Check out latest report in the “Newham Recorder”. Tonight at my Councillor surgery I had angry and upset residents coming to see me about what they believe to be a “rigged” Mayoral trigger ballot.
“A second affiliate organisation has confirmed th…Read more…
Newham Mayor Candidate – Why we need a leader to make a hard decision
I must admit that I agree with much (but not all) of the rant below by Newham @triggerdemocracy. I to have been overwhelmed by complaints by local Party members about what has gone on and will support the call for a proper and independent enquiry into …Read more…
“Newham trigger ballot results tighten but Sir Robin Wales maintains race lead”
See the latest report from the Newham Recorder on the trigger ballot.
I do think that it is a genuine shame that Cllr Clive Furness does not below declare that he is a full time paid employee of the current Mayor.
Thinking about it all th…Read more…
“Labour dissenters take on the local party establishment”
Check out the Newstatesman take on the Newham Mayoral Trigger Ballot.
I think the author didn’t really understand that all the Newham Councillor Mayoral advisors are effectively paid employees of the Mayor and the full timers quoted such Cllr Ken Clar…Read more…
Labour councillor ‘prepared to challenge’ Sir Robin Wales as 2018 Newham mayoral candidate
Check out report in Newham Recorder online
“A councillor has said he wants to “challenge” Sir Robin Wales as the Labour Newham mayoral candidate for 2018, the Recorder can reveal.
West Ham ward Cllr John Whitworth informed the existing Newham mayor of his intentions in an open letter…Read more…
“Newham Labour members push for an open Mayoral selection process”
Check out this article published in the Left Futures website on Monday.
“Many people have reservations about the new Regional Directly Elected Mayors but such Mayors in single (unitary) authorities’ raises different concerns. The Mayor for Greater London, Sadiq Khan, has a very powerful position…Read more…
Trigger Democracy – A choice for Newham
Can I recommend that anyone interested in the Newham Labour Mayoral selection process for 2018 looks at this new website https://triggerdemocracy.com/ and its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Trigger-Democracy-523048401153002/ and its twitt…Read more…