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This morning I started the day with another slow jog along the Brighton beach front. During breakfast at the hotel my branch delegation agreed which 6 motions that we want to be “prioritised” for debate on Friday afternoon (the infamous UNISON …Read more…
Today, as Chair of UNISON London Regional Labour Link Committee, I chaired our London Forum of UNISON Labour Link. Which took place in the UNISON Centre in Camden. It was great to be back in the centre after two long years, for a in person (and v…Read more…
This evening was our branch AGM held in central London. It was a hybrid, in person and zoom quorate meeting. I was pleased to have been re-elected (unopposed) as the branch Labour Link officer.
Our excellent guest speaker was David Lammy M…Read more…
Picture collage from last night’s “dialogue” phone bank organised by Labour Unions and Greater London UNISON Labour Link.
David Lammy MP gave us a quick briefing beforehand on how important it is that we have a Labour Mayor & Assembly …Read more…
This afternoon I spoke at the virtual launch of the campaign to elect the Labour and Cooperative Party candidate, Lola Oyewusi, as the next Kent Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2021.
I have known Lola for many years and she is the assistant …Read more…
(Love this pic. The 1.3 million members of UNISON are split into “Service Groups” according to their occupation and employer. Community comprises of members employed by the Voluntary Sector (Charities and Housing Associations). While we have our moment…Read more…
This is a late post on a 3 day delegation visit I went in March to Athens with the Greece Solidarity Campaign (GSC). The GSC is an independent campaign and non-party political organisation, established in response to an appeal by Tony B…Read more…
Picture is from the Defend Council Housing lobby against the Housing and Planning Bill in the House of Commons earlier this month. A number of MPs, Lords, Tenant representatives, campaigners and trade unions came to speak at it.
I was late due t…Read more…
Last week I went on a (self funded) delegation organised by the Greece Solidarity Campaign to Athens. David Lammy MP was a member of the delegation.
I will post on the visit but yesterday David wrote a powerful (and angry) article in the NewStatesman which I have copied below:-
“Unless Europe’s…Read more…
This afternoon there was a London Labour Party Mayoral candidate hustings at the historic Old Town Hall in Stratford, East London
West Ham MP, Lyn Brown, local Councillors and other Party supporters held a stall outside on behalf of candidate, Sa…Read more…
Over 80 members of West Ham Labour Party attended yesterday evening’s nomination meeting at Vicarage Lane Community centre, E15. At the beginning, our CLP Chair, Charlene McLean, called out the names of the 8 declared candidates and asked for proposers…Read more…