Video: Brent & Harrow GLA candidates make their pitch at Mapesbury Hustings
As I am the Green Party election agent for Jafar Hassan I will let the video speak for itself. The six Brent and Harrow GLA candidates were granted roughly equal time at the beginning and end of the...
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Last chance to help fund Grunwick40 commemoration
A message from Grunwick40We've raised over £9,000 so far to commemorate the Grunwick strikers – that brave group of workers who stood up for their rights 40 years ago and inspired a generation,...
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London Green Party's decision not to recommend a Mayoral second preference...
George Galloway's battle bus was parked in Church Road today. He could be heard bellowing to an empty street. Motion passed by London Fed, Monday 18 AprilThat the London Federation of Green Parties...
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Brent Council advertises for Standards Committee Independent Members
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View ArticleLeon Brumant
Yesterday I heard the sad and shocking news of the death, far too young, of Leon Brumant. Leon was an anti-racist campaigner and trade unionist with his roots firmly in the local community and the...
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Parents launch campaign to defend education with Michael Rosen as patron
Today's message was clearA new campaign, ''Parents Defending Education' was set up this afternoon at a well-attended meeting in London addressed by several parent groups. The campaign was launched in...
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Race and Mental Health Talk Stirs Emotions
Dr Burke with Brent Mind CEO and BPV Steering Group members.L-R Byron Miller, Dr Aggrey Burke, Peter Latham, Phil Sealy, Irwin Van Colle, Ruth Bradshaw, Lola Osikoya, Robin Sharp CB. Deep emotions...
View Article'Parent Power' campaign to withdraw children from school on May 3rd for a day...
Let Kids be Kids is a social media campaign by parents who intend to withdraw their children from school on May 3rd in protest against the SATs and the impact that the new tests are having on their...
View ArticleBrent Labour Group should do the decent thing for an ex-colleague
I don't feel it is appropriate to go into detail at this juncture but I hear of a troubling situation in local politics.Ex-colleagues and friends of a former Brent Labour councillor have been...
View Article'Almost overnight our school became a brutal exam factory' - Rescue Our...
This passionate speech was made by a parent at the Parents Defending Education conference at the weekend. It sums up the limitations of the academy model which the government wants to impose on all...
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Memorial Fund set up for Leon Brumant
I have received this message via Facebook. Readers may wish to donate to the Memorial Fund that has been set up for Leon Brumant.Hi All,Our friend, brother, son, colleague and comrade passed away on...
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Should Brent Labour have a council funded premises as its election campaign HQ?
A message has gone out to members from the Labour Party asking, 'If you're free to volunteer on polling day, let us know which campaign centre you will join.'One of the centres listed is:Campaign...
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How the reduced Overall Benefit Cap will impact on Brent residents
A report going to Brent Council Scrutiny Committee tomorrow demonstrates how the lowering of the Overall Benefit Cap (OBC) to £23,000 will impact on residents, with a particularly severe impact on...
View ArticleFurther concern that Brent Planning Department is not fit for purpose
Further to the concerns expressed by the Queen's Park Area Residents Association about the efficient running of Brent Council's Planning Department LINK in the wake of the departure of Andy Bates and...
View ArticleHelping James Powney solve the Brent Councillor suspension mystery
James Powney, former Brent Labour councillor, writing on his blog recently remarked that 'Martin (Francis) is self-confessedly a strongly anti-Labour man, his comments always need to be taken with a...
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NUT call for full DfE investigation into 'Panama to Kilburn' free school...
Wembley Matters covered the links between the Panama Papers and the Kilburn Grange Free School several weeks ago 'From Panama to Kilburn - time for some questions to be asked' LINKThe NUT has now taken...
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Larry Sanders: junior doctors are heroes in the fight for a high quality NHS
Commenting on the junior doctors' strike, Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, said:It is sad that junior doctors have been forced to this point by the obstinate approach...
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Nicky Morgan to be grilled on White Paper this afternoon
From the Petitions Team, House of Commons Dear Martin Francis,You recently signed the petition "Hold a public inquiry and a referendum over turning all schools into...
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