In a victory for common sense never mind simple decency, KPMG, the controversial auditing & management services provider have withdrawn as advisors to the Grenfell enquiry following an open letter to the FT and The Guardian on Sunday 7 January crit…Read more…
“All we want is democracy for all” Newham Mayoral Trigger
In last weeks letter page of the “Newham Recorder”. Cllr John Whitworth argues that following the unfairness and wrongdoing in the previous flawed process there should be an open selection to be the Labour Candidate in the 2018 Newham Mayoral local ele…Read 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…
Newham Mayor admits that his selection process was “rigged”?
I have received a number of comments from Labour Party members in Newham today who were somewhat surprised, to say the least, to get a very odd email from our Labour directly elected Mayor, Robin Wales, saying he wanted a rerun of the very contro…Read more…
“On the Rent Strike in West Ham and Canning Town in Newham London Borough”
“The Housing Crisis in London has over the past decade developed and manifested in a variety of forms.
From homeless citizens robbed of their rights to squat the plethora of empty residential properties that litter gilded neighbourhoods of London…Read more…
West Ham Ward Councillor Report 7 December 2017
Councillor Report to Ward 7 December 2017 WEST HAM WARD LABOUR PARTY
tel: 0203 373 2615 or email John.Gray@newham.gov.uk
This is my bi-monthly written report. In October both I and my fellow ward member, John Whitworth, attended and passed …Read more…
Petition To Newham Council: Affordable Housing levels at former Ford Motor Showroom in Plaistow Road.
This petition is being supported by West Ham Labour Party ward. It is really positive that the branch is leading a campaign by local residents to ensure that regeneration projects comply at least with our own Borough targets for social housing.
W…Read more…
40% RENT UP – CAN’T PAY – WILL STAY! Message To One Housing Group
Photo from last night’s planning and action meeting of the Newham key workers facing massive rent rises by the Charitable Landlord, One Housing Group. The tenants are living in housing blocks that were handed over to the Housing Association in 1997 by …Read more…
“Newham declines FOI request for LOBO replacement loan rate”
This is really disappointing news. We are being ripped off by the Banks over our LOBO loans left, right and centre. This is a national issue not only a Newham issue.
Last night the BBC televised allegations that the Bank of England had been invo…Read more…
Far From the Western Front: South Asian Stories of the First World War
After a Labour Party canvass session in Forest Gate last month, Councillor Anam Islam took Councillor John Whitworth and I to this exhibition in the Minhaj-Ul-Quran Cultural centre in Romford Road.
This was a fascinating examination of the untold…Read more…
Communists, Masons & War: Forest Gate South Labour doorknock 18.3.17 with Lyn Brown MP
Picture collage from last Saturday in Forest Gate South ward,West Ham CLP, London. Our MP, Lyn Brown (with her Labour attack dog Cara), local councillors and party activists out knocking doors and talking to residents about Council services and nationa…Read more…
Dear Robin (time to say goodbye or face an open election)
Dear Robin,The results of the Mayoral Trigger Ballot have already shown that the Labour Party in Newham is deeply divided over the question of your automatic re-selection as mayoral candidate for the election of 2018. The majority of members taking part in the Trigger Ballot have voted ‘No’,…Read more…
“Newham trigger ballot results tighten but Sir Robin Wales maintains race lead”
See the latest report from the Newham Recorder on the trigger ballot.
I do think that it is a genuine shame that Cllr Clive Furness does not below declare that he is a full time paid employee of the current Mayor.
Thinking about it all th…Read more…
#CarefortheNHS – West Ham Labour campaign day for the NHS
Picture collage from yesterday. Members of West Ham Labour Party with our MP, Lyn Brown, in Stratford handing out leaflets and talking to the public about the funding crisis facing the NHS.
See photo of Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate (and stanch camp…Read more…
Councillor says Newham mayoral trigger ballot process is ‘neck and neck’
Check out reporter Kat Hopps latest from the Newham Recorder
“Campaigners from opposing sides of the Labour candidate Mayor of Newham 2018 election process say they are confident of winning.
Sir Robin Wales has so far won nine trigger ballots and …Read more…
“Mayor facing a challenge for leadership”
Front page news (and page 5) in this week’s Newham Recorder about the challenge by Cllr Dr John Whitworth to Robin Wales about who should be the next Labour candidate for Newham Mayor.
Tonight East Ham North ward voted NO in the trigger for an open an…Read more…
Labour councillor ‘prepared to challenge’ Sir Robin Wales as 2018 Newham mayoral candidate
Check out report in Newham Recorder online
“A councillor has said he wants to “challenge” Sir Robin Wales as the Labour Newham mayoral candidate for 2018, the Recorder can reveal.
West Ham ward Cllr John Whitworth informed the existing Newham mayor of his intentions in an open letter…Read more…
Mr Cenz and his Art Creation in West Ham
Picture from last week of West Ham ward Councillors (John Whitworth, me and Freda Bourne) with street Artist Mr Cenz (on right), in front of his fantastic mural in Church Road junction with New Plaistow Road, E15 (next to William Hill bookmakers).
Th…Read more…
“Love the Triangle” Church Street West Hammers doing their bit for their local community
The picture is from last Saturday when local residents in Church Street, NHW – Neighbourhood watch West Ham, E15 organised a community clean up, garden planting day and cake stall. It took place next to the historic All Saints church.
They got a gr…Read more…
LOBOs: Putting up and not shutting up
At the Newham Full Council meeting last Monday, the Cabinet member for Finance, Lester Hudson, responded to the arguments that myself and Cllr Whitworth put forward here and here about the exposure Newham has to LOBO loans.
Cllr Hudson said that the Council had saved £64 million in reduced…Read more…