Sunday started early with a cycle over to my ward and a hearty breakfast at the Plaistow Café — the kind of place where the tea is strong, the portions generous, and the conversations even better.From there I joined local residents for a site vis…Read more…
Busy Labour Weekend in West Ham & Playing Away in Royal Victoria
It was a busy weekend. Friday started very early, getting into hard-to-access blocks to leaflet postal voters using trade access buttons. Saturday morning was my Councillor surgery at the newly refurbished Vicarage Lane Community Centre, whi…Read more…
Red Sky in West Ham
While out with our Labour action team colleagues this evening (Thursday) in West Ham ward, delivering local community leaflets we enjoyed a fantastic red sky sunset. Shepherds Delight….?Read more…
“On the knocker” next to West Ham Park
This canvass took place last Saturday, a week ago, during a street surgery next to West Ham Park. We had plenty of positive conversations with residents and noted some concerns about ASB and complex neighbour disputes. Some beautiful blossom in t…Read more…
West Ham Ward SNT Panel Meeting
The photo collage is from the recent Ward Panel meeting with local Police and residents. West Ham Councillor John Whitworth, candidate Adjoa Kwarteng, and I attended to discuss crime and community safety in the ward. These meetings are held …Read more…
“We’ve recently had a jampacked Action Day of canvassing here in West Ham! Vote Labour on May 7th! 🌹🌹”
It was a fantastic Super Saturday with three canvassing sessions and over 35 activists in West Ham ward. Huge thanks to our organisers for their support. Although there was one particularly unpleasant incident involving a non-resident, which I reported…Read more…
“On the Knocker” Newham Labour Xmas Street Surgeries
Today I joined Newham Labour Mayoral Candidate 2026, Forhad Hussain, local Councillors, activists and 2026 candidates, to carry out a series of street surgeries across Newham – Green Street (which I missed), West Ham, Canning Town and Little Ilfo…Read more…
Newham “ACTIVATE” training & out canvassing for Labour Mayoral Candidate – Forhad Hussain
I was very pleased to be selected again as a Labour Councillor candidate for West Ham ward in Newham. Today around 60 Newham fellow candidates, attended an all day training in Forest Gate run by the Labour Activate programme. This was the first time th…Read more…
Surgery, Canvass then Forest Walk
Busy day. Cycled down to my Newham Council advice surgery in Stratford Library then joined Forest Gate North ward colleagues for a local door knock. Which went well, I experienced a mostly very positive approach to Labour, which I think is down to the …Read more…
West Ham in Person Surgery, East Ham Neighbourhood watch stall & East Ham South Street Surgery
On Saturday I had my Councillor surgery in West Ham ward. I had 2 residents attend. One was about a very complicated “Succession of Tenancy” issue and the second about an appeal against a delay in granting a Blue Badge renewal. Due to the new cas…Read more…
West Ham and Manor Park Street Surgery
Last Saturday I joined my West Hammer comrades John & Varghese for our ward street surgery. We went to the historic heart of the ward – Church Street. As a local Councillor, I picked up case work on housing repairs – individual and commu…Read more…
West Ham Labour Street Surgery
After my static advice surgery on Saturday morning I joined local volunteers and Councillors to carry out a door by door street surgery in West Ham.We knocked on the doors of residents and ask them if they have any problems or issues with Newham …Read more…
A West Ham Labour doorstep
Picture collage of today’s doorstep with my West Ham ward Councillor colleague John Whitworth and our super local activist, Varghese. It did not start well since the Labour Party canvass software (contact creator) was not working and we could not…Read more…
Newham Voices: Sept 24 – Blitz memory
This evening I finally got to read my monthly e-newsletter from “Newham Voices”. Which is our free community led news, information and entertainment resource for Newham residents. While free, it costs money to run so please consider subscribing&n…Read more…
Getting out the Labour Postal vote in West Ham, Plaistow & Canning Town
Yesterday I spent the morning in West Ham ward with our local MP, Lyn Brown, my colleague Cllr Charlene Mclean (and our super young pioneer) and our top activist Varghese . We were calling at all Labour supporters who are postal voters to re…Read more…
The EastEnders Effect. Episode 28: Representation in the East End
It is a bit long but a fascinating interview by my Councillor constituent Ade Adeyemi of my UNISON comrade, Joseph Ogundemuren. He speaks from the heart of growing up, born and bred, as a working class black male in East London from immigrant parents. …Read more…
Newham Voices June 2023: The Black Lion in “Something Brewing”
I enjoyed reading the latest version of the free community newspaper “Newham Voices” https://www.facebook.com/newhamvoices/ over the weekend. The historic Black Lion pub in Plaistow is one of my top 5 favourite pubs in Newham. It definitely …Read more…
The Gas Workers’ and General Labourers’ Union was formed #OTD 1889
For all my Boiler Makers friends and comrades. The predecessor to the GMB Union was formed on this day in Beckton Gas works, what is now in Newham, London by future West Ham Mayor and MP, Will Thorne. Hat tip @englishradical Read more…
125th Anniversary of the 1st Ever “Labour” Council – West Ham 1 November 1898 – 2023
I have posted in the past on former Cllr George Coe on my blog, https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2015/05/west-ham-municipal-elections-1893-now.htmland https://www.johnslabourblog.org/2020/10/socialist-labour-west-ham-cllr-george.html.I now have fu…Read more…
Your Labour Team for West Ham
After my Councillor surgery in the morning (local planning case work) I led on the Saturday afternoon “Street Surgery” of West Ham ward in Newham, London. Knocking on doors in what is apparently, the longest side road in the borough, Corporation …Read more…