Which of the new Labour Leader contenders will repeat this simple Labour value? “The Labour Party will always put people first. Whether that’s building homes, investing to upgrade our economy or championing our public services. These policies represent the Labour ...
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Thought for today 04.01.20
DONALD TRUMP is not the first senior politician to rush to condemn other regimes. Blair lived to regret his rash words and actions. As did the hundreds of thousands who died in the aftermath. “For the moment, let me say ...
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“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Confucius, Chinese Philosopher, 551-479BC. •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today
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•Read more about it: The Thames today Corbyn calls for aid and talks, not raids and threats
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A DRAFT PAPER – apparently intended to be read out to staff in an East London school just before the Christmas break – shows the extent to which the British education system may already be changing under the new Tory ...
Read More »Labour re-opens Ilford South selection
THE LABOUR PARTY has halted its selection contest – which was to have voted today to find a candidate to contest Ilford South at the next General Election. The news came as the selection process was about to conclude. Labour’s ...
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Sarajevo blog: Day 4 Emdad Rahman WE TOOK PART in a seminar with local youth leaders today, and each member of our delegation was invited to talk of their experience and advise the hosts on collaborative social care projects to ...
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Sarajevo blog: Day 3 Emdad Rahman TODAY WE MET three families who have benefitted from receiving cows which have greatly helped them generate an income to support themselves. We were welcomed with open arms at each locality and afforded the ...
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Sarajevo blog: Day 2 Emdad Rahman AN EARLY START to a productive day began with Fajr prayers at Ferhadija Masjid. With a strong and steaming hot Bosanska Kafa we were set for the day ahead, which involved meetings with various ...
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Sarajevo blog: Day 1 Emdad Rahman WE ARE WITH the Bosnia Trust this weekend and will be spending the next few days delivering and surveying projects which we are supporting. We have spent Thursday travelling to our destination after a ...
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