Abbey Ward Potted Bios

We are of course only going to concentrate on the Barking candidates, there has been some heated discussions as to who is going to write about whom, but, we have now come to a fair compromise, if, there is something good to say we will say it, but, of course that goes for the negative too.

As always these writings are the outcome of rumour, conjecture, allegations, observations and historical memories.

OK lets kick off with the first on the list: Laila Butt,

we could just leave it at that, because what this woman knows about the Labour Party and its policies is a big fat zero.

But, history is littered with women who while having no brain manage to secure a position usually from the prone position, and we are led to believe that in Butts case this is a strong posibility. Observations have taken place when the men are about and some say she is very good at what she does. The only problem we have is that the silly little woman believes that she has the brain and the knowledge to be Barkings answer to Benazir Bhutto. She is totally convinced that this is just a stepping stone to MP of Barking, as usual the men around her tend to think with their trousers instead of their brains. We also understand that her family is entrenched in the wrong kind of politics in Pakistan, so perhaps they believe the seat can be bought.
She is on record as saying that she will not attack the BNP in the council chamber, instead she is going to bond with them and get them to like her.

Hell what a manifesto.

Manzoor Hussain, not an awful lot known about this one other than he may be a teacher, deeply involved in the Muslim Cultural Society, who also along with the next candidate believes that the council and therefore the council tax payers in Barking should just spend money on providing them with what ever facilities they want.

Tariq Saeed, better known as "gissa job" since leaving his employment with Macdonalds Tariq has tried without success to strong arm his way in to a number of jobs within the council, none of which he was qualified to do, but, wrongly perceiving that being a member of the Labour Party in the borough this would give him a shoe in.

Totally dominated by the females in his family, and now totally dominated by L Butt, in fact her threat to him prior to the ward selections was you either do as I say or my family will not vote for you. And in fact when the votes were counted Tariq got the lowest of all.

He believes himself to be a wheeler dealer kind of person, but, the Butts are in it now, and they play hard ball politics.

Up until now Abbey ward was one of the safest seats in Barking, but, not anymore. The white and other BME groups living in the ward have been totally ignored and disregarded.

There is we understand a belief that the Muslem vote will bring them through, that is not a sure thing, so we were not surprised to hear that there may be a back up plan, typical Pakistani politics this one, L Butt has a big family and lots of contacts, do not be surprised over the next few months if the electoral roll in Abbey grows like topsy, and do not be surprised in the postal ballot applications increase along side of it.

Not a good place to be Barking

As before this is all a matter of rumour, allegation, andecdote, observations and historical memory.