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I have been the election agent for Lyn since 2010 (now the 4th time) and below are some responses to enquires I have had previously on General Election polling day
Check out West Ham Labour website if you want to help Lyn out todayPolling stations are…Read more…
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WED 11th DEC (hat tip Andy at West Ham Labour)West Ham
leafletting 7.30am – Wansted Park Station
leafletting 7.30am – Stratford Station
10.30 am – meet up for canvassing in Enfield Southgate
phonebanking 5-7pm St Lukes community cen…Read more…
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Picture from last nights telephone phone canvass of marginals using the Labour Party software “Dialogue” with our candidate Lyn Brown and Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz. There were a few “teething problems” but when it was up and working you can contact m…Read more…
Today I went on a visit with Cllr Zulfiqar Ali and Cllr Shaban Mohammed to our newly opened Newham temporary assessment centre for Rough Sleepers. The centre is called “Stepping Stones” and is staffed 24/7 and can house up to 20 people and another 5 wh…Read more…
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Today I went with on a canvass team for Labour Candidate, Emma Whysall, in Chipping Barnet. Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz also joined board Leader, Graham Taylor, who is the Parliamentary agent from Bethnal Green & Poplar. I have known Graham for man…Read more…
This afternoon I was invited by Redbridge Trades Council to speak at their rally outside the Town Hall in Ilford against public service cuts & in support of postal workers.
As Chair of London UNISON Labour Link (our union Labour Party supporting p…Read more…
Today I was with Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz & comrades from East & West Ham (and other parts of London) to support Jon Cruddas, Labour Candidate in Dagenham & Rainham. London Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, was also there.
After the obligatory …Read more…
Thanks to the Conservatives, seeing your GP can feel like mission impossible. They are destroying our NHS. Your vote can save it. Find out more at
unsn.uk/NoMoreWait #YourVoteCan
The average wait for a GP appointment is now the longest it’s ever been…Read more…
Looking forward to speaking about cuts to NHS and what we need to do to solve the housing crisisRead more…
Insightful session on phone hacking – whistle blower tabloid Journalist, Dan Evans, in conversation with John Gray, discusses his experience of phone hacking
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Former Newham Councillor Seyi Akiwowo (and Pension Committee member) outlines why she founded Glitch after online abuse and a poor response from the tech companies. Read more…
“LAPFF’s deputy chair John Gray presents the successful outcome of engagement with Ryanair which is showing signs of progress on labour rights and board independence plus the challenges of engaging with SportsDirect”.
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You will require a laptop/tablet device and a mobile phone which will be integrated with Labour party activist tool Dialogue.Don’t worry if you have not phone banked before or have trouble with tech issues. There will be others there to …Read more…
Hat tip Newham Council website. “Newham Council Cabinet last night (Tuesday 3 December) voted to adopt a new strategy to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in the borough.
It is the first time in a decade that Newham has had a dedicated Homeless…Read more…
Firstly, apologies that I will have to leave this meeting early as I have to travel to Bournemouth today to attend a Pension Conference.
NEC 9 October 2019
This was the first full meeting of the new NEC at the UNISON centre. There was still problem…Read more…
Yesterday was quite unusual since I visited two excellent Newham primary schools (for different reasons). Check out previous post on West Ham Primary in the morning.
While after school I went to St Antony’s to listen to their fantastic choir sing abou…Read more…