A HEALTHY crop of entrants for the annual journalism awards for students at the University of the West of England saw standards rising once again, particularly for the new media entries. Highlights…Read more…
Standards rising in annual Bristol NUJ student awards
Protect the Protectors
This is an article written by our West Ham MP, Lyn Brown. Seen here at the memorial to PC Nina Mackay. Over the Christmas and New Year holiday not only will public service workers be looking after us 24/7 but many of them will face abuse and viol…Read more…
In 2018, we can heal the divides in our country by making sure everyone has a great job
TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady looks forward to the new year, and the TUC’s 150th anniversaryRead more…
Democracy Rules…”Newham councillors welcome call to cancel trigger ballot result”
Latest in local newspaper about the “rigged” selection for Newham Mayor and call by local Councillors for an open and this time, democratic, selection process.
“Two councillors have welcomed mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales’ call for Labour to cancel t…Read more…
Review: Lenin the Dictator: An Intimate Portrait, by Victor Sebestyen
This is the first major biography of the Soviet leader to appear in two decades, and comes as the world marks the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. It is a tremendous achievement….Read more…
Working people must be at the heart of technological process
Automation advances must reach the everyday economyRead more…
Rising housing costs forcing public service workers out of London
I missed the launch of this excellent report by UNISON last month. This is not just a crisis facing London but in high cost housing areas throughout the UK. I used the report for this motion and speech to the London Labour conference.
“UNISON la…Read more…
Treason is punished, courage is rewarded – Napoleón Gómez Urrutia
Excellent article from La Jornada, in Mexico, 21st December 2017 on Mexican trade unions and the Mexican independent union Los Mineros joining with Unite the Union and the United Steelworkers in our…Read more…
Kyffin Williams, ‘The Gathering, Farmers on Glyder Fach’
Top present this Christmas from my Mum was a 2018 calendar featuring the North Walian impressionist painter, Kyffin Williams. The “Gathering” is my favorite. Read more…
A message for UNISON members at Christmas
Although I have stood down in the past year from all my elected positions within my trade union, UNISON, of which I am now simply a member like any other, I have not lost my interest in what UNISON, its activists and officials, are doing. Indeed, at Ch…Read more…
Merry Communist Christmas
Merry Crimbo comrades (hat tip stroppy)Read more…
This Christmas is a good time to fight racism
As regular readers of this blog might expect, I got into something of a row in a pub in the run up to Christmas about whether or not black workers experience systematic racial disadvantage in the workplace. I know what I know from the evidence of my ow…Read more…
Sir Robin Wales speaking at Forest Gate ward meeting 4th January 2018
Dear John Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Forest Gate North Labour Party.
Our next meeting is in January and will be a BIG EVENT. See details below:
Forest Gate North Branch Meeting
Speaker: Sir Robin Wales will be speak…Read more…
Anti Academies Protest Hallsville School
Photo college from protest outside Hallsville Primary School on Wednesday evening against the Academisation of our schools. The protest followed strike action in Avenue and Royal Docks School. I spoke at the protest as did other Councillors such a…Read more…
On New Terrain: How Capital is Re-shaping the Battleground of Class War
Dear Colleagues,
Yet more apologies for the lack of posts since starting working for Equity.
As a final post for 2018 I thought I’d give a plug for the new book from veteran activist and author Kim Moody, On New Terrain: How capital is re-shaping the…Read more…
Caring at Christmas
In the final instalment of our working at Christmas stories we meet Mark, an emergency nurse at a central London hospital. He works on a short stay ward which is part of an accident and…Read more…
“Sir Robin Wales calls for contested mayoral ‘trigger ballot’ outcome to be cancelled”
Hat tip Dave Hill’s On London blog “Sir Robin Wales has asked the Labour Party to cancel the outcome of the internal selection process that saw him endorsed to seek a fifth term as Mayor of Newham following a campaign by local members for an inves…Read more…
Social Media Hate Crime Interview with BBC News London
Fantastic video clip of Forest Gate Labour Councillor, Seyi Akiwowo, being interviewed by BBC news (after speaking at a United Nations conference no less!) exposing the inconsistency and hypocrisy of twitter and the other social media platforms towards…Read more…
Barnier’s Slide Shows How The UK Brexit Team Are Running Out Of Trade Deal Options
This is a slide presented by Michel Barnier, European Commission Chief Negotiator, to the Heads of State and Government at the European Council (Article 50) on 15th December 2017. Or how the Brexit…Read more…