Labour Party Conference 2019: Tuesday #Lab19 (Twitter)

"We will only be able to keep global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels if we effect unprecedented transitions in all aspects of society, including energy, land and ecosystems, urban and infrastructure as well as industry'
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After excitement of leaders speech back to the fringe circuit with

@LAPFForum discussing how #pension funds can help deliver net zero carbon economy and just transition #LAB19 #labourpartyconference2019

Watching @UKLabour @jeremycorbyn giving his leader speech to #labourpartyconference2019 #lab19 "the NHS is not for sale" 

Inspiring panel yesterday @TWT_NOW on housing struggles with @MoyraSamuels (
@officialJ4G ), Andrea Jones (Community Led Homes Brighton), Sophie Odgers-Roe (
@ACORN_Brighton ), @grayee and @rokhsanafiaz (@NewhamLondon ). About radical changes the planning system needs, for the many

Rokhsana and I were part of a interactive panel of 5. Probably the most interesting & intelligent "fringe" I have attended this conference #LabConf19 #lab19

At @TWT_NOW Housing Struggles fringe w/ @grayee & the amazing @MoyraSamuels speaking passionately abt #Grenfell + people power = the impetus for quality housing for all. Plus talking community involvement, Community Land Trusts & improvements we’re driving in #Newham #LabConf19 

John McDonnell praised our mp
@lynbrownmp member of his shadow treasury team " I want to thank Lyn Brown... Lyn's the conscience of our party in ensuring everything we do will secure social justice and equality for all that need it" Well done Lyn! https://youtu.be/M7cKGdspE0E
At #lab19

@NSLiveEvents fringe with @NewhamLondon Mayor @rokhsanafiaz speaking on "Efficient, Effective, Attractive: how to build the Cities of the Future " @AECOM

A wet and windy run along #Brighton beach. Great way to start the day #labourpartyconference2019 #lab19.

Labour Party Conference 2019: Monday (#Lab19) Twitter

Made it for a pre #LabourConference2019 #lab19 run. As you can see my selfie taken today is much better than that in yesterdays run

Great to meet up with #Newham Labour comrades at last night's informal social

Typical #Lab19 #LabourConference2019 dilemma. Clash of #housingfringe. I had to leave this one after 10 mins to go to housing roundtable next door

At my 1st #housing fringe on innovation with @JohnHealey_MP and great contributions from

@UKLabour councils in Croydon, Southampton and Leeds #lab19
My comment to panel was that it was great to hear of all the great work on housing by

@UKLabour councils & how similar all our problems our. My q was that in #Newham we dismantled our Tenant Resident Associations & we are now restarting them. Do you have any good practice TRA? Croydon and Leeds report back on successful TRAs. It is difficult to engage with people who all live busy lives

Now at packed #housingfringe by @Shelter with Ed Milliband speaking
@LabourSJ up next. #Lab19 #LabourConference2019 #BuildSocialHousing

Labour Party Conference 2019: Sunday #Lab19 (twitter)

Feeling very smug that managed to go for run this morning. I was/am looking a little rough for some reason. Will I make it tomorrow?

At @thefabians @unions21 #Lab19 fringe on does labour have a progressive plan for the NHS?

Now at @LGAcomms #councilscan fringe on why the Queens speech important for local government #LabourConference2019 #Lab19

My question to the panel was at recent #LGA conference to my surprise both the former & new conservative Chairs were very supportive of council housing? They sounded like speakers at a Defend council housing rally. Does this signal change?

Cllr Nick Forbes said in Tory party their councillors have more power & influence over policy than Labour

Next fringe Newham Mayor @rokhsanafiaz explaining the horror of austerity & the devastation it has caused. Our budget cut by 60%, 27k waiting list, 1:24 residents are homeless, overcrowding. Need #JC4PM. But not just waiting for @UKLabour victory, paying #livingwage, building 1k counci homes ...taking on the banks who caused austerity over toxic #lobo loans, saving us £143 million.

At #communitywealthbuilding Fringe #LabourConference2019 #Lab19. A relaxed social with expert panel. It is fantastic that there so many #CWB projects in councils up and down the country
@MatthewBrownLab

On Sunday had very relaxed pleasant Newham Labour social

Labour Party Annual Conference Saturday #Lab19

I am on route to Labour Party conference in Brighton belatedly looking through the handbook and trying to decide which debates and fringes to attend. This year I am attending as a Councillor not a delegate. Being a delegate gives you the opportunity to vote and possibly make a speech but it is far more fun being a visitor and being able to go, see and hear what you are really interested in.

There has already been one massive row over the attempt to get rid of Tom Watson as Deputy Leader. While I can understand why people are frustrated with Tom, kicking a directly elected deputy out at the eve of a general election was not a great move.

Hopefully, we will not score anymore home goals during Conference and instead concentrate on attacking the Tories, trying to clear up the Brexit mess and preparing for the election.

So far, I am planning to attend this evening the Labourlist fringe and then the Greater London regional reception. Sunday has a number of debates on “rebuilding public services” and in evening there is the Newham Labour “Get together”.

I am due to speak at some housing fringes and hope to attend the Unison reception and Local Authority Pension Fund Forum fringe on “A Just Transition” on Tuesday evening.

Conference finishes on Wednesday afternoon following the Leaders speech. I hope to post more often at this conference... but I say this every year.

Update: I arrived at Brighton station and walked to my hotel near the Pier. I had booked accommodation via the Expedia website some months ago. Last Thursday I got a text saying that this had been cancelled due to “over booking”. After a series of telephone calls Expedia eventually booked me into suitable alternative accommodation at a cost of over 4 times my original booking. They covered the extra costs. Something to think about if you normally do not use a booking agency for booking accommodation.