David Amess was a Newham boy born in Plaistow and educated I believe in St Bonaventure School. Today I also remembered the stabbing of East Ham MP Stephen Timms and the killing of Jo Cox MP. We had a number of political campaigning sessions plan…Read more…
West Ham Ward Cllr Street Surgery: Uneven Pavements, Blocked drains, Fly tipping, Bulk Rubbish, Leylandii trees, Unsafe Roads…
My West Ham Ward Councillor colleague, John Whitworth and I (our ward colleague Charlene had a clash) had a really interesting Street Surgery this evening. Knocking on doors and introducing ourselves and asking residents if they had any issues wi…Read more…
TUC Education Winter 2021 webinar programme
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Our First Latin American Day Celebration in Newham
This evening in the Old Town Hall Stratford I attended the celebration of Latin American Day. There was speeches and poetry then delicious foods and great live music.
Everyone from our local Latin American Community I spoke to were so happ…Read more…
Daws Heath Woods Walk (& its Welsh Connection due to the “traitor” Henry of Essex)
Yesterday Gill and went on this walk around Daws Health, detailed in “Wild Essex Walks” book. It was a largely interesting 6 mile walk thorough ancient forests, but not that “Wild”. It was a little busy in parts and there was road noise fro…Read more…
Last Chance to vote in UNISON National Labour Link elections 2021 – Ballot closes Wed 13 October 5pm
If you are a UNISON member who is affiliated to the Labour Party, you should have received a ballot paper to your home address and an email (If UNISON have an email address for you and if there is a contested election in your region).
You…Read more…
“On the knocker” in Canning Town South
It was a lovely day for the time of year to go canvassing for Labour. We split into two teams. My team leafleted some modern apartment blocks overlooking the old docks (we could not get in to door knock).
Then by contrast we walked through the E…Read more…
Statement from UNISON NEC Members 6.10.21 (see the attempt to divide & destroy our union)
(See what happened on the day that the Ultra left tried to divide & destroy our union just when we are mobilising to call pay strike ballots in Health & Local Government. I will add my name)
Statement from NEC Members following the NEC Me…Read more…
Croydon Council Governance Referendum 2021
Just back from an evening campaigning with Labour colleagues in Croydon on their Mayoral Referendum.
Voters are being given a choice of staying with the traditional Council Leader and Cabinet Model or an Executive Mayor system.
While I str…Read more…
Legal advice on attempt by ultra left extremists to destroy the democracy of our union & use members money to employ their mates
Watch this space at this outrageous attempt to subvert the democratic sovereignty of our National Delegate Conference and to illegally spend our members subscriptions on their mates.
At the very same date of the Tory Conference, instead of t…Read more…
Conservative Party Conference 2021 Schedule
Why haven’t the UK “top” Companies report on their workers deaths from Covid? PIRC report
A shocking report from PIRC. Does anyone really believe that no shop workers in major UK supermarkets caught Covid while at work?
It is surely clear that thousands of workers caught Covid at their workplace (and many died) but hardly any U…Read more…
Greensted Essex Walk – start at “oldest Wooden Church in the World” (& Tolpuddle Martyrs connection)
Today, Gill and I went on a superb autumnal walk, starting off from one of my very favourite locations, Greensted Church near Chipping Ongar, Essex. Which is not only the “oldest Wooden Church in the World” but was also the local church of many of the …Read more…
Custom House doorstep on Labour National Campaign Day
I was out today with comrades in Custom House ward, West Ham. It was a little wet but using the Labour Party Doorstep app on our smartphones meant that we didn’t have soggy and disintegrating paper canvass sheets to record information upon. However, a …Read more…
Commemoration of Battle of Cable Street march and rally Sunday 3 October 2021 @ 1pm – 5pm
Commemoration of Battle of Cable Street march and rally Sunday 3 October 2021 @ 1pm – 5pm The march assembles at 1pm at the junction of Cable Street and Leman Street and will move off at 1.30pm towards the Cable Street mural for the rally….Read more…
London UNISON Celebrating Black History Month 2021 “Breaking the Glass Ceiling”
This year the Regional Black Members Committee will be hosting a virtual event to celebrate Black History Month.
The theme will be: Breaking the Glass Ceiling. This is an opportunity for the Region to recognise and celebrate Black Lives, which i…Read more…
Keir Starmer Leader Speech to Labour Party Conference 2021
I am back home after spending the last 5 days at Brighton for the Labour Party Conference 2021. It was great to be back in Brighton at a physical, real life face to face conference, after all this time.
I was there as a Party member (self funding…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2021
My pass to Labour Party Conference has arrived, travel, Covid vaccination pass and accommodation sorted out and I am busy checking out which fringes and debates to attend. I am not a delegate, so no early morning delegation meetings to attend nor…Read more…
Clarion UNISON AGM 2021
Yesterday evening was the AGM of UNISON members who work for Clarion Housing Association. It was a “hybrid” meeting held physically in Clarion headquarters in London Bridge and virtually on MS teams. We have members in 22 UNISON branches i…Read more…
Anu Prashar “I’m voting for Anu…She’ll be a strong voice for London”
By now UNISON members who are part of Labour Link (the political fund that supports the Labour Party and fights to bring UNISON values and priorities into the Party) should have received their ballot form by post to their home addresses (and email if t…Read more…