Hat tip Labour List. I will look at all the London Mayoral UNISON candidates Housing policies. A living rent policy would be fantastic. What is the point of a Living wage if you did not have a Living Rent policy?
“Sadiq Khan, who’s in the running to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayoral,…Read more…
UNISON Greater London Labour Link Survey on Mayoral Candidates
This survey was sent out today to 60,000 UNISON members in Greater London Region who choose to affiliate to the Labour Party. I have deleted the link to the survey from this post for obvious reasons. If you are a APF member then please take part in th…Read more…
Weald Country Park Walk (avoiding “Plonkers Lane”)
Off message but this was a lovely 5.5 mile, Essex pathfinder walk only 30 minutes by car from Forest Gate, London. I have been silently suffering for the last week with the “dreaded lurgy” (aka as “Man flu”) so did not feel up to a full Lond…Read more…
Choose the next Labour Leader and London Mayor – Sign up to be a Labour Supporter
It is not the most enticing advert but I assume people are working on it and something better will come out soon.
If you agree with this :-
“I support the aims and values of the Labour Party, and I am not a supporter of any organisation opposed to it.”
Then for only £3 you can become a “Labour…Read more…
West Ham “on the knocker” for John Biggs
Picture collage from yesterday of West Hammers (and a East Ham comrade) “on the knocker” for John Biggs as Labour Mayor for Tower Hamlets.
West Ham Labour Chair, Charlene McLean, led our team “assisted” by her campaign hardened 9 month old baby daught…Read more…
So we have to be “Left” economically and “Right” socially to win in 2020?
Some more thoughts on May 7th and the aftermath.
First check out this post in TouchStone by Newham’s finest, Nigel Stanley, on the post election day TUC survey.
Nigel argues that this evidence (of voters who considered Labour but ended up votin…Read more…
Freedom fighter Denis Goldberg at Community H.E.A.R.T event at South Africa House
The picture collage is from last night’s fundraiser at the South African High Commission in Trafalgar Square for Community HEART and the “Children of a Rainbow Nation”. The development charity Community HEART was founded by former…Read more…
A year on…
Facebook sent a reminder this morning of this picture. I cannot believe it is a year since the Newham Council elections 2014.
I have been a Councillor now for just over 5 years.
It will be good to reflect on what I have done, what I haven’t done and …Read more…
List of London Labour Mayoral applicants
Dear colleague,
Further to my earlier email, the list of applicants for the London Mayoral selection is:
Diane AbbottTessa JowellKeran KeraiSadiq KhanDavid LammyNeeraj PatilGareth ThomasChristian WolmarConstitue…Read more…
West Ham CLP London Mayor Nomination meeting – 28 May
Labour’s London Mayor Nomination – 28 May 2015
I would like to invite you to West Ham Labour party’s all-member meeting on 28 May where we will decide whether to nominate candidates to stand for London Mayor.
After we’ve finished making nominations we hope you will stay and join us for a…Read more…
Red Line Voting
“I’m writing to invite you to play a part in bringing into being, on 24th June, a new asset-owner approach to engagement and voting. It will open the way to restoring asset owner control over engagement and voting policies relating to investments held in pooled funds.
The Association of…Read more…
Collective Bargaining, What’s It Good For?
If you really want to tackle low pay and inequality in this country then find out how by watching this video. Read more…
Do you want to help pick the next Labour Leader (and Mayor of London Candidate)? Sign up as an Affiliated Supporter
“To UNISON Members,
Make sure you have your say in selecting Labour’s new leader and the Labour candidate for London Mayor.
Sign up now as an Affiliated Supporter of the Labour Party.
Any UNISON member who supports Labour’s aims and values is enti…Read more…
On the Knocker for John Biggs in Mile End
After the Regional UNISON agm on Saturday and while cycling home, I stopped off at the Tower Hamlets Labour Party HQ in Bethnal Green to help campaign for Labour Mayor candidate, John Biggs. I was asked if I minded going out with a canv…Read more…
View from the Coalface – The role of trade unionists as pension trustees
This picture is from the panel seminar last week at the “Workplace Pension 2015” conference in Birmingham.
I was with Bill Trythall, who is a fellow AMNT union appointed trustee on the massive USS Pension scheme. The chair was Louise Farrand from “En…Read more…
UNISON Greater London Community Executive AGM 2015 with Sadiq Khan MP
Collage is from the Regional AGM on Saturday for delegates from branches with Community Service Group members (Housing Associations and the Voluntary sector).
The meeting started on a somber note, as we stood up to pay our respects to Colin Joseph, wh…Read more…
West Ham Municipal Elections 1893: Now and then.
On General election day May 7, London UNISON organiser, Karen Westwood, was representing Labour outside a polling station in Ilford North, when an elderly man bought photocopies of an election leaflet, featuring his Grandfather and gave her a copy. Kar…Read more…
Co-op Votes to Keep Political Link with Labour Movement
As a Co-op shopper and Party member this is great news. I was out canvassing in Tower Hamlets yesterday afternoon for John Biggs as Labour mayor.
When I got a text from one of the “Keep It Co-op” organisers that the Co-operative Group had just voted t…Read more…
Newham Council AGM 2015
Picture collage from the Annual General Meeting of Newham Council (and 50th anniversary of the London Borough of Newham) at Stratford Town Hall.
The meeting started with music and song from local primary school pupils. At the meeting I was re-elected …Read more…
AMNT stall at Workplace Pensions Live 2015
On Thursday I went for a flying visit to Edgbaston, Birmingham to take part in a panel on the second day of Workplace Pensions conference.
The theme of the panel was “View from the coalfield – This session will explore the role of unions on trustee bo…Read more…