Month: May 2007

Cruddas Manifesto for Labour’s Deputy Leadership

Jon Cruddas - my choice for Labour Party Deputy Leader

The Labour Party Deputy Leadership contest is getting hot, hot, hot.

On Tuesday, Jon Cruddas (whom I am backing) romped home in a national television debate of the candidates on BBC Two’s Newsnight programme.

A million viewers got to see why those of us who’ve met Jon, and spoken to him about his views on the Labour party Deputy Leadership, are right behind him in this campaign.

Jon Cruddas is a breath of fresh air and exactly what our party needs.

I’m delighted he’s now published his manifesto and a range of other lovely campaign materials.

Click on the red links to download Jon’s Charter for Working People, his short A5 Campaign Booklet and a special postcard Jon’s supporters can send to their mates asking them to vote for him.

Very well done to all of Jon’s campaign team for producing these. You’re doing great.

Come on Jon!

Only three weeks to go! 🙂

JUNE 5TH UPDATE: JON CRUDDAS’ FULL CAMPAIGN MANIFESTO PUBLISHED

Kreative Culture Klub does Leyton ward Proud!

I watched today’s Daily Politics Show (on BBC 2) earlier and am feeling really, really emotional.

Back in March, the producers contacted me to talk about a feature they were looking to do on anti-social behaviour.

To cut a long story short, I told them that we had this fantastic youth club being run in Leyton ward, with no premises and little funding, and that I thought it would be good for the Daily Politics to do a piece on them, to show some of the positive work the group is doing.

Fast forward a couple of months and we get today’s truly excellent show featuring Leyton ward’s Kreative Culture Klub (KCK)!

The group was the star of today’s programme and I am so so proud of them all!

I really hope that, as a result of seeing KCK’s superb apperance today, someone will now help the group secure the LONG TERM funding it desperately needs.

Well done again all!!!

You did Leyton ward proud today and I feel so proud to be your local councillor!! 🙂

To contact KCK, email Yvonne Bailey on: kck_enq@hotmail.com

To watch today’s marvellous Daily Politics show, featuring Leyton ward’s Kreative Culture Klub, click HERE.

Sucess for the Music Free Buses Campaign

Leyton residents Tom and Valeria, organisers of the 'music on buses' campaign

Regular visitors to this website will remember that back in November, I posted this story about an energetic campaign being run my one of my Leyton ward constituents, Tom Wright (pictured above left) and his partner Valeria Martinelli (pictured above right) to get loud music on buses banned.

A couple of days ago, I received an email from Tom and Valeria informing me that, as a result of their excellent campaign, Transport for London (the body that runs London’s buses) has now changed its policy and has finally agreed to prohibit all playing of openly loud music on buses! Continue reading “Sucess for the Music Free Buses Campaign”