Green Party Councillor & Ex-Mayor Moin Qadri on Housing, Palestine & Why He Left Labour

In this episode of the CDC Giving Back to the Community Podcast, we sit down with Moin Qadri — Green Party councillor, Green Party Council Opposition Leader, and former Mayor of Barking & Dagenham — for an honest, wide-ranging Bengali-language conversation about politics, community, and what it means to truly serve people. 🎙️ GUEST: Moin Qadri → Green Party Councillor, Barking & Dagenham → Former Mayor of Barking & Dagenham (1 year in office) → Green Party Council Opposition Leader → One of three Green Party councillors on the council → Standing in the May 7th local elections KEY TOPICS: ⚖️ ACCOUNTABILITY & WHY HE ENTERED POLITICS 🌿 GREEN PARTY VALUES 🏠 HOUSING CRISIS IN BARKING & DAGENHAM 🇵🇸 PALESTINE & ANTI-WAR STANCE 🗳️ REFORM PARTY & NIGEL FARAGE 🏛️ LABOUR PARTY CRITIQUE 📚 EDUCATION & UNIVERSITIES 🌍 COLONIAL HISTORY & BRITISH BANGLADESHI IDENTITY 🤝 CALL TO ACTION — MAY 7TH ELECTION ────────────────────────────────────── ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Accountability quote — the philosophy behind his politics 00:49 Introduction — CDC Giving Back to the Community Podcast 00:56 Guest introduction — Moin Qadri, councillor & former Mayor, Barking & Dagenham 01:17 British Bangladeshi contribution to Great Britain 01:42 Why politics? The philosopher's quote on accountability 02:30 Barking & Dagenham — construction background & the May 7th election 02:59 Why vote for Moin Qadri again? Green Party values explained 03:05 Green Party: social justice, environmental justice, education equality 03:26 Housing crisis — overcrowding, quality housing & sustainability 04:10 Education — universities in Barking & Dagenham 04:24 Diversity — 80 languages, all faiths, equal rights & resource distribution 05:08 British Bangladeshi next generation — forward political vision 05:32 Democratic practice within the Green Party 07:00 Green Party origins — leaving a better world for future generations 07:30 People vs profit — Green Party vs Capitalist approach 08:44 Green Party is solution-focused, not opposition for opposition's sake 09:49 Reform Party & Nigel Farage — the Brexit lie on the Thames 10:56 Labour Party — from union rights to immigration restrictions 11:49 Immigration, British Asian doctors, cleaners — who built this country? 13:36 Global politics shifting — Green Party giving people hope 14:06 Moin Qadri's leadership potential 14:43 Truth, justice, Conservative Party & Churchill's Bengal famine 16:31 Our main goal: work for people 17:03 Climate crisis, water, Middle East conflict & Green Party anti-war stance 17:39 Palestine — no child should die | anti-war | organic agriculture | clean energy 18:05 Green Party: fastest growing political party in Britain 18:29 Manchester election — bringing real people into parliament 19:00 Stay on the path of truth — vote May 7th 19:37 Personal note — supporting British Bangladeshi candidates 20:16 Final message to constituents — solution-focused leadership 21:01 Child wellbeing plan: school, NHS, green space, culture, housing 21:58 Britain's obligations — Commonwealth, NATO, look inward first 22:17 Housing solutions — sustainable homes, play spaces, education 22:56 Crime, poverty & hopelessness — root causes 23:02 Vision: a balanced, unified community ────────────────────────────────── This episode is in Bengali (বাংলা). English captions available. 📌 Subscribe to CDC Giving Back to the Community Podcast — Bengali community interviews from the UK 🔔 Hit the bell for weekly episodes 👇 Comment in Bengali or English — what matters most to your community? #MoinQadri #GreenPartyUK #BarkingDagenham #BengaliPodcast #BritishBangladeshi #UKPolitics #CDCPodcast #বাংলাপডকাস্ট #গ্রীনপার্টি #Palestine