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The phoney war finally seems to be over and the House of Commons voted for a General election tonight on December 12. It has to go to the House of Lords but it appears to be “game on” for a General Election on that day.
As you can see from the BBC pol…Read more…
Leigh Drennan is the vice chair of Young Labour in Unite’s North West region. He believes the reason young people, who had become disengaged with politics, were suddenly inspired to get out and use…Read more…
(NB. Below is why our election system in this country is nuts). Picture BBC
68% of votes had no impact on election result: Electoral Reform Society publish definitive report on June voteEMBARGOED: ‘The 2017 General Election: Volatile Voting – Random Results’ report also shows…Read more…
This picture is from Wednesday evening, when we had a West Ham Labour General Election “Wash Up”. CLP Officers, Branch organisers and secretaries were invited to our headquarters in Stratford to talk about and debate, what went right with our election …Read more…
UNISON Northern Ireland issues statement as Conservative Party seeks agreement with Democratic Unionist Party on supporting a minority government after general election result
The article General…Read more…
June 8 was not only a political historic day nationally but a busy day locally for all activists. At 4.30am 10 members of West Ham Women’s forum were in Ilford North to deliver the “don’t forget to vote” leaflets as were other West Hammers in marginal …Read more…
National executive welcomes general election results and prepares for work ahead
The article The fightback starts here – but there’s still a lot to do first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
National executive welcomes general election results and prepares for work ahead
The article The fightback starts here – but there’s still a lot to do first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
After two years of being derided as a waning political force because of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, a resurgent Labour Party has delivered a stunning general election blow to Theresa May’s Tories….Read more…
Hat tip to Dave Ratchford for the chart and figures below. Worth reflecting about I think.
“Labour Share of Vote in recent elections
1983 206 seats 27.6% of the vote 8.4m1987 229 seats 30.9% of the vote 10m1992 271 seats 34.4% of the vote 11.5m19…Read more…
As much as I enjoy campaigning, it is has been marvellous to spend a lazy Saturday morning without worrying about deadlines, printing off walks, knocking on doors and dealing with the inevitable problems and frustrations suffered by election agents of …Read more…
Commenting today (Friday) on the results of the 2017 general election, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a remarkable result that few predicted at the start of the campaign –…Read more…
Polls close 10pm tonight
You do not need your polling card to vote. Just go to the polling station and give your name and address.
If you don’t know where your polling station is click here
If you are a postal voter and have not yet voted you can ta…Read more…
Check out Mirror report “Lyn Brown has stepped in to replace Diane Abbott as acting Shadow Home Secretary – here’s what she thinks of Theresa May’s record on policing
The past two weeks have been traumatic, and the nation mourns for the victims …Read more…
Six weeks ago when Theresa May called her opportunistic election it was understandable that there was a sharp intake of labour movement breath. Could we really mount a decent challenge to a prime…Read more…
Looking close. The real poll is tomorrow. Need to Get Our Vote Out!Read more…
Dear John
If you’ve got any time on Election Day to help Labour you’re really needed in nearby marginals. Below are details for Ilford North (where we won in 2015 by 589 votes) and Westminster North. There’s also info about leafleting in …Read more…
Please share if you want a free NHS or have a USA Trump style scheme that will demand evidence that you can pay before you or your family receive any treatment.
The choice on Thursday is yours. Do not dare to whinge if you vote to kiss your NHS goodby…Read more…
The union I have the privilege of leading, Unite, is glad that the questions of trust and leadership are now centre-stage in this election. For the past seven years, the Conservatives have run…Read more…
Picture collage from last Monday when a few of us from West Ham Labour Party, led by our PPC Lyn Brown, went up to Bishop Auckland in County Durham to support local Labour candidate, Helen Goodman.
We went first to a short mobilisation event of local …Read more…