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On Monday event with Andy Burnham took place in Leeds. As Andy’s regional director I got to organise and host the event. Thanks to @pennyb for the photo. Great feedback for Andy from Leeds with lots of twitter comments and this great email I thought I’d share: I really enjoyed Andy Burnham’s presentation and questions last night. Continue reading Leeds loves Andy Burnham All the Labour leadership candidates were invited to speak at the Unison annual meeting yesterday in Leeds and take part in a hustings. I was there with Andy Burnham and was really impressed by the level of support he has with many Unison members. Speaking to members there it was obvious the respect and affection Continue reading Andy reconnecting Labour A Tory-run London council is to offer "Ryanair-style" public services in a radical experiment that could provide a blueprint for a David Cameron government. Here’s David Cameron trying to come across as all cuddly and caring, the acceptable face of the new Conservatives. But those of us at the coal face fighting the Tories at council Continue reading Tories propose selling public services as Ryanair style ‘extras’ Whilst most people are looking forward to their summer holidays, it’s a big concern that hundreds of women in Leeds will be worried about the summer holidays because it will mean spending more time with their violent partner. Leeds City Council report that in the summer holiday last year as many as 800 domestic violence Continue reading Help for victims of domestic violence in summer holidays The local Conservatives in Elmet and Rothwell are showing their true colours. Alan Lamb, a Wetherby councillor, on his blog, is calling for cuts in public services. He even goes as far as to say and I quote “I hope, and the signs are encouraging, that my party will go into the next general election Continue reading Cut in Elmet and Rothwell and it hurts our people Just an update on the ongoing incinerator issue (the proposed waste treatment plant), the council have four bidders for the plant, three are proposing the use of ‘energy from waste’ whilst the fourth is proposing ‘mechanical biological treatment’. Three of the bidders are intending to use the former wholesale markets site on Pontefract Lane, whilst Continue reading Incinerator issue burns on This is a pic from the protest in Parliament Square I mentioned in my last post. Object and Fawcett took part and it was good to see a good few MPs there! I wrote to my two local Labour MPs about this urging them to support the EDM and I’m pleased to say that both Continue reading lap dancing clubs have the same licence as cafes I’m in London tomorrow looking at venues for a conference I’m organizing so I’ll be able to join the Fawcett Society protest as part of their ‘Sexism in the City’ campaign. Having written to my local Labour MP Colin Challen to ask him to support the EDM 1375 and Roberta Blackman Woods’ 10 Minute Rule Continue reading Lapdancing clubs need law reform I was very pleased to see in the budget this week that Alistair Darling gave a substantial increase to the winter fuel allowance, £250 from £200 for the over-60s, and from £300 to £400 for those above the age of 80. This will benefit 9 million pensioners. Older people should be valued and the Labour Continue reading Older people benefit from Labour |
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