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Lutfur Rahman ruling is a democratic outrage | Letters

26-04-2015 20:36

The political establishment have had the elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, in their crosshairs for the past five years. They have made their views perfectly clear to the electorate and been rejected. Judge Richard Mawrey’s decision is baffling, and a democratic outrage (Tower Hamlets mayor kicked out of office after court finds him guilty of corruption, 24 April).It is a misuse of the archaic institution of an electoral court to convict someone on the charge of corruption. The pla

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Leader of legal fight against Tower Hamlets mayor to run for office

26-04-2015 19:56

Andy Erlam, whose legal action led to Lutfur Rahman stepping down on Thursday, will stand for mayor on 11 June with Red Flag partyA writer and film-maker who led a successful legal fight to oust the mayor of a London borough is to run for office.
Lutfur Rahman was ordered to step down as mayor of Tower Hamlets on Thursday when a judge found him guilty of corrupt and illegal practices following a high court hearing. Related: Tower Hamlets: relief and anger at Lutfur Rahman court rulingContinue re

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Jinjuu: restaurant review

26-04-2015 07:00

When Jay Rayner went to review Jinjuu, he expected fried chicken – what he got was an avalanche of lawyers’ letters 15 Kingly Street, London W1 (020 8181 8887). Meal for two, including drinks and service, £110A damp winter’s night in January, and waiting for me by the door as I leave Jinjuu, a new glossy Korean restaurant behind London’s Regent Street, is the chef. Oh God. The night’s been tiresome enough as it is. And now this? There are good reasons why the chefs of restaurants

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The speed camera never lies | Victoria Coren Mitchell

26-04-2015 01:04

I’ve earned a few points in my time. Why? Because I just can’t work out how fast I should be goingOver the last five years, speeding convictions around Britain have gone up by nearly a half.Why are we in so much more of a hurry than we were in 2010? Are we kinder, quicker to rush to the aid of a friend in need? Keener to arrive on time for all those fantastic new plays and films in our massively improved culture? Or simply proceeding faster due to our new, traffic-free and excellent-quality

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