Congratulated by Sadiq Khan
It was an absolute pleasure to be congratulated by Sadiq Khan for becoming a new London councillor at a lovely reception in the Guildhall tonight.
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Salman Shaheen
In at the deep end
There has been barely a moment to breathe since being elected to Hounslow Council only three short weeks ago. Already there has been a flurry of meetings, tonnes of training and a series of AGMs leading up to tonight’s Borough Council annual meeting. I’m now pleased to announce I’ve been elected Chair of the Labour
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Honoured to be elected to Hounslow Council
I’m honoured to have been elected to serve the people of Isleworth on Hounslow Council, alongside my Labour colleagues Daanish Saeed and Sue Sampson. Thank you to Ed Mayne, Jack Price and Eden Bailey for helping us to run an energetic if exhausting campaign that allowed us to increase our votes and more than double
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Councillors and MPs working together for Hounslow
After an action-packed week on the doorstep in Isleworth, hearing about the issues residents want dealt with, I was proud to join my fellow Hounslow Labour candidates and councillors in Parliament at an event hosted by Council Leader Steve Curran and Hounslow’s two MPs, Ruth Cadbury and Seema Malhotra. I look forward to working with them
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Kicking off the campaign for Isleworth
Labour’s local election campaign for Isleworth kicked off this week. I’m looking forward to working with my fellow candidates, Daanish Saeed and Sue Sampson, to return three Labour councillors from Isleworth on May 3 who will work hard for a greener, fairer, more equal community. Let’s keep Hounslow Labour.
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Appearance on LBC Radio: Iain Dale interviews me on Left Unity
Round 3 with Iain Dale on his drive time LBC Radio show. This time, as Labour’s poll ratings are falling, I made the case that the public want to see a genuine alternative to austerity and that if Labour won’t provide that, we in Left Unity will. I’m beginning to enjoy being Dale’s token lefty
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Appearance on Sky News: Debating Dan Hodges on Miliband’s welfare reform plans
I was on the Boulton & Co show on Sky News last week, debating the Telegraph’s Dan Hodges on Ed Miliband’s welfare reform plans. Both Hodges and I have traditionally been critical of Miliband, but from opposite directions. Now Hodges appears to be warming up to Miliband as he lurches to the right over welfare,
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Appearance on LBC Radio: Ken Livingstone & David Mellor interview me on tax avoidance and the mansion tax
I was on Ken Livingstone and David Mellor’s LBC 97.3 show this morning, speaking in support of Ed Miliband’s plan for a 10p tax rate funded by a mansion tax, and how I would go about cracking down on tax avoidance in the unlikely event George Osborne were to call me up. My favourite moment
Welcome to the Shaheen
Welcome friends and weary travelers to my new website, salmanshaheen.com My name, as I’m sure you’ve gathered, is Salman Shaheen. I’m the Editor of International Tax Review magazine, Co-Editor of The Third Estate, a freelance journalist, novelist and lefty. Topics I frequently opine about include politics, society, economics, human rights, the media, international relations, the
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