If You Don’t Trust Teachers Assessment Then Why Ask Them?
By Chris Vince I stood ready to get on my soap box about the governments…
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Harlow Labour Council Leader: “The reward for the hard work of people in Harlow in fighting this deadly disease, cannot be a P45”
By Cllr Mark Ingall I am concerned for people’s jobs in Harlow and we are…
Harlow Labour Councillors Say: “Hands off Harlow”
Harlow’s Labour Councillors said today (Sunday 26 July) that the town’s unique identity would be lost and residents would lose contact with their elected representatives, if the leaked Conservative government plans for local government come to fruition. The Government’s devolution white paper, which is expected to be published in September,…
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“We Are Going to Do Everything We Can to Fight This” – Harlow Labour Leader on Tory Plans to Make “Terminus House Style” Conversions Easier
“We are going to do everything we can to fight this” – Harlow Labour Leader responds to Tory plans to make “Terminus House Style” conversions easier, as the Government’s own report slams Permitted Development Rights By Cllr Mark Ingall The Tories determination to press on with the extension of permitted…
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Keeping the Harlow £ in Harlow
It was the autumn of 2018 when I wrote about ‘Keeping the Harlow £ in…
Labour Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Candidate Urges Shoppers to Show Respect to Retail Workers
As shops in Essex start to reopen, Chris Vince, the Labour Party candidate for next year’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections has reminded shoppers to help retail workers by following the social distancing rules and showing respect. Unfortunately, even before the Covid-19 restrictions came into place, shop workers saw on…
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Harlow Labour Council Leader Condemns Boris Johnson Over Care Home Comments
By Councillor Mark Ingall Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to blame his government’s failure to…
Cllr Chris Vince on Keir Starmer Speaking at LGA Conference
By Councillor Chris Vince
Vic Goddard Should Be Applauded Not Criticised
By Councillor Chris Vince
Conservative Government Plans for More Terminus House Style Conversions? Labour Leader Speaks Out.
By Councillor Mark Ingall
Harlow Labour Pledge to Carry On the Fight Against Converted Office Blocks Despite Recent Tory Developments
Harlow Labour pledge to carry on the fight against converted office blocks as most senior Tory advisor says he will ‘take axe to planning law’ whilst the Housing and Communities Secretary is mired in scandal. Harlow Labour have reaffirmed their pledge to keep fighting for changes in planning laws to…
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Talking Points: Pride, Just Another Cancelled Party?
By Daniel Valaitis, Harlow Labour’s LGBTQ+ Officer Attending London Pride for the first time, I…
Talking Points: Labour’s General Election Review is Very Welcome – Councillor Chris Vince
By Councillor Chris Vince The recently published review into the Labour party’s performance at the…
Harlow Labour Council Leader Calls for ‘Back to Work Budget’ to Combat Harlow’s Unemployment
We need a Back to Work Budget for Harlow by Councillor Mark Ingall Reports have shown that the economic impact of COVID-19 is beginning to hit in Harlow and we need a clear plan from the government to fight it. The Government was too slow to recognise the scale of…
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Councillor Frances Mason Reflects Upon the Free School Meals Campaign Success
By Cllr Frances Mason It was the 4th week of lock down when I started…
Labour Calls on the Government to Fund Free School Meals Over the Summer Holidays
Labour will today use an opposition day debate in Parliament to call on the Government to continue to directly fund provision of free school meals, including the free school meal voucher scheme for eligible children over the summer holidays to ensure a holiday without hunger. We can't let 1.3 million…
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Labour Council Leader: “We are on the side of schools, teachers, pupils and parents. I wish that Robert Halfon was too.”
Harlow Labour have welcomed the news that the Government have u-turned on forcing schools to…
Children’s Lottery for Free School Meals This Summer
Whilst the Government is aware this pandemic is having far reaching effects and has extended Furlough until October 2020, it is concerning that Free School Meal Vouchers (FSM) will stop during the summer holidays. You do know that kids don't suddenly stop being hungry just because it's the summer holidays,…
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Councillor Chris Vince Takes a Moment to Thank Harlow’s Army of Volunteers
By Councillor Chris Vince
Call for Enquiry Into Poor Health Comes for BAME Communities
Whilst there has been much written about Covid-19 and how it doesn’t discriminate, emerging research…
Cllr Mark Ingall Calls on Essex County Council to Work With Harlow to Improve Cycle Tracks
Councillor Mark Ingall, Leader of Harlow District Council and of the Harlow Labour group of councillors has written to Councillor Kevin Bentley, Essex County Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Infrastructure. Cllr Ingall calls on Essex to use government funding to improve Harlow’s crumbling cycle network that is currently…
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