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What Happened to Southall

What Happened in Southall?

Published On: 28th April 2026

There is a resident-led analysis report in ‘Community Powered Reporting’ (www.communitypoweredreporting.co.uk) which the authors claim reveals a consistent pattern of decisions by LB Ealing’s leadership that have concentrated disadvantage in Southall’s most deprived communities.

The report is stated to have been reviewed by a legal team to ensure research validity and ethical standards and nothing in it should be understood as an expression of personal opinion. 

London Forum members may be interested in it for the depth of analysis it shows and the implications.

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