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Reference NumberL/THL/H/10/5/28
LevelFile
Title'Politics and Elections' 'Box 39'
Date(s)1986-2006
DescriptionItems labelled with class numbers including: 32.

Material includes articles around election of Derek William Beackon, far-right politician in the British National Party in 1993.
Items include:
Island History Newsletter (July/August 1986, Volume 4, Numbers 7-8);
'Stop this empty homes scandal now!' (Island Socialist, Issue 5, April 1994);
The Island Against The Nazis (leaflets);
Millwall Local Election Results - 1990; 1992 and 1993;
Isle of Dogs Anti-poll Tax Union (Leaflet);
Natural Law Party - Election Communication from William Hite, parliamentary candidate for Bow and Poplar;
'Labour News' (News from Labour in Bow and Poplar, Issue Number 18);
Tower Hamlets Unison - Leaflet advertising Branch meeting on 4 October 1993;
'Library Closed Due To Strike By Staff Against Election of Nazi Councillor'. (Handwritten Notice, 17 September 1993);
'Isle of Dogs Anti-Poll Tax Union : Election debate on the poll tax' (Leaflet advertising meeting on 30 April 1993);
Peter Hughes, Liberal Democrat (Election Leaflet);
'The Island' (Labour's Isle of Dogs Election Newsletter);
'United Against The Racist BNP [British National Party]', (among cuttings from Unison, November 1993);
'Mystery of Cash Gift to the BNP' (among cuttings from East London Advertiser, 9 December 1993);
'Neighbourhood Council Members' - Memorandum via the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood, 27 September 1993;
Councillors' contact details;
Election Message from the British National Party;
Millwall Labour (June/July);
'Tower Power' (News Sheet of Tower Hamlets UNISON/Nalgo) issues: February 1994, Number 184; April 1994, Number 186 and May 1994, Number 187;
Millwall Labour News (Issue 76 March 1994; Issue 77 April 1994; Issues 79 and 80);
'Island Housing Costs Shocker! (Liberal Democrat Focus);
Tower Hamlets Labour News';
'Island Mums Against The British National Party (Leaflet);
Anti Fascist Leaflet Tower Hamlets UNISON (21 April 1994);
'Put People Before Profits' (European Election Communication for Mark Fischer, Communist Party of Great Britain Candidate for London North East);
Election Communication from Alf Lomas, London North East European Constituency;
'Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places' (Report of General Manager, Financial Services, 22 February 1994);
'Women Vote to kick out the racist, fascist and sexist BNP!' (Leaflet published by Women Unite Against Racism, 1994);
Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Local Election Results;
'Council Workers Against the Nazis'. (Leaflet advertising Launch Meeting, 13 April 1994);
Island - Conservative Island Action Team;
Island Neighbourhood Project: Millwall Ward, including multi-lingual leaflets;
Millwall Ward Election Transport 5 May (Isle of Dogs Churches and Island Neighbourhood Project);
Election Communication: Olwen Osmond (Independent);
'Britons United' (Bulletin produced by 'Loyal Patriots in London's East End')
'Let's have A Liberal Island' (Liberal Democrats);
Liberal Democrat Focus;
List of Elected Councillors (5 May 1994);

