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‘We will always defend the NHS as a public service, free at the point of use, so that when you fall ill, you never have to worry about the bill’
The article Streeting tells health conference: ‘The challenge is enormous’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘We will always defend the NHS as a public service, free at the point of use, so that when you fall ill, you never have to worry about the bill’
The article Streeting tells health conference: ‘The challenge is enormous’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Fair pay agreement and national care service the key to transforming things
The article Care worker career path is good move, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Fair pay agreement and national care service the key to transforming things
The article Care worker career path is good move, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A modern NHS needs modern pay practices to keep and recruit the staff required to deal with the multiple crises it currently faces
The article NHS staff urge local MPs to kickstart talks as government stalls on pay promises, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A modern NHS needs modern pay practices to keep and recruit the staff required to deal with the multiple crises it currently faces
The article NHS staff urge local MPs to kickstart talks as government stalls on pay promises, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘I met with Wes Streeting, the shadow secretary of state for health and social care, who is the first to sign up to UNISON’s national care campaign pledge’
The article UNISON opinion: A better way is possible for social care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘I met with Wes Streeting, the shadow secretary of state for health and social care, who is the first to sign up to UNISON’s national care campaign pledge’
The article UNISON opinion: A better way is possible for social care first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A national care service would mean the quality of care is of the same high standard, no matter where in the country it was being provided.
The article Prospective MPs urged to back new national care service first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A national care service would mean the quality of care is of the same high standard, no matter where in the country it was being provided.
The article Prospective MPs urged to back new national care service first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Yesterday morning I started off campaigning in Forest Gate North with local Councillor, Anamul Islam and activists. It was also the first time that my wife, Gill, had actually knocked on doors and spoke to residents about supporting Labour.
It was the…Read more…
Yesterday started with my Newham Councillor surgery in Vicarage Lane Community Centre, West Ham. A constituent came to see me about a pretty appalling disrepair case in a Housing Association shared ownership block. I have been in touch already about th…Read more…
Picture collage from yesterday’s (Saturday) Labour campaigning in West Ham and Ilford North. In the morning we had street stalls in in Forest Gate and Canning Town, as well as canvass teams in Plaistow North, Plaistow South and Custom House.
Our West …Read more…
Yesterday we ordered our first West Ham CLP freepost leaflet (the relief). Today I had the Board for a team of local Party activists in Forest Gate North. There was 4 of us and I asked each of them to visit a particular address and ask the residents th…Read more…
After a week in North Wales celebrating my Mum’s 76th, visiting family (and sneaked in a couple of hill walks) I drove back to London yesterday and today started campaigning in the Ilford North marginal then met up with West Ham CLP officers to agree o…Read more…
This is a late post but picture collage is from the UNISON Parliamentary reception on 28 April 2016 for Labour Link members in North East London.
The first speaker was Ilford North MP Wes Streeting MP then Stella Creasy MP. I spoke about this be…Read more…
Over 80 members of West Ham Labour Party attended yesterday evening’s nomination meeting at Vicarage Lane Community centre, E15. At the beginning, our CLP Chair, Charlene McLean, called out the names of the 8 declared candidates and asked for proposers…Read more…
There was loads of Labour Party and trade union supporters in Ilford North on Thursday, so this is only a limited snapshot of what went on that day.
Westhammers were there at 5am to deliver reminder leaflets (followed by a well deserved breakfast in t…Read more…
Ilford North needs all the help it can get on polling day (and the run up). Volunteer here http://www.wesstreeting.org/polling_day_2015
Tomorrow (Sunday 3 May) at 2pm West Ham Labour are joining comrades from East Ham to campaign for Wes.
West Hamme…Read more…
Picture collage is from this afternoon’s campaigning for Wes Streeting as the future Labour MP for Ilford North.
We had 5 West Hammers (and 1 East Hammer) with us while Walhamstow PPC, Stella Creasy, was also there with her local activists to support …Read more…