It's a gray area...

 

For transparency - no known family connection (maybe some long lost Scottish cousin - this is the second time in a week I have made this declaration) and I have no idea about what really has happened except that it indicates that the  Labour Party does have problems in many places and at many levels.  This is not a great look but hopefully it can learn and move on.  

I will also say that it is more than a shame that a respected public servants career appears to have ended in this way.  

Check out what Labour List reports today:- 

Sue Gray: Did she turn down nations and regions envoy job or was it withdrawn? - LabourList .

Is this the final chapter of the Sue Gray saga? - BBC News

West Ham Remembrance Sunday Service 2014

This morning I went to the Remembrance Sunday Service in the 1000 year old West Ham Parish Church of All Saints. 

It was beautiful service, well attended with representatives of the British Legion, Church, Army Reserves. Police, Cadets and Newham Council.

Our West Ham MP, Lyn Brown gave the famous Old Testament reading on how nations should ..."beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hocks"...

Afterwards I noticed on the Church memorial plaques that there were 4 men with the surname "Gray" (no known relations) who were killed in the First World War, who were from the "Parish of West Ham". I counted about 400 other names on the two plaques which is a horrendous number of dead from one parish.

There was also a planting of an Oak Tree in the Church grounds by the West Ham Sea Cadets in memory of all those who died in the First World War (see photo collage).

On Tuesday (Armistice Day) I hope to be able to show my respect at the Cenotaph in East Ham Central Park.