In a bid to rule out a disastrous no deal Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn has put forward plans to make himself a caretaker Prime Minister after forcing out Boris Johnson with a no confidence vote when MPs…Read more…
Rural news tops Corbyn’s address
Jeremy Corbyn praised Unite’s Landworker magazine as part of his speech encompassing rural issues at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in Dorset yesterday (July 21). Holding aloft a copy…Read more…
“With a huge sense of relief I have just resigned as Chair of West Ham CLP”
Hat tip Josephine Grail
“The exhausting experience of chairing a set of increasingly hostile meetings has taken a personal toll.
Last night’s AGM gave me no sense that there is a majority on the general committee who are interested in a collective e…Read more…
One wage for all ages
Great photo of our former UNISON Housing Associations branch manager & organiser, Josephine Grahl, with Jez and Dave Prentis, celebrating 20 years of National Minimum wage (and campaigning for all workers to be paid the same)
Josephine is now…Read more…
Labour Local Government Association Conference 2019
Last weekend I went to the Labour LGA conference in Coventry. There were Labour councillors from all over England. On the Friday evening Tom Watson was the speaker at a buffet meal. The next day Jeremy was our keynote speaker (see main picture with Jer…Read more…
“Newham’s left wing Mayor challenges Tory austerity in her first budget”
Hat tip “Labour Against Austerity”
By Daniel Blaney
“The Mayor [of Newham] has set out a clear ambition for housing in Newham, with a particular focus on increasing social housing stock in the borough.
This will require significant Council capital i…Read more…
Marching Against School Cuts
Picture collage from yesterday’s evening demo and rally in Westminster against cuts in school funding. Despite the rain, it was a cheerful, noisy and well attended event. Newham Labour Group met up with local activists beforehand at Stratford Station (…Read more…
‘Make way for a party that can’
Jeremy Corbyn said a no deal Brexit will be a “national disaster” that he will work to avoid as he met with EU officials in Brussels today (September 27) to discuss what would happen if Labour took…Read more…
End of Labour Party Conference 2018
I am now back in Newham from a very much “full on” Party conference in Liverpool. I think I attended 9 different fringes on housing, the conference housing debates and learnt from all the speeches and also from all the wide ranging Q&A sessions.
‘The new common sense’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ignited the party’s conference in his closing speech this afternoon (September 26) as he called for a “radical plan to rebuild and transform our country”. He paid…Read more…
UNISON reacts to Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to the Labour Party Conference
Jeremy Corbyn delivered a speech that shows Labour is a radical government in waiting, ready to unite our communities
The article UNISON reacts to Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to the Labour Party…Read more…
“Shocking picture shows Jeremy Corbyn with extremist leader of rogue island nation”
“A shocking new picture has emerged of Jeremy Corbyn appearing to converse with the extremist leader of a rogue island nation that sells weapons to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
The picture allegedly shows Jeremy Corbyn talking to Theresa May, the b…Read more…
‘Hope can replace fear’
Speaking at Unite’s policy conference on Tuesday (July 3) Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party was “back as the political voice of the working class” as he pledged to bring about…Read more…
UNISON’s “Goodbye and thanks” to Rodney Bickerstaff
On Thursday I went to a packed out memorial in the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster to celebrate the life of our former UNISON General Secretary, Rodney Bickerstaff. The meeting was compered by UNISON National officer for Equalities, Gloria Mills,…Read more…
“Antisemitism on the left”
This welcome post is by my fellow West Ham Labour Vice Chair, Josephine Grail on her personal blog.
“I have been troubled recently by a lot of the responses I have seen in my social media timelines to the antisemitism issues in the Labour party.
Firs…Read more…
“Newham Deselection Was A Sign Of Democratic Change – Not A Power Grab”
Very good article on LabourList by Newham resident Maya Goodfellow
“Ever since Jeremy Corbyn was elected Labour leader, a narrative has endured regardless of how well the party’s done at the ballot box or how many new membership cards are issued: he’s…Read more…
‘A clear choice’
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey welcomed today’s (February 26) speech by Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit, saying it showed that people have a clear choice between a Labour Brexit putting people first,…Read more…
Cash boost for NHS plea
Nearly 2,000 campaigners including health staff, patients, trade union activists and others joined the Labour party last night (January 25) at a rally demanding a significant cash boost for the…Read more…
West Ham Labour Xmas Campaigning & Events Update
Dear MemberWest Ham Labour Party Xmas updateMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Looking forward to an early general election and a Labour Government in 2018 with Jeremy Corbyn as our Prime Minister.As well as the usual campaigning and political event…Read more…
All I want for Christmas is #JC4PM
Received this Crimbo card at UNISON NEC from Welsh colleague Mark Fisher @mfish_9. I will steal. Read more…