Lewisham Campaigner

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Deptford Heritage Festival website

The New Deptford Heritage Festival website launched today is; www.deptfordheritagefestival.org.uk

WE Care food bank new website from August 2014

The New upto date website for We Care food banks is;www.wecarefoodbanks.co.uk

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Lewisham 100 Years since first deaths in World War 1 in Deptford.

	Transpontine (@Transpontine)
25/08/2014 21:12 The first Deptford & New Cross First World War deaths, 100 years ago this weekend: transpont.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/world-…

Thursday, 21 August 2014

NO TTIP youtube video War on Want People Before Profit & Stawberry Thieves

People Before Profit (@PeopleB_4Profit)
04/08/2014 14:48 #NoTTIP New video from @WarOnWant and @StrawbThieves at youtube.com/embed/D400SjIb… See also peoplebeforeprofit.org.uk/news-events/ne…

150 years of Working Mens Association. Special International get together 28 Sep in London

People Before Profit (@PeopleB_4Profit)
20/08/2014 20:52 Join us 28 September to celebrate #150FirstInternational at Rivoli Ballroom. History, debate, revolutionary music.See PeopleBeforeProfit.org.uk Just click on link.

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

NHS march 6 September 2014 Spread the word.

OIN THE 999 PEOPLE’S MARCH FOR THE NHS

As it enters London after marching 300 miles

SATURDAY 06 SEPTEMBER

10.00 Depart Edmonton Green

11.45 Saturday lunch in Clissold Park, Hackney

14.00 MARCH TO PARLIAMENT

Assemble Unite Head office, 128 Theobald’s Road, WC1X 8TN to join the final stage of the march

15.30 RALLY IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE

http://999callfornhs.org.uk/london-rally/4585674915

It is just 7 days until the 999 march for the NHS sets off from Jarrow to march 300 miles, through 23 towns and cities all the way to Parliament on 06 September

Watch the film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=LjbNRbNdYOI&app=desktop

www.peoplebeforeprofit.org.uk

Follow Ray on twitter@Raywoolford

Monday, 28 July 2014

Lewisham councils latest dodgy deal to sell of 20% of new council homes.

This is a Letter in response to Friday 25 July 2014 front page story of Labour Lewisham seeking to sell of Council homes.

Huge thank you to the South London Press for your front page story on Labour Lewisham’s plans to sell of 20% of the New council homes it proposes to build, after direct actions, occupations and the huge number of local residents voting and supporting People Before Profits campaigns.

Lewisham council had hoped to keep this quiet and had not expected People Before Profit and Defend Council Housing to carry out due diligence and read the small print in the papers being presented for approval at the Housing committee meeting.

People Before Profit also discovered in the council accounts that it has over £10 Million in reserve earning almost no income, when this could be used to build Council homes without the need to borrow or do yet another PFI deal, as well as help turn empty buildings into Co-operative housing. Self Builds etc.

It Costs on average £44.500 to keep 1 family a year in Bed and Breakfast and even more in a Hostel, whilst cost of renting 3 bed in the private sector is £1300 average for borough.

Why did the Council not include this huge saving and income it would save by moving 500 families out of expensive emergency housing in to Property it would own with no mortgage and from day one producing a huge cash flow to the council Coffers.

Clearly Labour Lewisham seems to run the boroughs finances on the back of an envelope.

Sadly Local Residents May not have elected a People Before Profit Council in May, but we will continue to Stand up to Labours failings and seek as always to make these people fully accountable..After all this Council is elected to serve the residents interests and it needs to remember this not just every 4 years at election time

Ray Woolford

Press Officer

Lewisham People Before Profit