—claimed £24 to go from a Rahman is on an industrial scale. school in Poplar to the Town Hall in Cllr Thienel added: “I have never claimed a penny for a taxi or any Blackwall. She could have walked down other form of transport from the Council, and I never will. The same Poplar High Street in ten minutes. goes for all my Conservative colleagues at the Town Hall.” GREENWICH RIVERSIDE UPDATE Greenwich Council’s Peninsula West Masterplan outlines their intention to transform the Peninsula into London’s premier entertainment zone by focusing development and regeneration around multi-purpose sports, entertainment. Whilst we welcome regeneration, there are few Greenwich residents living in this vicinity, whereas thousands of people in Blackwall and Cubitt Town could be affected by noise and light, as has been demonstrated previously. Your local Conservative councillors have supported Isle of Dogs residents by speaking out at Greenwich Council’s licensing and planning committees. We will continue to do this, Morden Wharf (immediately above): new development here will impact on the particularly as considers plans for Morden Wharf, which extends from Isle of Dogs (top left). Your Conservative councillors are monitoring this closely. the Samuda estate to Christ Church. Printed and promoted by Poplar and Limehouse Conservative Association, of 2 Blyth Close. London E14 3DU. intouch www.poplarconservatives.com Printed and promoted by Poplar and Limehouse Conservative Association, KEEPING IN TOUCH both of 2 Blyth Close, London E14 3DU. HOW CAN YOU HELP US? Name Please raise any issue or problem of concern you would like help with. 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If you do not want the information you give to us to be used in this way, or for us to contact you, please indicate by ticking the London E14 3DU relevant boxes: Post Email SMS Phone GOVERNMENT INVESTS £77M IN TOWER HAMLETS HOUSING The Conservative-led Government has for housing Tower Hamlets really pledged £77 million of funding over the needs. This money will help us to build next two years to improve housing in new homes, relieving pressure in the Tower Hamlets. borough’s 24,000-long waiting list, and to improve existing homes.” £25 million of Decent Homes funding has been pledged for 2013-14. This “The last Labour Government left office figure will rise to £46 million in in 2010 with 55% of social housing in 2014/15. This money will go to Tower Hamlets not up to Decent Homes renovate kitchens and bathrooms in standard. That is a disgraceful record. council housing, and fund re-wiring and The Respect-backed Mayor presides new heating systems where they are over a housing waiting list of 24,000 needed most. and has taken decisions to cut the average spend on repairs to council In addition, Tower Hamlets has secured housing, damaging the quality of the £6 million from the New Homes Bonus work carried out. scheme which goes towards building new homes. This is the largest grant “Only the Conservative-led Government from the New Homes Bonus to any is securing the investment in our borough in the country. housing stock our borough needs. I congratulate ministers on identifying Our estates: benefitting from £77 Cllr Tim Archer, Conservative councillor local residents’ priorities and putting for Cubitt Town, said “This is the boost Government cash where it counts.” million of Government investment MEET YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATIVE COUNCILLORS FOR THE ISLE OF DOGS CLLR TIM ARCHER CLLR PETER GOLDS CLLR GLORIA THIENEL BLACKWALL & CUBITT TOWN BLACKWALL & CUBITT TOWN BLACKWALL & CUBITT TOWN 020 7364 4747 020 7364 4747 07771 108314 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Your Conservative councillors for Blackwall and the Isle of Dogs hold regular surgeries: every Saturday 12.30-1.30pm at the Barkantine Polyclinic, 121 Westferry Road E14 8JH; every Saturday 2.00-3.00pm at Cubitt Town Library, Stratton- dale Street E14 3HG, and the first Friday of the month 6.00-7.00pm, East End Homes Office, 137 Manchester Road WORKING FOR OUR AREA - ALL YEAR ROUND .