From Sylhet to Spitalfields
The Politics of British Bangladeshis in Tower Hamlets (1982–2016)
This is the story of how a community found its political voice—and how one witness lived it from the start.
Drawing on firsthand experience from 1982 onwards, this powerful chronicle weaves together archival data, interviews, and personal memory to tell the story of British Bangladeshi representation in Tower Hamlets. From ward campaigns to council chambers, mosque meetings to doorsteps, it explores how migration, identity, party shifts, and ancestral ties shaped a borough—and a generation.
From Sylhet to Spitalfields is not just about politics. It’s about people, persistence, and the long road from being talked about to speaking back.
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