This is great news! At tonight’s Newham Council meeting it was agreed by Councillors to endorse the decision by our Executive Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, for us to become a London Living Wage Employer and to sign (and become) a signatory to the UNISON …Read more…
Newham Council to invest £120m in improving existing council homes
“Newham Council’s housing stock will be improved as part of a £120m investment programme, to drive up standards for residents and ensure our council homes are safe and well maintained.
The commitment was set out as part of the Housing Revenue Account …Read more…
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 2018
Off message but last month as a birthday treat I went with Gill for a weekend in Portsmouth to visit once again its Historic Navy Dockside. It is well worth a visit if anyone is interested or curious about our naval history.
Many years ago I read all …Read more…
Grinning Tory MPs and Food Banks
Check out this article in “NewStateman” on “When Tory MPs visit foodbanks – Armed with tins of beans and bags of sugar, elected representatives of this government have been posing alongside the damage they’ve done.”
I do not for minute pret…Read more…
Petition: Repeal the two child limit to Tax Credits and Universal Credit.
Repeal the two child limit to Tax Credits and Universal Credit.It is a glaring injustice. It breaks the link between the assessment of children’s needs and the support they receive.
It will worsen child poverty. Not all women have control over the…Read more…
Newham Full Council Meeting 26 November 2018 : Update on Housing Services report
This is my update to Newham Full Council meeting last week in Stratford Town Hall on our Housing Services as the Cabinet lead. I had 3 minutes for the update and I didn’t quite get all of this out in the time allowed.
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Triangle Christmas Market – Sunday 9 December 11-4pm by West Ham All Saints Church E15 3HX
This will be a great Christmas event for the ward.Read more…
UNISON Winter fuel Grant 2018
Winter fuel grant programme
Dear John,
We are delighted to forward details of the 2018/19 Winter Fuel Grant Programme. Anything you can do that will ensure members on the …Read more…
UNISON Ethical Care Charter & London Living Wage for all Newham Council Workers
It is just really fantastic news that Newham Council is planning to become a London Living wage employer and sign the UNISON ethical care charter. This was announced by the Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, on behalf of her Cabinet, at last month’s Full Cou…Read more…
Newham Heritage Week – Walk to Mill House & Tour
Picture college is from the last day of Newham Heritage Week, when Gill and I walked from Forest Gate (and back) for a tour of Mill House in 3 Mill Island, Bromley-by-Bow.
We walked via the back streets of Forest Gate, thorough West Ham Park, the Gree…Read more…
“Never Commit, Excuse or Remain Silent About Male Violence”
“Newham residents are being urged to wear orange and make a pledge to stand up to violence against women and girls as part of the UN’S 16 Days of Activism, an international campaign against domestic violence.
Newham Council is supporting the campaign…Read more…
UNISON Welfare Trustee Board and UNISON Staff Pension Trustee Board meetings
I am back home after a couple of busy days in my role as a UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC) appointed Trustee.
On Tuesday I travelled up to Grantham in Lincolnshire to a meeting of the UNISON Welfare Trustee Board. This board is a mix of…Read more…
Residents stories exploring the impact of the housing crisis in Newham
My NEC Report to UNISON Community Service Group Executive (SGE) 28 November 2018
Dear SGE Members
Further to my last NEC report to SGE on 3 October 2018. Apologies for the lateness of this report and that I will only be able to stay for a short while at this meeting since I will have to travel to Birmingham to attend another UNISO…Read more…
Grovember: 7 Reasons to Join UNISON
7 reasons to join UNISONEach of our 1.3 million members has their own reasons for joining UNISON.But every one receives our help and support.Legal HelpFor you at work and your family at homeFinancial AssistanceAnd debt advice in times of needCompensati…Read more…
Newham Council Budget proposals 2019-2020 – London Living Wage; Cut Council Tax for Poor; Eat for Free & Support Children with SEN
I was really proud of the budget proposals announced today by our Labour Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, at Full Council tonight. In spite of further Government cuts and Austerity, we are proposing a London Living Wage for all our care staff (then rolled out to …Read more…
West Ham CLP Christmas Party – Friday 7 December
Xmas will start on 7 December!
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Number of social rented homes
Hat tip John Healey MP Shadow Secretary of State for Housing. This is one of the reasons why we have 105 street homeless living rough in Newham as well as 5,100 homeless families living in temporary accommodation and 28,000 on our waiting list. T…Read more…
Stand Up To Racism March
Top video from Chester at CY Film production on Newham activists and the “Stand up to Racism” march last Saturday. Apologies for muddling date of London Blitz. It was over 70 years not 60.Read more…
Home ownership is the most ‘subsidised’ tenure
Another excellent housing “myth buster” by Red Brick (Website of the Labour Housing Group) “home ownership is now easily the most subsidised tenure, much more so than social housing, with private renting receiving the least help”.
“It often seems that…Read more…