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(this post was pulled in January since I didn’t realise that we had to wait until formal launch of Red Lines which took place yesterday. I will post further on this “revolutionary” proposal)
Picture is from last weeks workshop on “Red Lines” run joint…Read more…
A moving union song by the late and great Pete Seeger… “Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man”. Read more…
Today I went for my first country walk of 2015. Trent County Park in Enfield Chase, North London is a remnant of an ancient Royal hunting ground.
This pathfinder walk was only 4 miles (but we got lost and added another couple of miles I think). It was…Read more…
Wonderful song… Read more…
I have just voted on-line for a new Chartered Institute of Housing Regional Board for London. I had to support my former Tower Hamlets colleague Jan Taranzuk. The only Chief officer I have ever known who use to work in Housing and at the same time live…Read more…
This has not been commissioned by the Labour Party but by The Independent who invited ad agency companies to think up posters for all political parties. Actually, I hope the Party uses it!Read more…
Well, I never – Pub Landlord Al Murray standing against UKIP and Farage as Parliamentary candidate for FUKP in South Thanet. Read more…
The picture is from a course I helped run last year for my UNISON branch on Health and Safety. It was organised by our Outreach Worker, Andy Robinson and the guest speaker was Personal Injury lawyer from Thompsons Shamoona Sheikh (right of photo).
Sha…Read more…
Reserve the evening of 9 March in your diary. It was agreed at tonights West Ham Labour Party Executive to go ahead with a fund raising event at the historic Theatre Royal, Stratford East, West Ham, East London.
Lyn Brown MP will host the event and pr…Read more…
hat tip Exposing Britain FirstRead more…
hat tip Exposing Britain FirstRead more…
Fantastic song. Let no one ever forget the power of the union. Moral, political and industrial.Read more…
On Saturday my Council surgery went over by 30 minutes due to a queue of constituents wanting help about serious housing matters. It was very grim. We just desperately need to build more homes.
In the afternoon I went on a #labourdoorstep…Read more…
Great quote by Abraham Lincoln. Equally applies to women of course.Read more…
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE There are about 4.6 million people in the UK who are members (active, deferred or retired) of the Local Government …Read more…
“We stand in solidarity with France against this evil attack by terrorists intent on attacking our democratic way of life & freedom of speech”. Well said Ed (Miliband). Read more…
“Happy 2015… It’s only seven days into the new year and already voters can’t have failed to notice there’s a General Election coming.
The Tories have already published a false dossier on Labour’s plans and the NHS is in crisis.
General Election 201…Read more…
Today 6 January is “Fat Cat Tuesday” By only the 2nd working day of the first month of the year, the average CEO of a FTSE 100 company will have received more pay that the average UK worker will earn in the entire year.
Check out TUC press release
“TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:…Read more…
I posted last week that this is the Labour movement election season with my election address for the UNISON Greater London Regional Finance Convenor position. Yesterday evening I send out nomination requests for the UNISON NEC elections (see below). I …Read more…
If you are a London UNISON activist then download our training programme and application form for 2015 courses. I will be applying to go on the refresher steward course this year (under the Employment Rights Act unions are obligated to make sure that t…Read more…