Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
WIRELESS in Finsbury Park: the Labour Council, their customer Live Nation and their fascist-rapper booking
GUARDIAN: Sadiq Khan and Jewish Leadership Council condemn Wireless festival ...
The Labour Council's policy of hiring out public parks has led to another controversial booking in Finsbury Park by their global, prosecuted-monopolist customer, Live Nation.
Council Leader Peray Ahmet has in the past defended and endorsed Grime as representing "working class struggle".
Grime is also associated with violence, misogyny and homophobia. Meanwhile rapper Kanye West is associated with fascism and anti-semitism.
Jobs in the council's Events Team depend on the Live Nation relationship. The council's busy PR team continue to promote Finsbury Park as a summer gig venue as part of the Borough's cultural offer.
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Update: at 20:30 hours, 1 April 2026
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has added his voice to the disgust already voiced and the Guardian's headline now reflects that. A few treat this as a joke. He is what Mayor Khan had to say:
In a press statement on Wednesday 1 April, a spokesperson for London mayor Sadiq Khan said: “We are clear that the past comments and actions of this artist are offensive and wrong, and are simply not reflective of London’s values. This was a decision taken by the festival organizers and not one that City Hall is involved in.”
Here's a couple of sample questions for the Oppostion or Journalists to ask of Peray Ahmet: council leader to answer
- When did the council leader first learn of the Kanye West booking?
- Was the urgency to bind the next two council Administrations before Purdah, due to foreknowledge that the West was likely to headline for three nights?
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson
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There is an interview with Phil Rosenberg, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, about West being invited to perform, on Newsnight this evening.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon T
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Thank you Clive and Michael for these alerts. Kanye West is 'headlining' on all three days, BBC Radio London reported this morning.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter
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IN a possible effort to distance themselves from anti-semitism and the promotion of Nazi ideologies, Haringey Council's ceaseless propaganda arm would likely—or will—claim that they have no control over the acts that their customer books.
- In the council-controlled park
- In the council-employed Licencing Authority
- On the Labour-dominated Licensing Committee
- With the council's secret "Land Use Agreement" that details Events
- Negotiated by the council Events Team and the council Legal Team
- And all promoted by the council's Press Team and the council leader
Any claim implying council powerlessness would not hold water. The history of the rapper is well-known. Either, the Grime-fan council leader doesn't know about the rapper's reputation or she does not care. 12 months ago, West was dropped by a talent agency:
EURONEWS—Kanye 'Ye' West dropped by talent agency following 'harmful and hateful remarks'
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