Today I joined UNISON and Labour union colleagues to canvass for Labour in the Uxbridge & South Ruislip by election. A certain Boris Johnson has stood down as the MP for the area (for reasons everyone is aware). The Labour candidate, Dan…Read more…
UNISON Labour Link & Labour Unions supporting Danny Beales for Uxbridge & South Ruislip By Election
This Sunday 25 June UNISON Labour Link and London Labour Unions are out supporting Danny Beales (UNISON member) and his team in the important Uxbridge & South Ruislip by election. This of course follows the resignation of its previous MP, a c…Read more…
UNISON Greater London Labour Link Regional Forum 2023
This week we had our UNISON Regional Labour Link Forum meeting for Greater London delegates in our headquarters in Camden. Labour Link is the UNISON Political fund affiliated to the Labour Party which members decide whether or not they wish to join.&nb…Read more…
Country needs a new government, not just a change of PM
Cabinet shares responsibility with Boris Johnson for state of the UK
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What comes around, goes around. Karma
Karma What comes around, goes around. Hat tip @nec_sonya
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Rishi Sunak’s resignation letter
Rishi Sunak’s resignation letterDear Prime Minister,It is with deep sadness that I am writing to you to resign from the Government.It has been an enormous privilege to serve our country as Chancellor of the Exchequer and I will always be proud o…Read more…
Blog: Concentrating on the issues that matter
As Boris Johnson continues to bluster amid Tory infighting and a vote of no confidence, UNISON will be using our national delegate conference to discuss the issues that really matter
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Blog: Use Thursday to hit the Tories in the ballot box
As service users as well as providers, UNISON members know the challenges faced by councils after a decade of Conservative cuts
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My UNISON Branch officer Labour Link report – 2022 AGM
Last week was my branch AGM (UNISON Greater London Housing Associations) where I was re-elected unopposed as an executive committee member and Labour Link Officer. Below is my written report to the AGM (obviously pre the fascist Putin invasion of Ukrai…Read more…
Corporation Street, West Ham doorstep Surgery: Boris, Planning, Cats & Parrot
Interesting morning carrying out a doorstep surgery in Corporation Street, West Ham, E15. This is reputed to be the longest residential street in Newham. The four of us managed to cover around half of the properties.
I had a conversation with a …Read more…
West Ham Ward doorstep 15.1.22 (Yes, they all hate Boris)
This afternoon we were out “on the knocker” with our local MP Lyn Brown (and Cara – the Labour attack dog).
We had 98 contacts, who were not only overwhelmingly Labour but I can honestly report that I have never heard so much anti-tory comments …Read more…
Blog: It doesn’t get more sickening than the ongoing ‘partygate’
As Boris Johnson and others partied, UNISON members were fighting to save people’s lives and keep them safe – and nothing will ever erase that knowledge
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Blwyddyn Newydd Dda 2022 Happy New Year
“Blwyddyn Newydd Dda” and “Happy New Year 2022”. Boris “promised” a better Christmas than last year. Not for Gill and I since we were both stuck indoors with Covid.
Hopefully 2022 will be better.
Picture from my favourite walk of 2021,when I…Read more…
Coombe Hill & Chequers Walk
As much as I enjoy walking locally in Epping Forest, Essex and East Hertfordshire, it was great to go on some more challenging walking today in the Chilterns.
We started off at the Coombe Hill car park (Just over 1 hour drive from Forest G…Read more…
Workers need action to avert living costs crisis
Responding to prime minister Boris Johnson’s conference speech on Wednesday (October 6), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “For decades boardrooms have got away with ripping off…Read more…
Tax raid on young and low-paid workers
Unite has slammed the government for failing to adequately fill a gaping hole in social care funding as prime minister Boris Johnson today (September 7) announced a National Insurance hike which will…Read more…
Dyson tax text scandal
Commenting on reports of texts between Boris Johnson and James Dyson in March 2020, Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said, “It is no surprise that Dyson’s ultimately aborted efforts to…Read more…
Johnson’s aviation plans not a long-term solution
Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, has warned that proposals by the prime minister Boris Johnson to reduce aviation passenger duty (APD) will not create long-term improvements in the UK’s…Read more…
Epping Forest and Theydon Bois circular walk
Today Gill and I went for a glorious 6 mile walk in Epping Forest. We started from Jack’s Hill carpark which was only 21 minutes drive from Forest Gate (the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, drove for at least 27 minutes from Downing Street to the O…Read more…
Don’t ignore tremendous job opportunities call
The UK’s top manufacturing leaders have joined forces today (February 11) to urge Boris Johnson to put rebuilding the sector at the heart of his roadmap, set to be announced on February 22,…Read more…