In the face of crippling austerity, growing income inequality and an affordable homes crisis in London, Labour councils like Ealing are reviving a new municipalism. With a programme of building over 3,000 new homes in the next year, Ealing is amongst a pioneering group of Labour councils that have been quietly delivering new social homes…
Ahead of nominations for the Socialist Society nominations for Labour Party national committees, I wrote to affiliated organisations outlining why I am re-standing, and seeking their support. My letter is below… On Monday the Socialist Society Executive will be meeting to agree nominations for the NCC ahead of elections at Party Conference, and I’m writing to outline…
This week I played a bit part in BBC London’s in depth look at the growth of high rise buildings in London. The report was largely a response to New London Architecture’s own study which you can view here. In an appearance that lasted only a few seconds, I attempted to sum up how the…
More great news for Ealing’s ambitious plans to deliver 2,500 genuinely affordable homes. With an extra half million in funding from City Hall, we are well on our way to building the skills and capacity we need in the Borough. On top of the largest programme of council house building in London, this latest grant…
Whether since the earliest days of Jewish artisans battling for representation within British trades unions at the time of the first ‘hostile environment’ at the turn of the 20th century, or later forming electoral pacts with the Transport and General Workers Union to defeat the Passfield White Paper in Parliament, the history of Poale Zion,…
Reflecting over the last three years ahead of the Jewish Labour Movement’s AGM, it is hard to believe what has become of the Labour Party. Luciana Berger resigned, the party is dogged by a culture of antisemitism, obfuscation and denial that has grown to such proportions, and a leadership now shown to have consistently intervened…
Back in the early 90’s, my family hit rock bottom, and for a period of time whilst homeless we lived in emergency accommodation. The wardens house in a large men’s hostel, it was far from ideal for a single parent with two small children. Moving into the property is one of my earliest memories. The…
The Jewish Labour Movement’s roots within the Labour Party are deep. JLM has been affiliated to the Labour Party since 1920. It has represented Jews within the party, and organised within the Jewish community to support Labour, for 99 years. But that dual task seems almost impossible today. As a migrant community at the turn…
Last night, the Parliamentary Labour Party unanimously pressed for answers to the same questions that the Jewish Labour Movement have been asking the party about antisemitism for years. Eleven months ago, the Jewish community took the unprecedented step of protesting the Labour Party on Parliament Green, calling “Dayenu” – ‘Enough is Enough’ on antisemitism within the…
Today I was on the BBC One Show, getting my hair cut whilst talking about Ealing’s plans to regenerate the South Acton estate, and the future demolition of the tower that Only Fools and Horses used to represent Del Boy’s manor, Nelson Mandela House. (Check out the item at 51:20) It was a lighthearted segment…