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…
The Guv’s common sense message to the UK
Well, I never – Pub Landlord Al Murray standing against UKIP and Farage as Parliamentary candidate for FUKP in South Thanet. Read more…
Personal Injuries, Workers Memorial Day & Bite Sized Intro to Health and Safety at Work
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…
Stand Up for Labour: Theatre Royal, Stratford, 9 March 2015
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…
Facebook doesn’t care that “Britain First” is a Hitler Worshipping Cult
hat tip Exposing Britain FirstRead more…
Facebook doesn’t care that “Britain First” is a Hitler Worshipping Cult
hat tip Exposing Britain FirstRead more…
There is Power in a Union
Fantastic song. Let no one ever forget the power of the union. Moral, political and industrial.Read more…
First Ilford North canvass 2015
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…
“…but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”
Great quote by Abraham Lincoln. Equally applies to women of course.Read more…
LGPS Pension Boards: Model UNISON Magna Carta
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…
Brain washed morons pretending they are doing God’s work.
“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…
West Ham Labour January update – General Election just 120 days away (& debate on Syria)
“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…
Fat Cat Tuesday
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…
NEC Elections 2015: Community General Seat & Female Seat Nomination Request
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…
Learning & Organising in Greater London UNISON 2015 (defend members & fight union busters)
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…
Why I like to pay taxes….
Love it. Hat tip the USA coffee movement. Maybe we should form something similar across the pond to counter the uber right wing Tories or their Kipper cousins. Read more…
Why is Housing the dog that never has its political day?
It was pretty depressing to read “Inside Housing” last week and see that housing is not in the voters top 10 priorities for the general election.
For someone who works in social housing and whose case work as a Councillor is mainly about overcrowding …Read more…
Sign me up as a Labour supporter…fight the General Election (and pick the next London Mayor)
There is only 4 months and 5 days to go until the General Election. So this is going to be a busy, busy time for me and other Labour activists.
Part of my job as West Ham Labour agent and Chair of London UNISON Labour Link will be to encourage Labour …Read more…
Happy New Year 2015 – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Picture of Bardsey, the Island of 20,000 Saints, Llyn Peninsular, New Years Day 2011 Read more…
My year according to Google+
This is what Google+ thinks of my 2014. Sad that Gerry and Stuart as well as others are no longer with us but there was many good times as well. Highlights of the year for me was being re-elected as a Councillor in West Ham, visiting Ireland and comple…Read more…