Picture collage from last Thursday’s meeting of the West Ham Labour Party General Committee, which courtesy of our MP, Lyn Brown, took place at the Jubilee Room in the Palace of Westminster. Beforehand we went on a guided tour of Parliament, led by our…Read more…
One week left to Vote for Dave Prentis as UNISON General Secretary
Picture of long standing East End Housing Caretaker and UNISON Steward, Peter Sambrook (middle) with 2 colleagues reminding members that only a week left to vote for Dave Prentis as General Secretary.
The ballot closes next Friday 4 December 2015. “Da…Read more…
West Ham Labour Party Christmas Quiz & Social
The highlight of the West Ham Labour movement family year. Read more…
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: 25 November 2015
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Why union branches have to follow the money…
Picture from last weeks packed Greater London workshop on branch finance in the UNISON centre. NEC Chair of the Finance Committee, Josie Bird, led the training supported by National and Regional officers.
The aims of the training were:-
To understand …Read more…
Sunday Night Live – 5.00pm, 29th November: The NHS – in a state of perpetual upheaval and crisis? Where now for the Health Service
“Whether they have billions to invest or need to dramatically cut budgets, few British governments have resisted imposing their own blueprint for reform on the NHS, with the consequence that in the past two decades health service staff have had to endu…Read more…
How incredible that any trade unionist believes anything in “The Sun”?
It is amazing that a small number of trade union activists have chosen to “believe” and publicise a report from the “Sun on Sunday” that UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, had given it an “exclusive interview” attacking the Labour Leader, Je…Read more…
Motion for West Ham Constituency Labour Party on the Trade Union Bill
“This constituency believes the Trade Union Bill passed by the House of Commons and now about to be considered by the Lords shows this Government is determined to shackle the voice of working people via its attack on the trade unions.
This constituenc…Read more…
Boleyn By-Election Saturday
Picture from yesterday afternoon’s meeting point for Labour supporters. Veronica Oakeshott (centre with rosset) is the Labour candidate for the by-election in Boleyn ward, East Ham, London pictured alongside Newham Mayor, Sir Robin Wales and local acti…Read more…
Vote For Dave
Picture collage of Dave Prentis talking to and being supported by school teacher assistants; NHS nurses & paramedics; local government, community, utilities and police staff. There is now less than 2 weeks left to cast your postal vote for the next…Read more…
“UK’s housing crisis will only be made worse by this bill”
This letter was publised in The Guardian today.
The housing and planning bill currently before parliament will make the housing crisis worse. It sets out to reduce the number of genuinely affordable homes, and encourage even more property specu…Read more…
Boleyn Ward By-Election: Thursday canvass
Picture from canvass last night in Boleyn ward, Newham. It was another successful door knock with the Labour candidate, Veronica Oakeshott (middle). It was a little cold and dark, so not much discussion about politics but very solid results for Labour….Read more…
Why George Osborne is a bloody communist
It is very ironic that the Chancellor, George Osborne, is described as a Conservative “iideologically committed to cutting the state”.
Yet he has overseen almost unprecedented nationalisation and the expansion of “Big Government” since the Tory…Read more…
Vote for the Labour Party Candidate, Gordon Miller, in Aylesford Green Ward By-Election Thursday November 19 2015
Good luck to Gordon and the Labour team in Ashford for tomorrow. Read more…
We are all migrants
Yesterday the first official refugees from Syria arrived in the UK at Glasgow airport. Some random thoughts.
Firstly, I am reminded of this fascinating research about the generic make up of many Brits. The Romans, Vikings and Normans had apparently l…Read more…
Boleyn by-election – on the knocker on a windy tuesday
This evening I was with the Labour candidate for the Newham Boleyn ward by election, Veronica Oakeshott and comrades from East and West Ham Labour Party. We met outside Upton Park station in East Ham.
It was windy (#StormBarney) but only a little wet….Read more…
Redbridge Mayor’s Appeal: Ten Pin Bowling Wednesday 25 November 2015
It is a shame that I have my UNISON Branch Executive meeting on this evening. Hopefully Newham will be sending teams to support this event. Hat tip BarabaraRead more…
Backing Dave Prentis for UNISON General Secretary
UNISON’s General Secretary election started last Monday 9 November and ends on 4 December.
If you are a member and have not received a ballot paper by tomorrow (Monday 16 November) call UNISONdirect ballot helpline 0800 0 857 857 / Textphone 0800 0 967 968.
PS Vote Dave. Read more…
Casablanca La Marseillaise
“On ne passe pas”. Never give in to fascists Read more…
Aylesford Green By-Election
Today I drove down to Ashford in Kent with two other West Hammers, Anamul and Aleen, to support our former CLP Vice Chair, Gordon Miller. Gordon is standing to be a borough Councillor in Aylesbury Green ward. This is a Labour marginal seat …Read more…