'East London Labour Split may aid BNP' (Cutting from Financial Times, 21 February 1994);
'New shock for Socialists as party veteran joins East London People's Alliance'. (Cutting from page 4, East London Advertiser, Thursday 17 February 1994);
'Big Two Warn of BNP Menace'. (Cutting from Docklands Recorder, 13 April 1994);
'TUC Anti-Racism Protest'. (Cutting from p.8/9, East London Advertiser, Thursday 24 March 1994);
'50,000 expected at monster race rally'. (Cutting from East London Advertiser, 1994);
'BNP demands election probe'. (Cutting from East London Advertiser, 12 May 1994);
'Get Ready for the Exodus : Ex-Labour Millwall candidate..predicts a mass walkout.....'. (Cutting from p.9, East London Advertiser, Thursday 27 January 1994);
'New party formed to fight council's May elections'. (Cutting from page 5, East London Advertiser, Thursday 3 February 1994);
'Jack to get the boot if Mosley marches in?' (Cutting from East London Advertiser, 10 February 1994);
'I won't be scapegoat any more, states Tom: Surprise hearing decision after probe into leaflet scandal'. (Cutting from East London Advertiser, 13 January 1994);
'Lib dem leaders accused of hypocrisy on racism'. (Cutting from p.4, The Guardian, 11 January 1994);
'A question of leaflets'..(Cutting from Daily Telegraph, 11 February 1994);
'BNP racists of Millwall are routed' (Cutting from page 5, Evening Standard, 5 May 1994);
'Race splits politicians in East End'. (Cutting from page 6, The Independent ?1994);
Islander (Published by the Islander Trust in conjunction with the Association of Island Communities) November 1993;
'Violence Fear After Racist Poll Victory' (Cutting from page 2, Daily Mirror, Saturday 16 September 1993);
'Growing threat from Europe's evil boot boys' and 'Prayers For Gentle Victim' (Cutting from page 6, Daily Mirror, Saturday 18 September 1993);
'Gone to the Dogs: why neo-Nazis scrapped in'. (Cutting from page 4, Daily Telegraph, Saturday 18 September 1993);
'Lib Dems set to limit Asian poll candidates'.(Cutting from The Independent, 25 March 1994);
'BNP Support Slips In Poll Riddle'. (Cutting from East London Advertiser, 17 March 1994);
'Millwall Labour Party tension sparks split vote fears'. (Cutting from page 12, East London Advertiser, Thursday 20 January, 1994);
'Risk of race attacks leads councillors to cancel meetings' (Cutting from The Times, Wednesday 22 September 1993);
'Ashdown warned in 1991 of Tower Hamlets racial tactics' (Cutting from The Guardian, 20 September 1993);
'Liberals are blamed for neo-Nazi poll victory' (Cutting from Daily telegraph, 18 September 1993);
'Lib Dem councillors quit in racism row' (Cutting from The Guardian, Saturday 18 December 1993);
'Fear of party split after left-winger booted out!' (Cutting from East London Advertiser, 5 June 1993);
'Five Lib Dems quit as Yard steps into row over racism' (Cutting from Daily Telegraph, 18 December 1993);
'BNP hopes tp repeat success and emulate French racists'. (Cutting from The Times, 18 September 1993);
'People will die if BNP gets elected'. (Cutting from page 4, East London Advertiser, Thursday 21 April, 1994);
'Ashdown hit by storm over race leaflet'. (Cutting from page 1, The Times, Saturady September 18, 1993);

Local Councillors (page 23, East End Life, 9-15 October 2006);
Lists of Tower Hamlets Members of Parliament; London Region Members of the Eurpoean Parliament and London Assembly Members (2005);
Draft Recommendations on the Future Electoral Arrangements for Tower Hamlets (Local Government Commission for England March 1999);
'Island where equality is a loaded word' and 'Council treads fine legal line on homes allocation'. (Cutting from page 3, The Guardian, Saturday 18 September 1993);
'BNP beaten in Labour night of triumph' (Cutting from East London Advertiser, Thursday 5 May 1994);
Notice of Poll (Thursday 5 May 1994);
European Parliamentary Elections London Region: Declaration of Result of Poll (10 June 1999);
'The British National Party - the symptom not the disease' (Socialist Standard, September 1994);
Tower Hamlets 1996 Local Election Results;
Labour Action (March 1989 Number 38 and June 1989 Number 39);
'Island History Newsletter' (June 1988, Volume 6, Number 3)
'Tower Power' (News Sheet of Tower Hamlets UNISON/Nalgo: October/November 1993, Number 182);
'The Island' (Labour's Isle of Dogs Newsletter/s): By Election Specials
Extent1 file in 3 parts
Access StatusOpen
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