Check out “Greater London Campaign Rally with Christina McAnea”. Register to join via…Read more…
Newham Council adds voice to #EndChildFoodPoverty campaign to address holiday hunger facing thousands of school children this half term
Newham Council has today confirmed its support for the #EndChildFoodPoverty campaign, announcing additional money to ensure no child goes hungry during this half term break. Cabinet Member for Education, Cllr Zulfiqar Ali said: “We share the huge …Read more…
Update on ONS Covid19 infection survey
On 11 October I posted here https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2020/10/ons-covid-19-survey.html
on my experience as a volunteer taking part in the study being run by the Office for National Statistic (ONS)
The survey is being run by the US ba…Read more…
“UNISON calls on government to pull back from scrapping Union Learning Fund”
UNISON is calling on the government to pull back from its plan to scrap the Union Learning Fund in England, saying that the decision makes no sense.The announcement that the fund would be scrapped came as the economy struggles to bounce back fro…Read more…
Have Your Say! Newham Consultation on Changes to Allocation Policy
Dear Resident The London Borough of Newham is proposing to make some changes to the Housing Allocations Policy and we want to hear your views. You can have your say by clicking here: https://www.newham.gov.uk/allocationsconsultation Over 2…Read more…
“End our Cladding Scandal: Developers make £5.2 billion in profits while leaseholders face huge bills for safety works”
Need I say any more? Except many leaseholders are not only facing massive bills for the removal of dangerous cladding but also to make good other shoddy and incomplete safety work. While the government as the ultimate regulator of building standards sh…Read more…
Christina McAnea for UNISON General Secretary: “A great result for Jacinda and New Zealand’s Labour Party”
“A great result for Jacinda and New Zealand’s Labour Party. Her brilliant leadership has shown how important it is to have women in power”
Christina…Read more…
Cllr Frederick (Frank) Matthews – my Great Grandfather
There is a lot of really nasty and unpleasant stuff on the internet and social media but there is also many positive things.
This week I was contacted by a long lost relative Graham via this blog who had searched the internet for his great…Read more…
Protest outside Warehouse K – Oppose the hostile environment and there is no place for hate in our borough
Yesterday evening I walked from Newham Dockside along Royal Docks to join Councillor colleagues and local residents protesting outside the historic Warehouse K which is the site of a proposed Immigration detention centre.
Local Newham Coun…Read more…
Socialist & Labour West Ham Cllr George Coe 1870-1910 “He tried to leave the world a little better than he found it”
During the summer I had a wonderful email from Plaistow resident and local historian, Alan Regin, connected to a post I wrote on this blog following the general election in 2015.
On election day 2015 an UNISON colleague of mine was acting …Read more…
“A fairer future for housing – have your say on Newham Council’s housing ambitions”
“Building thousands more genuinely affordable council homes; defeating
homelessness; driving up standards, and making access to housing fairer are at the heart of two consultations launched today (Tuesday October 13) by Newham Council.
Residents are …Read more…
Make Misogyny (hatred of women) A HATE CRIME
USE YOUR VOTE – 28th Oct to 27th Nov – VOTE CHRISTINA
This week is #NationalHCAW so here is a reminder of one of my manifesto commitments.I will lead the fight to end sexism and campaign to misogyny a #HateCrime.I will lead our col…Read more…
H.M.S UNISON
The 1.3 million members of the British trade union UNISON (the largest union in the UK) will probably not be aware that there was a British second world war submarine also called UNISON.
Hat tip Ali G. check out https://www…Read more…
ONS Covid-19 Survey
I was randomly selected as to be part of this national survey. I agreed to take part several weeks ago to be swab tested for current Covid infections and blood tested for antibodies (to see if I have been infected in the past).
However, it…Read more…
“Newham Hero Honoured by the Queen on World Homeless Day”
Ajitha Sajeev awarded British Empire Medal in Queen’s birthday honours for services to Rough Sleepers.
Newham Council is delighted to announce that 30-year Council veteran Ajitha Sajeev has been honoured by the Queen for services to the homeless….Read more…
Newham Against Immigration Centre @NewhamAgainst
Tonight I spoke to young people from Newham via zoom who were very concerned (and other things) about a proposed immigration detention centre being built by the Home Office in Royal Docks, Newham.
Many Newham Councillors (excluding obvious…Read more…
Keir Starmer visits Newham NHS Professionals
“Today we didn’t get the reassurance and hope we needed from the Prime Minister.”Read more…
“Just 21 days until voting papers are sent to UNISON members” – Rally for Vote Christina as our first General Secretary Wednesday 14 October 6.30pm
“Rogue Landlords: Protecting Tenants, Improving Conditions and Creating a Fair Rental Market”
I am speaking at this seminar as the representative of a large landlord who is also a Landlord regulator (Newham Council). Above is a card that our Newham Private Sector landlord licensing team has produced to help vulnerable vulnerable tenants (…Read more…
Christina McAnea says huge thanks for over 200 nominations to be UNISON …
Here’s my thank you message to branches, regions, service groups and to the NEC. Thank you for putting your trust in me. Now let’s start campaigning! votechristina.org#ourfutureinunison#UnisonRead more…