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23 Apr 15
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Rahman election voided.
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Mawrey: "election of all Tower Hamlets First councillors achieved by corrupt practices"..
It’s always dangerous to speculate on the outcome of claims relating to political corruption – civil or criminal. Evidence has to be tested and assertions measured before anyone rushes to judgement. The Guardian is learning that lesson today with the news that Lutfur Rahman must vacate his post as mayor of Tower Hamlets and is banned from seeking office again.
Judge Richard Mawrey QC handed down his verdict after a 10-week hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice. Rahman was found to have been involved in vote rigging, falsely branding his Labour rival as a ‘racist’ and even seeking spiritual influence from local imams.
The matter began after a group of four residents had called for last year’s mayoral election, in which Rahman triumphed over Labour rival, John Biggs, to be declared void and rerun.
When the issue was first publicly aired the Guardian couldn’t wait to rush to its own conclusions. In an article titled ‘The smear campaign against Lutfur Rahman is an insult to democracy’ published on May 30, 2014 the paper left readers in no doubt where it stood on Rahman’s supposed innocence of any claims of wrongdoing. This was despite a Panorama expose that backed up the original claims that something was indeed rotten in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The Guardian summarized its article – such as it was – with this finishing paragraph: “The story of Lutfur Rahman is a democratic success story. The fact that it seems dodgy to the political and media classes is indicative of how long they’ve been insulated from anything resembling real democracy.”
Well at least the Left’s newspaper of choice got something right. Today real democracy triumphed and the Guardian was proven utterly and comprehensively wrong. Here’s hoping it has learned its own lesson in the process.
Judge Richard Mawrey QC handed down his verdict after a 10-week hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice. Rahman was found to have been involved in vote rigging, falsely branding his Labour rival as a ‘racist’ and even seeking spiritual influence from local imams.
The matter began after a group of four residents had called for last year’s mayoral election, in which Rahman triumphed over Labour rival, John Biggs, to be declared void and rerun.
When the issue was first publicly aired the Guardian couldn’t wait to rush to its own conclusions. In an article titled ‘The smear campaign against Lutfur Rahman is an insult to democracy’ published on May 30, 2014 the paper left readers in no doubt where it stood on Rahman’s supposed innocence of any claims of wrongdoing. This was despite a Panorama expose that backed up the original claims that something was indeed rotten in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The Guardian summarized its article – such as it was – with this finishing paragraph: “The story of Lutfur Rahman is a democratic success story. The fact that it seems dodgy to the political and media classes is indicative of how long they’ve been insulated from anything resembling real democracy.”
Well at least the Left’s newspaper of choice got something right. Today real democracy triumphed and the Guardian was proven utterly and comprehensively wrong. Here’s hoping it has learned its own lesson in the process.
Hahahahaha he will have to pay a Quater of a million in court costs 
Speaking to BBC London 94.9, former London mayor, Ken Livingston, said he found the result of the Election Court "worrying".
He said: "Let's wait and see if he is convicted of anything. The decision of the voters to put Lutfur Rahman there shouldn't be overturned by an unelected bureaucrat unless he is arrested."
been very good for the muslim people in tower hamlets they will try and get another rahman in the election in june
George Galloway anyone?
Would seem to be a safer seat than even Bradford.
Would seem to be a safer seat than even Bradford.
Oliur Rahman was on 5live with Peter allen this morning trying to play the race card,No surprise there but i was surprised someone with such a poor grasp of spoken English can be Deputy mayor.
yes he thought because he was deputy mayor he would become the new mayor but someone had to tell him you have to be voted mayor by the public
Surely the Mayor was just an ASIAN, NOT A Muslim (as per the BBC)!
The police allegedly turned a blind eye to people being escorted into polling booths and intimidation outside. I would play the race card because anyone other than as Muslim would be punished much more heavily than this scum will be!
The police allegedly turned a blind eye to people being escorted into polling booths and intimidation outside. I would play the race card because anyone other than as Muslim would be punished much more heavily than this scum will be!
"Surely the Mayor was just an ASIAN, NOT A Muslim (as per the BBC)" Described on the front page of The Telegraph as "Britains first muslim mayor"
that 'unlawful spiritual influence' is an interesting one.
Mr Artie-I was being sarcastic and ironic because Muslims can't do anything wrong in the UK-allowed to groom in Rotherham, allowed to rig elections in Tower Hamlets, allowed to carry knifes and machetes to kill Brits, allowed to park on double yellow lines outside mosques on a Friday etc. But Christians are not allowed wear crosses in some workplaces and it can't be called Christmas in some towns.
Get my drift!
Get my drift!
Mr Special One- Thank you for your support! Glad you are one of the sensible ones!
Apr 24, 2015 -- 10:57AM, Slicer wrote:
Mr Special One- Thank you for your support! Glad you are one of the sensible ones!
Your welcome Slicer, when someone posts a good post I always give credit where credit is due
And yes your right im very Sensible and intellectual hence the fact im persecuted on here at times
Persecuted ffs, after comments about Farage`s wife, you needed to be electrocuted.
Hitler wanted a european state far away from democracy, the parliaments in europe delivered after his death was confirmed.
Farage wants out of that decietful and expensive mistake,as well as restoring our border, how the f*ck can he be compared with Hitler you muppet.
Farage wants out of that decietful and expensive mistake,as well as restoring our border, how the f*ck can he be compared with Hitler you muppet.
I think you'll find that the surname you have trouble spelling is Farage.
Apr 24, 2015 -- 1:39PM, spellingandgrammarchecker wrote:
I think you'll find that the surname you have trouble spelling is Farage.
Not its FAT-LIAR_FACE
Apart from Rhaman, another upstanding member of the asian community, Mohammad Bashir, has been up to no good in Woking, Surrey.
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http://www.woking.gov.uk/news?item=0000553A6248.C0A801BA.0000453C.0002
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http://www.woking.gov.uk/news?item=0000553A6248.C0A801BA.0000453C.0002
The country is full of Pakistani's promoted beyond their ability all in the mad rush for diversity.
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