It is just really fantastic news that Newham Council is planning to become a London Living wage employer and sign the UNISON ethical care charter. This was announced by the Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, on behalf of her Cabinet, at last month’s Full Cou…Read more…
“Never Commit, Excuse or Remain Silent About Male Violence”
“Newham residents are being urged to wear orange and make a pledge to stand up to violence against women and girls as part of the UN’S 16 Days of Activism, an international campaign against domestic violence.
Newham Council is supporting the campaign…Read more…
UNISON Welfare Trustee Board and UNISON Staff Pension Trustee Board meetings
I am back home after a couple of busy days in my role as a UNISON National Executive Committee (NEC) appointed Trustee.
On Tuesday I travelled up to Grantham in Lincolnshire to a meeting of the UNISON Welfare Trustee Board. This board is a mix of…Read more…
Newham Council Budget proposals 2019-2020 – London Living Wage; Cut Council Tax for Poor; Eat for Free & Support Children with SEN
I was really proud of the budget proposals announced today by our Labour Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, at Full Council tonight. In spite of further Government cuts and Austerity, we are proposing a London Living Wage for all our care staff (then rolled out to …Read more…
Newham Homelessness Action Group: 20 Nov 2018 #OurDay
Many thanks to all participants at @NewhamLondon Homelessness Action Group. We had residents with lived experience, DWP, Charities & officers working together to tackle the scourge of Homelessness. We have a way to go #OurDayRead more…
Your November Citizens’ Assembly – 20 November 6-9pm (I hope Westhammers can attend their Assembly)
Your November Citizens’ Assemblies
Join us to have your say on local priorities. The second round of Citizens’ Assemblies will run throughout November and build on the findings from the first round that took place in September. Through the first…Read more…
Turning rubbish into pensions
Picture collage from a visit on Friday with Cllr Joshua Garfield, Newham Council Pension officer and our Canadian fund managers, Fiera Infrastructure (top left) to the Cory Riverside “energy from waste” plant in Belvedere, Bexley, Kent.
New…Read more…
Out and about Newham Council Housing: Cundy Street Centre, David Lee Point, Janson Close & Park Road
Picture collage from recent visits, talks and walkabouts I have been on as Newham Housing lead with local residents, Council Officers and local Councillors.
While visiting our housing estates and meeting residents I have found lots of things that we n…Read more…
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz delivering on election manifesto promises and shares power
On Monday evening Newham Council Cabinet & Mayoral proceedings was important, historic, a little exciting yet also reassuringly mundane. In the finest tradition of UK Local Government.
There was a mass of important Council business to wade throug…Read more…
Newham private rented sector licensing scheme breaks £5m barrier for recapturing lost Council Tax
Since the introduction of licensing in 2013 an extra £5,002,203 has been collected from rogue landlords renting out houses in multiple occupation.
Newham’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) licensing scheme began five years ago but was forced, by governme…Read more…
Newham Full Council Meeting 17 September 2018 (my twitter feed)
A busy evening. Confirmed new Chief Executive. Passed motions, submitted petitions, deputation that schools should have ballots before deciding to become academies, Councillor questions, public questions, Mayor and CEO report.
At @NewhamLondon Full Co…Read more…
Thank you Cllr Veronica Oakeshott – Boleyn Ward
This is simply a lovely photograph of Newham Council Executive Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, presenting flowers to Councillor Veronica Oakeshott, who has announced her resignation in order to move closer to her family outside London.
Veronica has been a fanta…Read more…
Newham bids to deliver pledge for 1000 homes at social rent
At tonight’s Newham Council Cabinet meeting, it was agreed to support an ambitious bid to the GLA for grants to deliver up to 1000 homes to be built for our residents at social (council) rents.
This was a key part of the newly elected Newham Labour Ma…Read more…
Being Scrutinised at Scrunty
Recently as Cabinet member for Housing Services I was called to answer questions by the Newham Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
This is a statutory committee of Newham Councillors whose role is to hold the Councils Executive members to account and mak…Read more…
London Stadium Report & LOBO legal action: Newham Full Council Meeting 16.7.18
Tonight’s Newham Full Council meeting was dominated by two key announcements by Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz in her report to Council.
Firsty, she announced the result of a QC investigation on the London Olympic Stadium debacle where Newham Council lost at lea…Read more…
Newham Stand up to Racism – No to Trump & Oppose Tommy Robinson
Picture taken this evening before Labour Group meeting in the Old Town Hall Stratford. Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and Labour Councillors supporting the March and Rally this Friday against the visit of US President Donald Trump and the “Oppose To…Read more…
Newham Council Cabinet Meeting 2 July 2018
A busy agenda but great news that we agreed at the cabinet meeting that the Champions Statute should remain in East Ham and also a programme to oppose further school academies in Newham.
Check out Facebook Live is you want to watch the actual meeting …Read more…
“Mayor unveils first members of Cabinet”
The last 8 years as a backbench Newham Councillor has been a fantastic experience and a real honour to serve my constituents. It has been “difficult” at times but I have enjoyed nearly all of it.
Yesterday evening it was officially confirmed that I ha…Read more…
25% so-called “Affordable” Housing is not enough! West Ham Branch Labour Canvass & Petition about former Ford Car showrooms development.
Picture collage from last Sunday when I was with Cllr John Whitworth and a West Ham CLP Labour team campaigning in my ward, West Ham. We were again asking for signatures for a branch petition calling for more social housing on the proposed development …Read more…
Holocaust Survivor Mala Tribich MBE
I attended the Newham Holocaust Memorial Day 2018. Concentration camp survivor Mala Tribich, who lost her mother, father and sister gave a compelling account of Nazi murder, inhumanity and cruelty.
This is what happens if you do not stand up for…Read more…