by Karen Bruce on August 21st, 2010
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.
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by Karen Bruce on July 3rd, 2010
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
by Karen Bruce on August 28th, 2009
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
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by Karen Bruce on August 13th, 2009
Last October I went on holiday to Philadelphia, which is in Pennsylvania and was one of the key states that Barack Obama needed to win. We ended up as a bit of a busman’s holiday as we spent a good bit of time campaigning for Obama. For the holiday we did a house swap with
Continue reading How Brits are using #welovetheNHS to support Obama
by Karen Bruce on June 16th, 2009
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
by Karen Bruce on June 13th, 2009
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
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by Karen Bruce on July 2nd, 2008
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
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by Karen Bruce on June 17th, 2008
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
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by Karen Bruce on March 14th, 2008
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
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