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John's Labour blog
My own personal blog. I'm a trade union activist, Labour Party member and Councillor. I'm passionate about centre left politics, history & future of labour movement family, trade unions, health & safety, employment rights, pensions, capital stewardship, living wages and public housing. Local, national and international issues.
Updated: 24 min 45 sec ago National Policy Forum: Joanne Milligan Joanne has been nominated by West Ham CLP for the National Policy Forum.
She is very active in the London Labour Party and you have probably bumped into her helping out in any close by-election.
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Torygraph and Tax Avoiders Alliance “twaddle” about unionsWhat a lot of old twaddle from the Torygraph and the Tax Avoiders’ Alliance about “millions” being (so called) wasted on time off for trade union stewards and safety reps to represent their members.
So every time a rep goes to a meeting with a member or sits down with management to sort out local...
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"What is it about this obsession with Leaders?"Good post by Ian
"I reckon the left groups are the worst here.
How often do you hear left groups supporting this candidate for leader or that while at the same time championing rank and file power or lay member democracy?...."
(I suppose I should ask you to ignore for the moment that most of my...
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Lutfur Rahman to be Tower Hamlets Mayor Labour Candidate Congratulations then are in order to Lutfur Rahman who was clearly elected yesterday by Tower Hamlets Labour Party to be their candidate for Mayor.
The election will take place on 21 October 2010.
Commiserations of course to the other candidates (see my post on John Biggs).
The local...
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2nd ballot paper: Co-operative Party vote for London Mayor This morning I received my 2nd ballot paper. This was was from the the Co-operative Party (London region) which is affiliated to London Labour Party. Therefore I can vote again on who should be the Labour candidate for London Mayor 2012.
I voted (on-line) for...
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Friday Picture: Cameron's lovely "basin of gravy"hat tip thingy Political Scrapbook via Rupa. As translated here.
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Ed Miliband: Message to Unison membersCategories: personal
On board the Livingstone Battle Bus against Boris & CONDEM CutsEarly yesterday morning I was with London UNISON convener, Gloria Hanson, at Euston to join other trade unionists who were helping London Labour Mayor Candidate, Ken Livingtone, launch his Boris and CONDEM anti-cuts campaign. We went on a open air double decker bus to the Beormund Community...
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Blair and Brown...Jon of the Rogers and Young Nick (this is an internal London UNISON thingy - enjoy or ignore) - ..."The interesting thing is that the press have reacted to the story about the rift between Brown and Blair as it was something new.
Everyone knew they couldn't stand each other and they did not have a love hate...
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1st Labour Leadership and London Mayor Ballot Paper'sThis evening I came home from work to find my first ballot papers for the national Labour Leadership and London Mayor. Since I am a member of UNISON Labour Link and other affiliated Socialist societies I expect to receive others in the next few days.
I will actually vote "on-line" to save...
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Cradley Women Chainmakers' FestivalFrom this week's TUC UNIONREP's e-newsletter "The festival to be held on 18 September commemorates the 100th anniversary of the fight of the Cradley Heath Women Chainmakers, who in 1910 went on strike for 10 weeks and were successful in winning the first ever minimum wage. The TUC-organised event...
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John Biggs: Tower Hamlets Labour Mayor Candidate London Assembly member John Biggs is standing to be the Labour Party candidate to run for Tower Hamlets Mayor.
There has been the usual exciting and colourful Tower Hamlets selection process.
Labour Party members (only) will vote on Saturday on who they want to be their candidate...
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"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies"."I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly...
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“The Spark of Rebellion in Bow and Mile End”"Walk the streets where strikers, suffragettes and rebel councillors made their stand for the rights and dignity of ordinary working women and men from the 1880s to the 1920s. Find out what they did, who led and supported them, and why they should be remembered and celebrated. Places on this walk...
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Newham Councillors & Mayor 2010: The Largest Labour Group in the Country I thought I would cheer up every one's Bank holiday by posting this picture from the AGM of Newham Council.
The photo was taken in the historic Old Town Hall in Stratford.
I hope this isn't seen as political boasting but:-
In the London Borough of Newham 60 out of the...
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"Crisis, what crisis?"... CONDEM porkies about National Debt You would think from recent announcements by Osborne (and whatever Libdem spokesperson) that we are indeed about to go cap in hand to the IMF at any moment.
This BBC graph based on IMF figures reported upon yesterday on Labour list by Howard Dawber makes you think...
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National Health & Safety Inspection Day: Wed 27 October The Wednesday of "European Health and Safety week" (25-29 October 2010) is also "National Health & Safety Inspection Day". All trade union safety reps are encouraged to carry out a safety inspection of their workplace with their local management on that day.
This year's theme...
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I hate DIY...why don’t we have a decent rental sector for everyone in the UK?I have spent most of this Bank “holiday” weekend painting and decorating (Ugh)! Tomorrow I will try and finish off the living room. I now look up at the freshly painted ceiling and it still looks a bit of a mess. I freely admit to being really, really rubbish at DIY.
I had the simply awful...
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