Taking back control

Lewisham’s local government workers are calling for an end of the system of an executive, directly elected mayor in Lewisham and are calling a meeting to discuss this later in the month.

Add to my Calendar 30/03/2017 07:00 PM 30/03/2017 09:00 PM Europe/London Unite the Union: The future of local government in Lewisham Come along and take part in a conversation regarding the structure of local government in the borough. Unite are calling for a return to a traditional committee & leader and abolition of the Mayoral and Cabinet system – especially in light of the Millwall CPO debacle.
Venue Catford Constitutional Club, Catford Broadway, London SE6 4SP
Date 30th March 2017 7pm.
Speakers Dr Peter Latham –leading expert on local government. Author “The State & Local Government”, Guardian Sports investigative journalist - Barney Ronay
Chair of meeting: - Nick Long Lewisham Town Hall Unite branch chair m 07515113390 Catford Constitutional Club, Catford Broadway, London SE6 4SP, UK Nick Long N/A false DD/MM/YYYY aHNypeIjCzZMhgHEImya26521

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Sanctuary

This article in the Jacobin, despite having a picture of Trump, is about those Cities and Mayors in the US who reject Trump’s plans to deport so-called illegal immigrants. While municipalities in the US have much stronger legal existence and powers than the case in the UK, is this a route that UK Councils should be taking? I have voted for two Mayors recently, and if Sadiq Kahn were to take measures to declare London a Sanctuary that would be a tremendous beacon of hope for the EU citizen residents of London. …