My own personal blog. UNISON NEC member for Housing Associations & Charities, HA Convenor, 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 Labour movement family. Strictly no trolls please.
Promoted by Luke Place on behalf of J.Gray, Newham Labour Group, St Luke’s Community Centre, E16 1HS.
Today is the 142nd birthday of Leon Trotsky and the 104th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution (aka as the October Revolution due to the Russian Gregorian calendar).
A great music video from my misspent youth.
By coincidence it is also my birthday. Many thanks to all the kind comments on Facebook.
I posted here on the AGM meeting of Newham Fabians due to be held tomorrow Wednesday 11 January 2017.
A previous "relaunch" meeting with Newham Mayor, Robin Wales, as speaker, had already been cancelled I understood because of a planned lobby by members of Newham Fabians and the local Labour Party about alleged forgery and malfeasance regarding voting irregularities in the recent Newham Labour Mayoral 2018 selection.
This morning I was forwarded this email
From: ###### ##### To: Cc: #### ##### ##### #### Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2017, Subject: Re: Newham Fabian Society - AGM Notice *postponed to 30th Jan
8pm*
Dear all,
Hope you are well.
Please note: unfortunately we are having to postpone our AGM to Monday 30th
January at 8pm in Trinity Centre. We apologise for the short notice and for any
inconvenience this may have caused you.
Agenda will be tabled, membership form to join Newham Fabians will also be
available prior to the meeting for anyone who wishes to join/renew their
membership and it is £7 per year. I look forward to seeing you on the 30th
January 2017 8pm at Trinity Community Centre, East Avenue London E12 6SG.
Best wishes,
####
I never received this email despite being a long standing member of the Newham and National Fabians nor did some other members. I contacted the Membership secretary and General Secretary of the Fabans to enquire why?
It is also the date and time of the Newham Full Council meeting when many members of the Fabians who are Councillors will be expected to be there.
However, a number of comrades have now been phoned up today by the Chair? of Newham Fabians to say that the AGM is still on tomorrow after all. I have just received this email
Sent: 10 January 2017 23:13
"Dear Fabian member,
This is to remind you about the Newham Fabians AGM taking
place on Wednesday 11th January. It is open to all members of
Newham Fabians and of the national Fabian Society in the Newham area.
The AGM is confirmed to take place (note: earlier today a
small number of members received a cancellation note - this was sent in error).
I look forward to meeting you at the AGM.
#####"
wtf is going on? I think this is as good excuse as any to play this favourite song from my long lost youth.
I will be going tomorrow even though I had rearranged things in light of the previous email.
