Out for a meal with two Hackney Comrades

 

Back from a great meal in Evin, Kingsland High Street, E8 and political discussion (aka mostly gossip) with my Hackney Comrades, Yvonne Maxwell and Dave Osler. 

Yvonne and I, are your no nonsense, Labour "sell out" reformists, while Dave is more from the purist (but knows it will never happen) tradition. 

I first met Dave and Yvonne during our extraordinary battles against our weird and wonderful libel actions

Colin Parsons RIP

I learnt yesterday from Montrose Matty of the death of Colin (see on left of picture with stripped tee-shirt during the Tower Hamlets Housing Strike of 1999) .

Monty and I worked with Colin in  Bow, East London for a number of years.

It is really sad to hear that he has gone. My condolences to his family and friends.

A former meat delivery driver, East End Publican, Self taught IT expert, Tower Hamlets Housing officer and the self-deprecating purveyor of some of the worse jokes and puns known to man. Colin will be missed.