The picture is from the reception held this evening in the Palm Tree, Romford Road to honour the recent election of my good political comrade (and friend) Anam Islam, as a Councillor for Forest Gate North.
I was invited with other Coun…Read more…
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The picture is from the reception held this evening in the Palm Tree, Romford Road to honour the recent election of my good political comrade (and friend) Anam Islam, as a Councillor for Forest Gate North.
I was invited with other Coun…Read more…
What a great speech by Anamul following the count announcement and how humble and gracious he is to his opponents. He won over 52% of the vote despite the complete and utter mess our National Party is in at the moment. He is a principled socialist and …Read more…
I was very proud on Monday evening to take part in a peaceful protest against hate and racism.
An Asian Labour Party canvasser had been abused, attacked and hit on the head with a bottle the previous day. This was a completely unprovoked attack…Read more…
Picture collage from the recent canvassing sessions in the Forest Gate North ward By election in Newham, East London. The candidate is Anam Islam, a top Labour trade unionist, anti-racist campaigner and committed socialist.
The campaig…Read more…
Picture collage is from the vigil held yesterday morning (I was out of London this weekend) in Forest Gate for Jo Cox MP, who was murdered by an apparently mentally disturbed but committed Nazi and Fascist.
It was organised by West Ham Labour Wom…Read more…
Following the resignation of Forest Gate North Councillor, Ellie Robertson, in order to take up a politically restricted post in City Hall, we have a Newham Council by election on July 14 (Bastille Day).
This Thursday 16 June there will be a meeting o…Read more…
These are notes from a briefing and discussion we had at last months Forest Gate North Labour Party branch meeting on the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and it’s consequences. The briefing is based on an Unison report to its NEC. Our branch now tr…Read more…
Love it. Sock it to ’em Forest Gate North Labour Councillor, West Ham CLP Womens Officer and UNISON member, Seyi Akiwowo. Read more…
Last Thursday at a very well attended meeting of my local Forest Gate North Branch Labour Party,
members voted overwhelmingly to support the below rule change.
There was a really good debate with a wide range of different views and arguments ex…Read more…
The collage is from recent campaign sessions in Forest Gate North (West Ham CLP). The Labour vote for Sadiq Khan in the ward is pretty overwhelming. It is also amazing how many Party members there are nowadays. Every street it seems has 2 or 3 me…Read more…
Results from the 2nd Forest Gate North AGM/special meeting held last night.
West Ham Constituency Officers nominations.
Chair: Charlene McLean Plaistow South
Secretary: Alan Griffiths Forest Gate South
Treasurer: John Saunders Stratford
V…Read more…
Yesterday I had my 2nd Labour Movement AGM in a row. On Wednesday I went to the UNISON Greater London Region AGM, where I was re-elected (for the 8th consecutive year) as a Regional Council Officer (the Executive Convener for Finance).
Last nigh…Read more…
My Forest GateA discussion meeting for all Labour party members, supporters and friends:Thursday 5thNovember 2015 from 8pmCoffee7 corner ofWoodgrange/Sebert Road
Rachel Tripp, Community Lead Councillor for Forest Gate, will lead a friendly and interact…Read more…
Newham’s youngest Councillor, Seyi Akiwowo, asked, me to give this event “a shout”.
“Dear Friends
Forest Gate North Labour is hosting a ‘Changing London’ event on Thursday 2nd July from 8-9.30pm
at Coffee7, Sebert Road (opposite Forest Gate Station…Read more…