“Dear John
Tomorrow I’m publishing a new report which reveals the extent to which former council homes sold through the Right to Buy are now being rented out by private landlords. In advance of its publication I wanted to share some of the individual b…Read more…
UNISON NEC elections 2019: Black Member’s Conference
Great picture from a chilly Llandudno, North Wales this morning. UNISON black members conference is taking place here. Members were out leafleting delegates as they arrived for conference.
NEC branch nominations last until 15 February. Read more…
Malvern Hills New Year Walks 2019. Joy & Sadness
Mostly off message but Gill and spent new year in Great Malvern, Worcestershire. We had never been here before but I had seen the historical railway poster (see bottom right) and thought it might be a good place to go walking.
It turned out to be a fa…Read more…
Nominate John & Denise for UNISON NEC Community seats 2019
The UNISON National Executive Council (NEC) is our union parliament which oversees the running of the union in between our annual National Conference, which are held each year in in June. UNISON members vote every 2 years by postal ballot to thei…Read more…
Campaigning for a Fairer private rented sector
This is a model housing motion from London Labour Housing Group. It makes perfect sense to me. I have submitted to West Ham GC as a UNISON delegate.
“This conference notes:
1.That the number of households in London who rent from private la…Read more…
Newham RMS report to Extraordinary Council meeting 22 January 2019
“*Stop Press* Papers for next week’s Extraordinary Full Council at 7.30pm Stratford Town Hall – open to all Newham London residents and public. All welcome. You’ll find out what really happened in the council’s Highways Repairs & Maintenance which …Read more…
NEC Elections 2019: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request (2)
John Gray & Denise Thomas
RMS 3083288 RMS 8688788
further to https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2019/01/unison-nec-elections-2019-nominate-john_8.html
If you are a Community UNISON member please ask your branch to nominate us. They have all been…Read more…
UNISON Membership Services – latest deals and offers
These are the info and links to the newest deals from UNISON Membership Service Providers. I always check these links before I buy any service. Sometimes they not the most competitive but usually they are and you can be reassured that they have been v…Read more…
“Delivering Municipal Socialism” Cllr Clare Coghill – Newham Fabians
“Dear all please note the postponed Newham Fabians talk by Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader of Waltham Forest Council has been rescheduled for 05th March 2019 now. We hope to see many of you there”
Secretary Cllr Rohit Dasgupta. Read more…
People’s Budget Forums
“Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and her Cabinet members have listened to the views of residents and put forward proposals for how Newham Council intends to spend money on what people say is important.
Join us at our next People’s Budget Forums to find out more a…Read more…
Exiting the EU – Defending our rights and securing our public services
Hat tip http://classonline.org.uk/blog/item/exiting-the-eu-defending-our-rights-and-securing-our-public-services. For workers in public services, Brexit is a hot topic. Colleagues in the hospital where I work often ask me, ‘what on earth is …Read more…
Newham People’s Budget Forums
Hat tip Newham Council – Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and her Cabinet members have listened to the views of residents and put forward proposals for how Newham Council intends to spend money on what people say is important.
join us at one of our Newha…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2019: Nominate John Gray & Denise Thomas for Community Seats (1)
NEC Elections 2019: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request
John…Read more…
A good news story – Baby Maria is safe
Newham LondonVerified account @NewhamLondonFollowingFollowing @NewhamLondonMoreNewham London Retweeted Metropolitan PoliceMayor @rokhsanafiaz and @NewhamLondon thanks all residents who supported the search for missing Maria.Newham London add…Read more…
“Social housing report calls for massive overhaul of tenants’ rights Renters need better deal to prevent another Grenfell disaster, says the Social Housing Commission”
Completely agree. Tenants have no collective voice, little power and very mixed protection. While the public sector is not at all perfect the private sector needs complete fundamental reform. “Sweeping new powers must be given to social tena…Read more…
Newham Holocaust Memorial Day 2019: “Torn from home”
Torn from home is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2019. This theme helps us to reflect on how the loss of a safe place to call “home” is part of the trauma faced by anyone experiencing persecution and genocide.On this page:Holocaust Memorial Day…Read more…
Fat Cat Friday
“Today’s #FatCatFriday – when the typical FTSE100 CEO has already earned the average wage for a whole year.
While greedy execs sit on piles of cash, thousands of families struggle to make ends meet due to rising insecure work and draconian condit…Read more…
Rest in Peace Joby
“A ROUGH sleeper found dead in Malvern on Christmas Day…”
“At least 440 homeless people died in UK in past year, study shows”
“Homeless deaths rise by a quarter in five years, official figures show”Read more…
Your Brit train fares
Monthly rail season ticket cost
🇬🇧Chelmsford➡️London £393🇬🇧Manchester➡️Liverpool £257🇧🇪Ghent➡️Brussels £150🇩🇪Eberswalde➡️Berlin £120🇮🇪Drogheda➡️Dublin £116🇫🇷Etampes➡️Paris £68
The most expensive rail fares in Europe go up 3.1% again today.
We need pub…Read more…
Tories build fewest homes since Second World War
This article in today’s Daily Telegraph shows that the Tories since 2010 will have built the fewest homes since the war.
“new-build housing completions in England between 2010 and 2019 are set to be approximately 130,000 per year. That is w…Read more…