Picture from a cold, wet, windy canvass session this morning in Custom House, West Ham. Lyn Brown MP (and her little Labour attack dog, Cara), Local Councillors and Party activists were out knocking on doors, talking to residents and asking them to sup…Read more…
Newham Compass debate on “Devolution London” 7.30pm Wednesday 7 October
This should be interesting. “Devolution London”. Former leader of Southwark Counicl Jeremy Frazer, Co-author of “Changing London” David Robinson, Co-author of London Devolution Prospectus and Tessa Jowell former Minster. Chaired by Julianne Marriott.
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10,900 working families in West Ham to lose out in Tory tax credit “snatch and grab” – 5.2 Million children affected Nationally
A horrifying report is released today by UNISON on the impact of the Government cuts in Tax credits next April. The rise in the minimum wage will not offset these cuts.
Working families and their children who already find it a struggle to survive are about to lose as much as £60 per week. This is…Read more…
West Ham “on the knocker” for John Biggs
Picture collage from yesterday of West Hammers (and a East Ham comrade) “on the knocker” for John Biggs as Labour Mayor for Tower Hamlets.
West Ham Labour Chair, Charlene McLean, led our team “assisted” by her campaign hardened 9 month old baby daught…Read more…
West Ham Municipal Elections 1893: Now and then.
On General election day May 7, London UNISON organiser, Karen Westwood, was representing Labour outside a polling station in Ilford North, when an elderly man bought photocopies of an election leaflet, featuring his Grandfather and gave her a copy. Kar…Read more…
Ilford North snapshot – May 7th
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…
Westhammers Labour Victory 7 May 2015
This is the picture of the West Ham Labour Party election count team from 04.30 am this morning with our two successful candidates, Lyn Brown MP and Cllr Charlene McLean. This was at the Olympic Velopark.
Lyn was re-elected as our Member of Parliament…Read more…
“Stand Up For Labour” at Theatre Royal Stratford East: Laughter and Politics
Hat tip to West Ham Labour blog for most of the above pictures from last nights hugely successful “Stand Up For Labour” comedy fund raiser. The event was sponsored by Greater London UNISON Link and raised money for the Ilford North and West Ham General…Read more…
My year according to Google+
This is what Google+ thinks of my 2014. Sad that Gerry and Stuart as well as others are no longer with us but there was many good times as well. Highlights of the year for me was being re-elected as a Councillor in West Ham, visiting Ireland and comple…Read more…
A Christmas walk “In the Valley of the Elwy”
“Lovely the woods, waters, meadows, combes, vales,All the air things wear that build this world of Wales…” Gerard Manley Hopkins
Off message but today I went for a truly beautiful walk in the “Switzerland of North Wales” the Elwy Valley.
Walk …Read more…