John's Labour blog

My own personal blog. Labour & Co-op Cllr, Statutory Deputy Mayor & Cabinet Lead for Housing, UNISON NEC member for Community, Branch Secretary, London Regional Council Officer & Chair of its Labour Link Committee. Newham Cllr for West Ham Ward, Vice Chair of Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, Pension trustee, Housing & Safety Practitioner. Centre left and proud member of the Labour movement family. Strictly no trolls please.

Monday, August 03, 2026

London Labour Regional Conference 2026 – Delegate Reflections (as UNISON Labour Link)

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Day 1 — Opening, Workshops, and Fringes I arrived at the London Labour Regional Conference with the UNISON Labour Link delegation (and dele...
Sunday, August 02, 2026

Newham Power to Prosper Hub

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Apologies for the lateness of this post — I’m well behind on social media updates — but I didn’t want to miss recording a very well‑attended...
Saturday, August 01, 2026

Council Surgery in Canning Town Library & West Ham walkabout

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Canning Town Library – Covering Cllr Mohammed’s Surgery Today I returned to Canning Town Library to cover the Councillor surgery of my coll...
Friday, July 31, 2026

Breakfast with Monty

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  This morning I met my retired UNISON Housing colleague, Montrose Matty, for breakfast at a local Toby buffet. Naturally, we stuck to just ...

Meeting up with Cousin Ian

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  Tonight I met up with my first cousin Ian and his wonderful wife Julia Ann for the very first time. He chose a cosy family Italian resta...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Cliffe Pools - North Kent Walk

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  Sharing a picture from a wonderful recent walk around the Kent Thames Estuary. Just about 50-ish minutes by car from East London, it was s...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

The "King of the North" speaks to UNISON Labour Link Forum

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Reflections from Labour Link Forum – A Week That Felt Like a Turning Point Just over a week ago, UNISON Labour Link delegates gathered in Ma...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

📢🌹 UNISON has endorsed Andy Burnham to become the next leader of the Labour Party.

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  I (and many others) spoke in support of Andy at today’s meeting, where we unanimously endorsed him as Leader. "The Labour Link Commit...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

UNISON National Labour Link Forum pre meet & Campaigning for Bev In Manchester

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The UNISON National Labour Link Forum this year was in Manchester. An interesting place to be politically at any time, but especially at thi...
Monday, July 06, 2026

Celebrating the Life of Gilbert Constantine Clarke - RAF World War 2 Veteran/Windrush Pioneer/Musician/Community Elder

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  On Saturday morning I attended the funeral service for Mr Clarke in the main chamber of East Ham Town Hall. The chamber was full to the do...
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