Last night I went to the Newham Council Dockside Building E16 at 11pm to be firstly briefed then sent off in teams to carry out our bi-monthly scount of people sleeping on our streets in Newham. This has been disrupted due to Covid and tonight was a mu…Read more…

This is not good news, I have been using the Track & Trace app since launch and my home postcode has always been “low” risk.

Yesterday It turned orange and is now “medium”. Please download the app & protect your loved ones. https://covid19.nh…Read more…

 
“Absolutely delighted to secure both UNISON Greater London and UNISON Scotland nominations in the same day.As a Scot, living in London, these are the two places I’ve called ‘home’ in my life. I understand the different challenges faced by the de…Read more…

“Live or work in Newham? Want to help stop the spread of coronavirus? Register to join our #Covid19healthchampions 
You’ll be part of a network sharing information.
Find out more and register to become a champion …Read more…

 Yesterday we continued on our mission to compete the Essex Walk (from London, Manor Park to Harwich, Essex). The weather was lovely, warm and blue skies. At the start in Hawbush Green there is a marvellous thatched cottage with a thatched “dog an…Read more…

This is sort of “off message” but I loved going to say hello today to the Longhorn cattle that have been reintroduced into Wanstead Park (part of Epping Forest run by the City of London about 10 minutes walk from Newham). This is an experiment and I ho…Read more…

The Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz is today renewing her call on the government to extend the ban on evictions – which comes to an end this Sunday 20 September.The Council is also reminding tenants and landlords of their rights and responsibilities arou…Read more…

“It is an honour to be nominated by UNISON’s National Executive Council. I am incredibly grateful for their support and proud to have their trust to lead our great union, in partnership with our members and lay leaders”. 

#ourfutureinunison

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The Neighbourhood Citizens’ Assemblies – September 2018 to September 2020The assemblies in each area were followed by the creation of a steering group that consists of local people who live, work or learn in the area, alongside councillors and c…Read more…

“The clapping might have stopped, but the support shouldn’t. Join us in the fight to support all key workers and rebuild public services at unison.org.uk/nobacktonormal #NoGoingBackToNormal”
sign letter here 
Dear Prime Minister and Chancellor,

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 A lovely 5.2 mile walk today only 21 minutes from Forest Gate. We started off at the car park opposite Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge then walked along Chingford Plain towards Pole Hill. This is where TE Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) owned lan…Read more…

 Drug and alcohol rehabilitation workers in north west on strike over failure to honour NHS pay award despite expensive rebranding (Hat tip UNISON)
UNISON members employed by the charity We Are With You (formerly Addaction) in Wigan…Read more…

 Press release from Local Authority Pension Fund Forum about the destruction of 46,000 year old Aboriginal caves in Australia by mining company Rio Tinto.  I am Joint vice chair of LAPFF and am really pleased wit…Read more…

 
“On Tuesday 8 September 2020 Newham Council Cabinet approved a proposal to consult residents on a draft Housing Delivery Strategy for the borough. The strategy sets out the scale of the housing challenge in Newham and the Council’s ambition…Read more…

There was a really great online hustings and debate tonight with the executive committee members of the London Housing Association branch. 4 out of the 5 candidates (one of the 4 had someone speaking on their behalf) were able to join the committee on …Read more…