Keir will be at the historic Old Town Hall in Stratford on Monday 27 January 2020. Arrive at 6.30pm for 6.45pm start.
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Busy Labour Movement Day
This morning (Wednesday) started off with a 9am tour and presentation at Anchor House in Canning Town with Councillor colleagues. Anchor House is a former Seaman’s mission which is now is a charity that specialises in supporting single homeless adults….Read more…
Labour Unions – Have a vote in Leader & Deputy Leader elections – deadline 5pm Monday 3 Feb
If you are a member of a trade union that is affiliated to the Labour Party and you have chosen to be part of its political fund that supports the Labour Party you can vote (at no extra cost) in the leadership elections. You need your trade union membe…Read more…
Newham Council Meeting – Living Wage Foundation, Cabinet Reports and Pension Divestment
This evening at the Full Council meeting in Stratford Town Hall we started with a “State of the Borough” debate with speeches from the Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, and updates from all 8 cabinet members.
My very short update was as below :-
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Little Hallingbury Walk
Off message but Gill and I went on a perfect little walk today around Little Hallingbury, which is near Harlow, courtesy of Essexwalks.com. The bright winter sunshine and blue skies helped make it special.
The start of the walk is in the hamlet of Gas…Read more…
Being on Mike Ashley’s Naughty List
Now the season of good will is well and truly over, I can confirm that I did not receive a Christmas card from Sports Direct Mike Ashley.
I am of course – gutted.
Hat tip Daily Telegraph
“The rant before Christmas: five people on Mike Ashley’s naugh…Read more…
Stand Together – Holocaust Memorial Day – Monday 27 January 2020. Stratford Town Hall 9.30-12pm
“Stand Together is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2020. It explores how genocidal regimes throughout history have deliberately fractured societies by marginalising certain groups, and how these tactics can be challenged by individuals standing to…Read more…
Community Wealth Building Launch in Newham Council
This morning we finally had the launch of the Newham Council Community Wealth Building (CWB) programme at The Crystal, Royal Docks. We had to postpone it twice due to Brexit debate clashes and the General election.
Newham directly elected M…Read more…
Lewis in the morning on ReviveFM 94.0
Hat tip Tony Lewis Facebook who is also the joint chair of the Newham Homeless Action Group.
“This Morning on “Lewis in the morning” Breakfast Show on Revive FM 94.0, Cllr and Deputy Mayor for Housing, John Gray attended the Revive FM Stud…Read more…
Newham Council brings back in-house Privatised Park Keepers and Gardeners
A great picture from yesterday when the Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and cabinet lead for Environment, Cllr James Asser met staff who work in Newham Council Parks and Green spaces which have been brought back into public control from private contractors.
Many…Read more…
Team Angela
Dear John,
I want to start by saying a huge thanks for joining Team Angela – I’m really excited about this campaign and humbled by how many people have signed up already.
Today, MP nominations closed in the contest. I’m proud to have so much support f…Read more…
The misery of being in opposition
Yesterday, I helped the Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, with her surgery at Canning Town Library (next to the “Keir Hardie” room).
Trying to help the long queue of residents with their housing misery was far, far worse than before the election since th…Read more…
Gyrn Las by Kyffin Williams: Ionawr January 2020
Off message. My Christmas present this year was a print from Welsh Artist, Kyffin Williams, which I am getting framed. I also got a Welsh National Library, Kyffin Williams 2020 calendar.
See Ionawr January picture of Gyrn Las.
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UNISON welcomes Keir to our Labour Movement Headquarters
Pictures from yesterday’s UNISON welcome to our Labour Leader candidate, Keir Starmer MP, at our headquarters in Euston London. I tweeted at the time that I thought Keir was genuinely moved by the warmth of his reception by UNISON members and staff as …Read more…
100 Years of Council Housing (plus!) Bourne Estate, Holborn
Yesterday I went to a Housing & Regeneration Round-table on the Sadiq Khan Labour Mayoral manifesto for the May election with other London Council leads on Housing and regen.
I got lost looking for the venue but in doing so I had my own tour of th…Read more…
UNISON backs Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner as Labour Leadership dream team
This morning I chaired a regular quarterly meeting of Greater London UNISON Regional Labour Link committee. Labour Link is the voluntary political fund for UNISON members who support the Labour Party.
At this meeting of elected lay members of UNISON L…Read more…
Shadow Commander: Iran’s Military Mastermind
Check out this BBC documentary from February last year (on BBC iPlayer for 26 days). I suggest you watch if interested in the current crisis (and history of region) following the killing of General Qassem Suleimani by the Americans last week.
If the p…Read more…
Angela Rayner says Labour ‘must win or die’ as she enters deputy leadership race
Hat tip BBC News about my UNISON comrade. “Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has announced she is joining the contest to replace Tom Watson as Labour’s deputy leader.She is the fourth Labour MP to declare her intention to run, alongside Richard …Read more…
Angel Pond: Then and Now
This morning I started yet another New Year’s Resolution to get fit by going for a jog around nearby Wanstead Flats. Less than 50m from the start of my run is “Angel Pond” seen then (early 20th century) and now in collage above.
It was named after the…Read more…
Who will be Labour’s next leader?
A good summary of declared and likely candidates for Labour Leadership on BBC here. There is still time for others to put their hat into the ring. I have not decided who to support but to be clear we have hundreds of thousands of families and children …Read more…