Knowing the Redbridge Mayor I am sure that the band (and piper) will be excellent! Read more…
Trade Union Bill and the Labour Party
On Thursday evening I was invited to speak to a joint meeting of both Forest Gate Labour Party branches on the Trade Union Bill. It started off with a quiz on trade unions, which was an excellent ice breaker and introduction. I then spoke about trade u…Read more…
Bursary or Bust!
Picture from demonstration yesterday in London by 5000 NHS nurses and supporters against Tory plans to scrap their bursaries.There was also demonstrations in Manchester and Newcastle.
From UNISON “The government plans to force nurses into debt of at least £51,600 by making them pay the…Read more…
Custom House Labour Branch New Year Social – 14 January 2016
This looks good. RSVP customhousebranch2016@gmail.comRead more…
West Ham Ward Councillor Report
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“10,000 terrorists were ready to strike at any moment”
Hat tip Facebook “Red London” (I suspect that this may not be a strictly genuine Metro letter but…)Read more…
“The 12 employment law cases of 2015”
“Before 2015 is consigned to history and 2016 presents a new set of employment law challenges, it is timely to reflect on the year’s significant cases. We have identified 12 cases which developed the law and potentially changed HR policies and practices:Working time and travelFSP del COO v Tyco…Read more…
A West Ham evening with Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Seema Malhotra MP
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Getting to Work Shouldn’t be a luxury. But Tory Tickets Cost a Fortune.
This morning I was outside Plaistow Underground station with West Ham Labour Party comrades handing out leaflets on fare rises to commuters going into work. Outside railway and bus stations across the country, Labour and trade union activists wer…Read more…
Save Our NHS Bursaries
I have just signed the Parliamentary Petition here to keep bursaries for trainee NHS Nurses. The petition has 148,815 supporters (according to the map on the site 250 have signed from my West Ham Consistency.
Parliament will debate this petition on Ja…Read more…
A “New” Labour Year
In between Christmas and New Year I was laid low with the lergie so stayed in and managed to finish off inputting the “marked register” data for the ward onto the Party database “Contact Creator” for the 2015 General Election.
The register is an actua…Read more…
My Favourite Picture of 2015
Off message but been looking through my albums for my favourite photo from 2015. This one is from a walk up and down Place Fell, in the Lake District narrowly wins. Click on photo to bring up more detail.
See my post on the walk here.
Take only…Read more…
Bliadhna Mhath Ùr!
Happy Hogmanay!
See, I told you I was Scottish 🙂Read more…
Newham United Against Austerity: Keynote speaker John McDonnell MP
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Anton Moctonian RIP
Sad news to hear about the sudden death of Anton Moctonian. He was a former UNISON activist but I knew him as a Trade Union studies tutor.
He was a great tutor not only because he was an experienced trade union steward who knew practice as well as the…Read more…
HeartUnions Week: 8-24 February 2016
“8‑14 Feb 2016 / The heartunions week of action celebrates the great work done by union reps and members in our workplaces and in society. We’re proud of our unions and reject the government’s attempts to damage them with the trade union bill”. Check out the new TUC website here…Read more…
Room with a view
Off message but this has been the view greeting me in the morning for the last few days. Sheep, foxes, rabbits, grouse and various other birds (real photo edited with “painting” software). An always changing landscape where you never get bored looking …Read more…
“Dealing with debt”, Osborne-style
Can someone please tell me just why the Tories have this reputation for economic competency? Hat tip Joel from Debt Resistance. Read more…
….and a Happy New Year
Me and my mate. Read more…
Having an Amazon Free Christmas
Hi John,Just a quick note before Christmas to say a HUGE thanks for donating to send the tax-dodging Amazon ad van out on the town!
It made a bit of a splash – circling Amazon’s HQ, and then cruising through London’s busy shopping streets: exposi…Read more…