Saturday, July 11, 2009

Forest Gate (Labour) News – Free school diners!

This is our latest Labour Party ward newsletter (June). The main story was the launch by the Labour Mayor, Sir Robin Wales, of free school meals for all primary school children in the borough.

Excellent news - Clear red water. This should be a national Labour Party manifesto commitment for all. Hungry kids do not learn.

Also there was the successful launch of Newham Young Labour. Great news for the future of the Party in Newham.

On Thursday evening we had a successful West Ham CLP campaign meeting. Despite the national political backdrop our meeting was very positive and vibrant. Lots of positive and constructive ideas. We have agreed a schedule of campaign events across the summer and into the autumn.

We kick off with a telecanvass at the Party rooms next week in support of the Labour candidate, Chris Ostrowski, in the Norwich North by-election.

PS - Apparently we had Tories “canvassing” in Capel Road, Forest Gate recently! I wonder if the leaflet has stirred things up?

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4 comments:

Charlie Marks said...

Clear red water - exactly, without which we're drowning in blue water of the Tories.

Popular policies like this are what's needed as hard-pressed working families can see the difference politics can make to their quality of life.

No doubt Tories will try to spin this as Labour buying votes - which rather misses the point. Working people have always used the ballot to buy what we cannot afford as individuals!

John Gray said...

Hi Charlie

I like the "Working people have always used the ballot to buy what we cannot afford as individuals!"- I think I will steal that gem.

Charlie Marks said...

It was suggested to me by something Tony Benn during a commons debate on socialism in May 2000:

"The idea evolved that poor people, who could not afford by their own wealth to acquire the things that they needed—education, health, housing and Transport—could buy them with their votes. The welfare state was the final development of this idea."

This thought has always stuck with me.

Jesmi said...

Labour councillors in Islington claimed that along with the council tax rise, the scheme would be paid for by making savings from the council communications budget and slashing councillors salaries.