Picture collage from a lovely walk in North Wales last week. A 7.5 mile circular walk around the Alwen Dam and Denbigh moors. The dam was built in 1911 and flooded an ancient sheep farm valley in order to provide drinking water for Birkenhead in …Read more…
#We Were Many – A Philosophy Football Review of 2017
Protect the Protectors
This is an article written by our West Ham MP, Lyn Brown. Seen here at the memorial to PC Nina Mackay. Over the Christmas and New Year holiday not only will public service workers be looking after us 24/7 but many of them will face abuse and viol…Read more…
Democracy Rules…”Newham councillors welcome call to cancel trigger ballot result”
Latest in local newspaper about the “rigged” selection for Newham Mayor and call by local Councillors for an open and this time, democratic, selection process.
“Two councillors have welcomed mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales’ call for Labour to cancel t…Read more…
Rising housing costs forcing public service workers out of London
I missed the launch of this excellent report by UNISON last month. This is not just a crisis facing London but in high cost housing areas throughout the UK. I used the report for this motion and speech to the London Labour conference.
“UNISON la…Read more…
Kyffin Williams, ‘The Gathering, Farmers on Glyder Fach’
Top present this Christmas from my Mum was a 2018 calendar featuring the North Walian impressionist painter, Kyffin Williams. The “Gathering” is my favorite. Read more…
Merry Communist Christmas
Merry Crimbo comrades (hat tip stroppy)Read more…
Sir Robin Wales speaking at Forest Gate ward meeting 4th January 2018
Dear John Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Forest Gate North Labour Party.
Our next meeting is in January and will be a BIG EVENT. See details below:
Forest Gate North Branch Meeting
Speaker: Sir Robin Wales will be speak…Read more…
Anti Academies Protest Hallsville School
Photo college from protest outside Hallsville Primary School on Wednesday evening against the Academisation of our schools. The protest followed strike action in Avenue and Royal Docks School. I spoke at the protest as did other Councillors such a…Read more…
“Sir Robin Wales calls for contested mayoral ‘trigger ballot’ outcome to be cancelled”
Hat tip Dave Hill’s On London blog “Sir Robin Wales has asked the Labour Party to cancel the outcome of the internal selection process that saw him endorsed to seek a fifth term as Mayor of Newham following a campaign by local members for an inves…Read more…
Social Media Hate Crime Interview with BBC News London
Fantastic video clip of Forest Gate Labour Councillor, Seyi Akiwowo, being interviewed by BBC news (after speaking at a United Nations conference no less!) exposing the inconsistency and hypocrisy of twitter and the other social media platforms towards…Read more…
Newham Mayor admits that his selection process was “rigged”?
I have received a number of comments from Labour Party members in Newham today who were somewhat surprised, to say the least, to get a very odd email from our Labour directly elected Mayor, Robin Wales, saying he wanted a rerun of the very contro…Read more…
“On the Rent Strike in West Ham and Canning Town in Newham London Borough”
“The Housing Crisis in London has over the past decade developed and manifested in a variety of forms.
From homeless citizens robbed of their rights to squat the plethora of empty residential properties that litter gilded neighbourhoods of London…Read more…
Local housing companies: Good, bad or ugly?
This is a fair and balanced post on Local Housing Companies reposted below and here on Redbrick blog.
While I understand that Councils have to make up somehow the reduction in Central Government grant by making money my concerns are :-…Read more…
International Migrants Day – 18 December 2017
“International Migrants Day is an international day observed on 18 December as International Migrants Day appointed by the General Assembly of United Nations on 4 December 2000 taking into account the large and increasing numbe…Read more…
Update on Newham Council London/Olympic/West Ham FC Stadium loses
On Thursday 14 December I was at the meeting of the Newham Council Investment & Accounts meeting.
I had a chance to question the Newham Council Finance Director on matters arising from the joint audit meeting on the 27 September 2017.
At that time we knew that the £40 million loan (& £4.4…Read more…
Manifesto Against Blacklisting
A new report published by independent think tank the Institute of
Employment Rights recommends a public inquiry is conducted into the blacklisting scandal, and sets out a Manifesto Against Blacklisting, proposing changes to the law, includin…Read more…
A helping hand from the government (NOT)
Love it.
A clever message by UNISON exposing the hypocrisy of the Government towards the public sector workforce. Read more…
A Christmas Story, East London, 2017 (In one of the richest countries in the World)
I have just donated £50 to the Magpie Project in Forest Gate in lieu of xmas cards to friends and colleagues.
“Welcome to the Magpie Project
We can’t solve the housing crisis, but we believe in making children’s lives better during their time in temporary accommodation.
We provide practical…Read more…
West Ham Labour Xmas Campaigning & Events Update
Dear MemberWest Ham Labour Party Xmas updateMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Looking forward to an early general election and a Labour Government in 2018 with Jeremy Corbyn as our Prime Minister.As well as the usual campaigning and political event…Read more…