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Who is this thug? Manchester City Centre 3.50am Sunday 10 July

Jul 16, 2016By John's Labour blog

I haven’t done this type of thing before on blogger but this yob is wanted by Police to “assist” them in their enquirers following the serious and unprovoked assault on the partner of a friend of mine. This could have been a murder investigation.

“Pol…Read more…

Jul 16, 2016John's Labour blog

Protect your LGPS pension – sign the petition

Jul 16, 2016By John's Labour blog

UNISON pensions team
July 2016

Protect your pension – sign the petition!
Dear John  Nearly 85,000 people like you have already signed the LGPS parliamentary…Read more…

Jul 16, 2016John's Labour blog

To my Brothers & Sisters in France “Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite” Solidarite & No Pasarán!

Jul 15, 2016By John's Labour blog

To all comrades in France currently suffering and facing the fascist threat.  Solidarity! yes but “No Pasarán!Read more…

Jul 15, 2016John's Labour blog

Cllr Anamul Islam victory speech for the Forest Gate North By-election 2016

Jul 15, 2016By John's Labour blog

What a great speech by Anamul following the count announcement and how humble and gracious he is to his opponents. He won over 52% of the vote despite the complete and utter mess our National Party is in at the moment. He is a principled socialist and …Read more…

Jul 15, 2016John's Labour blog

UNISON NDC 16: The Housing Crisis

Jul 15, 2016By John's Labour blog

Better late than never but this is a speech I made at the UNISON NDC conference on the Housing crisis.

“Conference, President, John Gray, speaking on behalf of the NEC in support of Composite B.

Conference, I have worked in local authority and Housin…Read more…

Jul 15, 2016John's Labour blog

VOTE LABOUR: Vote Anamul Islam today in Forest Gate North

Jul 14, 2016By John's Labour blog

Today is polling day in the Forest Gate North Council by election in Newham. Local candidate Anamul Islam is the Labour Party candidate.

Anamul is a leading community and trade union activist and will be an excellent Councillor.

He w…Read more…

Jul 14, 2016John's Labour blog

Standing up to hate and racism

Jul 13, 2016By John's Labour blog

I was very proud on Monday evening to take part in a peaceful protest against hate and racism.

An Asian Labour Party canvasser had been abused, attacked and hit on the head with a bottle the previous day.  This was a completely unprovoked attack…Read more…

Jul 13, 2016John's Labour blog

Labour pulls back from the abyss

Jul 12, 2016By John's Labour blog

I was so, so relieved to hear tonight that the Labour Party NEC has decided that the elected Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will be on the ballot paper for the forthcoming leadership challenge.

I honesty feared that the Party would implode if this did n…Read more…

Jul 12, 2016John's Labour blog

Protest against #RaceHate tonight 8.30pm Forest Gate Station

Jul 11, 2016By John's Labour blog

Protest against #RaceHate outside Forest Gate station E7 at 8.30pm tonight after the GBH attack on a local Black Labour Party canvasser yesterday. Organised by Forest Gate North Labour Party and local Councillors. All welcome.Read more…

Jul 11, 2016John's Labour blog

Forest Gate North By Election – this Thursday 14 July

Jul 11, 2016By John's Labour blog

Dear Supporter

By-election – this Thursday

If you’ve got any free time please come and join us and Anam, our Labour Party candidate, in Forest Gate North. We’re also out 11am and 6pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week and all…Read more…

Jul 11, 2016John's Labour blog

Blame the victims

Jul 6, 2016By John's Labour blog

“Too many housing associations do not support the victims of workplace violence, says John Gray” Below is an opinion piece I wrote for Inside Housing last week (it is behind a paywall). I think you will find the same thing in many other sectors.
…Read more…

Jul 6, 2016John's Labour blog

Tiger, Tiger burning bright in West Ham

Jul 3, 2016By John's Labour blog

What a terrific street art painting in my West Ham ward at Holbrook Road junction with Plaistow Road, West Ham. E15.

I am not sure if there is a William Blake connection but it does remind me of his famous poem (see below – one of my favourties). I un…Read more…

Jul 3, 2016John's Labour blog

Labour leadership woes are ‘midsummer madness’

Jul 3, 2016By John's Labour blog

BBC news. “Labour’s former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott has waded into the row over Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership saying: “He’s only been in the job nine months – do you know anyone who gets sacked within nine months?”

He says he doesn’t agre…Read more…

Jul 3, 2016John's Labour blog

We need transparency on charges

Jul 1, 2016By John's Labour blog

This is my latest opinion article for Professional Pensions magazine.

“John Gray asks why UK pension schemes do not have access to important information on charges.

Earlier this month I went to the CWC annual conference in Amsterdam. This was f…Read more…

Jul 1, 2016John's Labour blog

Joint trade union statement on the Labour Party

Jun 30, 2016By John's Labour blog

The current crisis within the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply regrettable and unnecessary. Last week’s vote to leave the European Union presents the entire labour movement with unprecedented challenges. Above all, we need to be fighting to preserve our members’ jobs, already under threat in…Read more…

Jun 30, 2016John's Labour blog

Forest Gate By Election 2016: 15 days to go

Jun 29, 2016By John's Labour blog

Picture collage from the recent canvassing sessions in the Forest Gate North ward By election in Newham, East London. The candidate is Anam Islam, a top Labour trade unionist, anti-racist campaigner and committed socialist.

The campaig…Read more…

Jun 29, 2016John's Labour blog

The Tories are divided, but at this crucial time, Labour should not be

Jun 28, 2016By John's Labour blog

Unison statement “Last summer, our union nominated Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader, and a great number of our members voted for him in the Labour leadership contest.Support for Jeremy remains the position of this union, as determined by our member…Read more…

Jun 28, 2016John's Labour blog

Unison NDC 16 – On the Vote to Leave

Jun 24, 2016By John's Labour blog

UNISON Press release “Commenting on the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: 
“The people have spoken, and they have made a clear call for change – and a different relationship with Europe. 
“We will be working in the coming weeks and…Read more…

Jun 24, 2016John's Labour blog

I’m Voting Remain

Jun 22, 2016By John's Labour blog

Dear John
The Referendum’s tomorrow. We’ve all heard the arguments from both sides, and although we think the EU is far from perfect, we at unionstogether strongly believe that we are all better off IN Europe.

We’re backing remaining in the EU for the following three reasons:
1….Read more…

Jun 22, 2016John's Labour blog

UNISON NDC 16: Tuesday morning

Jun 21, 2016By John's Labour blog

Guest Post By NEC member Elizabeth Cameron. “And we’re off! !! ‪#‎uNdc16‬ gets underway.

Fairly lengthy but also interesting standing orders report delivered by new chair Mark Rayner for whom this is a well deserved achievement,

Mark has worked tirelessly for years on this committee and…Read more…

Jun 21, 2016John's Labour blog
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