Kevin Brady
@kevinbrady.bsky.social
Agent at AHA Talent; proud Labour Party activist; NPF rep; LGBT+ Labour exec; ex Tower Hamlets Councillor; northerner living it up in the East End.
Having lost at appeal, Tower Hamlets is taking this case to the Supreme Court, so that they can rip out LTNs that have been funded by the Mayor of London. So I've contributed again to the defence - we don't want a precedent to be set! www.crowdjustice.com/case/defendi...
Defending Tower Hamlets LTNs in the Supreme Court
We are a group of Tower Hamlets residents who want to keep and improve the safer streets in Bethnal Green, for all.
crowdjustice.com
The real slap in the face should be people understanding how the planning system works. Shout out to those local ‘campaigners’ bemoaning a lack of housing despite opposing every housing app submitted in the same area (& those areas were actually suitable for it). www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes
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Hang on BBC… Which ‘tears’ do you mean?! Bayeux Tapestry in 'wonderful state' after journey to London, French minister says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can confirm that no trouble is expected this evening in Belfast after Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting two children.
James@gortoshay1.bsky.social · 3mo agoI wonder is Belfast bracing for more disturbances this evening or is this verdict different somehow?
🆕 Alongside colleagues, we have written to the Prime Minister setting out the damage he is doing to our community. We have made clear that this is a political choice. The UK must pick another path, and the responsibility here lies with government. Read more: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...
One of the most deprived Local Authorities in the country has already wasted £124k on a legal challenge to make its streets less inclusive, more polluted and less safe, and is now happy to waste another £153k in a futile Supreme Court battle. Just let that sink in www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
London council's unsuccessful fight against LTNs to rack up £278,000 legal bill
Revealed: Full cost of Tower Hamlets’ legal fight against low traffic neighbourhoods in Bethnal Green
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This is such a joke. Green cllrs have voted consistently against building new council homes across London for the last 4 years 🤪🤪🤪
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 6mo agoToday we launch our campaign for the May elections. Locally and nationally, Labour is cosying up to developers and failing to provide the secure, affordable homes we need. We deserve better. On 7th May vote for council homes, rent controls and an end to leaseholds. Vote Green.
“We call upon all sides to implement the ceasefire, including in Lebanon.” A key and important sentence in a welcome joint statement from our government, European countries, Canada and Japan.
Watching astronauts hugging & supporting their colleague’s gesture to his late wife, whilst making history with this epic journey… Well that broke me a little. How brilliant humans can be. 🚀🔭🌖
From today, Tower Hamlets residents are paying 5% more in Council Tax. That is despite £39 million more in grant from the Labour Govt and is on top of 5% hikes in each of the past 2 years. In total, Aspire Party's Lutfur Rahman has increased CT by nearly 20% since 2022 despite promising to freeze it
Hearing Zack say this is very weird to me, from our mutual perspectives as gay men who’ve presumably both dealt with homophobic people Yes insecurity is an amplifier and agitator, but carrying his theory over to anti-Queer hatred, would he say it explains homophobia? As root cause? Cos it doesn’t
Ciaran@ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social · 7mo agoThis has reminded me of Polanski's assertion that racism "comes from poverty". He's the political leader we deserve in our short video-dominated, post-literate society
Have been a bit frustrated by some of the conversation about Labour's voter coalition. I've written about who the "Hero Voters" actually were, how we won them, and what we need to do to earn their support next time. chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/who-actual...
Who actually were the Hero Voters?
Labour won in 2024 because of economically insecure voters, not social conservatism.
chriscurtismk.substack.com
Hospital admissions of young people for knife assault have almost halved since I set up London’s Violence Reduction Unit in 2019. London's Violence Reduction Unit director Lib Peck spoke to The Crime Agents about how prevention has played a key role in the progress we’re making:
GANG VIOLENCE: Can It Be Stopped? | The Crime Agents
YouTube video by The Crime Agents
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In yesterday's Full Council, Aspire Party cllrs repeatedly claimed anyone earning less than £50,000 a year is protected from their 5% Council Tax increase. When this 'CT Relief Fund' was set up, the Mayor said 19,000 households would get it. This response shows only 143 households did so last year
I was in the public gallery for this. Genuinely shocking! The biggest crisis facing the council & Lutfur Rahman's party voted not to allow any debate on it within the timeframe to respond. Astonishing to see the only @greenparty.org.uk cllr side with him! Morally bankrupt.
Marc Francis@marcfrancisth.bsky.social · 8mo agoThanks @rachburford.bsky.social for exposing Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s refusal to allow any debate on the Govt’s increased intervention in Tower Hamlets Council at Wednesday’s Full Council meeting. This obstruction doubles down on the ridiculous statement LBTH put out. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
The Court of Appeal's judgement stopping Tower Hamlets from ripping out safety infrastructure is good news for Londoners. It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes
London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan
standard.co.uk
I have never been prouder of this gang of residents fighting to save the Bethnal Green LTN! It was one of the toughest aspects of my term as a cllr with a genuinely debilitating onslaught of vitriol from the opponents. This judgement makes it clear that Lutfur Rahman is not above the law!
Save Our Safer Streets - Tower Hamlets@saveoursaferstreets.org · 8mo agoCourt of Appeal just ruled Tower Hamlets DECISION to remove the Bethnal Green LTN is UNLAWFUL. Councils can't remove without going through proper process & getting Mayor of London's approval. This is a MASSIVE precedent for London. Years of work vindicated. #SaveOurSaferStreets #LTN
Zack Polanski is not a serious politician.
Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 8mo agoLeaving NATO at a time like this would be absolutely nuts.
70 years ago, the Thames was declared “biologically dead”. Now it’s thriving with life, with everything from harbour porpoises to wading birds. Proof that when we choose long-term action, London’s nature prospers.
River Thames cleaner but at risk from climate change, report says - BBC News
A report finds the river is in good condition, but experts warn of climate change threat.
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As those of us who actually live in London know, it’s a safe city. The homicide rate is now the lowest ever on record. How do we compare? 🇬🇧 London: 1.1 murder per 100k 🇫🇷 Paris: 1.6 🇺🇸 NYC: 2.8 🇧🇪 Brussels: 2.9 🇩🇪 Berlin: 3.2 🇺🇸 LA: 5.6 🇺🇸 Houston: 10.5 🇺🇸 Philadelphia: 12.3
Bit niche but… Have any East London cyclists noticed an odd sequencing of the lights at Old St? If you’re coming from Old St W to Old St E, the lights let two full runs of cars heading north, then two of east & then two full runs of pedestrians before the cyclists go. It’s a very oddly long wait.
2025: Liz Truss criticising Keir Starmer over the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah 2022: Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary trying to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
Absolute privilege to be in attendance in the Speaker’s House today, as Hilary Rodham Clinton discussed her life, Trump, peace in Northern Ireland, the rights of women, the future, and much more.
Genuinely what are people like Ed West doing with their lives? Go to Wigmore Hall, go to the movies, go to Koko, go to the Vortex Jazz Club, go see an orchestra, go see the Last Dinner Party...it ought to cure you out of having this weird, unnatural reaction to your fellow citizens.
Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 10mo agoNo surprise that Ed West thinks you have to be white for London to be "your city", but still shocking that the *London* Standard prints this stuff. [NB 1/2 of Londoners born in 2000 were not "white British"] www.standard.co.uk/comment/gen-...
I’d love to donate again and my B+ blood is great for the below. But sadly the rules won’t let me since I became single and on Prep…🤷
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 10mo agoA current shortage of ethnically matched donors means Black Londoners affected by sickle cell disease are having to go without blood transfusions. Could you donate blood this month?
