Raja Miah - Birmingham Council and the gangs

moto748e · 2026-10-09T12:53:59+00:00

I didn't want to put the 'r' word into the title! I've read a fair bit about Raja Miah on SM, but a cursory MN search didn't reveal anything to me. He's one of these gadflies who has certainly ruffled a few feathers with his campaigning. Example linked here. Can any Brum posters shed further light? [[https://www.redwallandtherabble.co.uk https://www.redwallandtherabble.co.uk/]]

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moto748e · 09/10/2026 13:56

There is also a broader point about how the people of Birmingham are served when they elect a Reform-majority council, and the other parties refuse to work with them. Must be happening in a few places.

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alcovecupboards · 09/10/2026 14:57

For context - https://schoolsweek.co.uk/raja-miah-manchester-creative-studio-collective-spirit-boss-blacklisted/

Notonmyland · 09/10/2026 15:12

moto748e · 09/10/2026 13:56

There is also a broader point about how the people of Birmingham are served when they elect a Reform-majority council, and the other parties refuse to work with them. Must be happening in a few places.

Raja's normally talking about Oldham. The councillors have only just agreed a way forward .. because it's a hung council. It is quite shocking.

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moto748e · 09/10/2026 22:33

I do think, on the broader point, that there's so much of what seems to me one of the banes of the modern world; virtue signalling. Politicians says things, not because they believe them, but because they think it will earn them brownie points on social media, and I think you could argue that in many cases, refusal to work with Reform councillors is an example. Whatever they think, these right-on warriors are not boldly taking on fascists; this is not Cable Street. Often, those same Reform councillors will be the same people who were previously Tories, but who have left the Tories cos they looked like electoral suicide. I don't like Nigel Farage any more than they do, but perhaps they should think about their responsibilities to the voters. As I said to a mate the other day, it's not like a cohort of Nazis had been covertly parachuted into the UK; Reform voters are just ordinary folk; your NDN, the guys down the pub.

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highame · 10/10/2026 08:59

I am not sure some people know what democracy means. I loathe Reform, but I would defend anyone's right to vote for them. Sectarianism is taking over which means, in some areas, democracy will be under serious threat.

ArabellaScott · 10/10/2026 09:16

highame · 10/10/2026 08:59

I am not sure some people know what democracy means. I loathe Reform, but I would defend anyone's right to vote for them. Sectarianism is taking over which means, in some areas, democracy will be under serious threat.

Democracy is always under threat, I think.

Agitators like Reform should be treated as a useful way to highlight current failings of the system.

highame · 10/10/2026 09:22

@ArabellaScott I agree but I think it's looking more serious, or perhaps more information is coming to light. I do think Reform has opened up the debate and made the secrecy more difficult. I sometimes look at an online site 'spiked', imo they are mad as hatters but they dig up some interesting stuff.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 10/10/2026 11:20

moto748e · 09/10/2026 22:33

I do think, on the broader point, that there's so much of what seems to me one of the banes of the modern world; virtue signalling. Politicians says things, not because they believe them, but because they think it will earn them brownie points on social media, and I think you could argue that in many cases, refusal to work with Reform councillors is an example. Whatever they think, these right-on warriors are not boldly taking on fascists; this is not Cable Street. Often, those same Reform councillors will be the same people who were previously Tories, but who have left the Tories cos they looked like electoral suicide. I don't like Nigel Farage any more than they do, but perhaps they should think about their responsibilities to the voters. As I said to a mate the other day, it's not like a cohort of Nazis had been covertly parachuted into the UK; Reform voters are just ordinary folk; your NDN, the guys down the pub.

i agree and said the same on another thread.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 10/10/2026 11:22

highame · 10/10/2026 09:22

@ArabellaScott I agree but I think it's looking more serious, or perhaps more information is coming to light. I do think Reform has opened up the debate and made the secrecy more difficult. I sometimes look at an online site 'spiked', imo they are mad as hatters but they dig up some interesting stuff.

Is that the online magazine, Brendan O’Neill etc? He’s such a great commentator. We often have Spiked stuff shared here.

Grammarnut · 10/10/2026 14:41

moto748e · 09/10/2026 22:33

I do think, on the broader point, that there's so much of what seems to me one of the banes of the modern world; virtue signalling. Politicians says things, not because they believe them, but because they think it will earn them brownie points on social media, and I think you could argue that in many cases, refusal to work with Reform councillors is an example. Whatever they think, these right-on warriors are not boldly taking on fascists; this is not Cable Street. Often, those same Reform councillors will be the same people who were previously Tories, but who have left the Tories cos they looked like electoral suicide. I don't like Nigel Farage any more than they do, but perhaps they should think about their responsibilities to the voters. As I said to a mate the other day, it's not like a cohort of Nazis had been covertly parachuted into the UK; Reform voters are just ordinary folk; your NDN, the guys down the pub.

Ordinary folk voted for the Nazis.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 10/10/2026 14:53

Grammarnut · 10/10/2026 14:41

Ordinary folk voted for the Nazis.

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They did, that’s part of the point, no?

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moto748e · Yesterday 18:23

Yer man Raja, or his supporters, seem to start a thread nearly every day, but one today brought this response from another poster:

I was 18 when I got a job at a home for homeless youths between the ages of 14-22 if I can recall. ( this was in the late 90's) i did a couple of shifts a week before going to Uni and didn't really think much of it. I had no experience at all and was just thrown in at the deep end. Not long after I started I noticed that a couple of the girls who were 14 at the time were being picked up by Asian lads, the cars usually had 3 men in them or 4 depending on if the girls went out together or separately.
Please keep in mind I was 18 but had been brought up well and knew that this was just not right. I wrote repeatedly in the log book that this was happening, can something be done but nobody spoke to me about it. I then went to see the Deputy Manager of the home who said they were looking into it but there was probably not much they could do as the girls were 14 and had free will.
Still not happy I went to the Manager. I was told then and there to just leave it, that Social Workers and Police were aware about what was going on but it would just be more hassle than it was worth because of the girls' ages and the fact that they were runaways.
Its always bothered me and always stayed in my mind that these girls were just shrugged off like they didn't matter. I hope they managed to get out of that life and that world because thats all I can do, just hope. I'm filled with regret and guilt that I didn't push more but I honestly didn't really realise or understand what was happening at the time, I now understand that these girls were likely victims to a rape gang. I hope everyone that has ever been a part of these vile acts gets the punishment they deserve. X

All this has been going on for years and years and years, and is still continuing to this day, and yet nothing happens. People should be doing time for this, and I don't just mean the literal perps.

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