Tory cuts force Ealing Council to consider radical changes for frontline services
Councils Leaders back the Breaking Point campaign Julian Bell Ealing Council’s cabinet met on Tuesday, 15 January to consider proposals on reshaping its library and children’s centres as a result of ongoing and drastic Tory government cuts. Alongside other councils, Ealing is facing its toughest financial challenges in living memory after years of significant and […]
The UK’s housing crisis is hitting Ealing hard
Ealing Labour win National Best Practice Award
"I am so proud to receive this award from Jeremy Corbyn. I hope other local authorities will follow our lead and set up Safe Zones wherever necessary and we stand ready to support them, even while the Tory government fails to." Cllr Julian Bell, Leader of Ealing Council At Labour Party Conference 2018, Jeremy Corbyn […]
Crossrail promises worthless
Ealing Broadway Design By Cllr Julian Bell Last autumn I sat in a high-level Crossrail summit with representatives from all the stakeholders involved in this multi-billion rail project that has been decades in the making. The meeting was presided over by the Tory Rail Minister and quickly turned into a festival of self-congratulation and gushing […]
Ealing Labour calls for public to have final say on Brexit deal
Ealing Labour have called on the Tory government to give parliament and the British public the final say on any Brexit deal. In a motion to the April meeting of Council, Ealing Labour also voted for the rights of all EU citizens to live and work in the UK to be guaranteed now, even in […]
Ealing’s Labour Council first in the UK to establish Safe Zone around abortion clinic
Ealing Council have become the first local authority in the country to implement a ‘Safe Zone’ to protect women from harassment, intimidation and distress while accessing a Marie Stopes Clinic in the Borough. It comes after the Cabinet unanimously agreed at a meeting on Tuesday 10th April to recommend the use of a Public Spaces […]
For the NHS and against a Hard Brexit: Ealing Labour unveils six top election pledges
Ahead of the London local elections on May 3rd, Ealing Labour Party has outlined its top six pledges to improve the Borough and defend our communities within it. Read our full 2018 Manifesto by clicking here They are: 1. More genuinely affordable homes We will build more than 2,500 new genuinely affordable homes at council, […]
Ealing Labour lifts 7,500 vulnerable residents out of Council Tax this Christmas
In times of chronic austerity it is vital we protect those most in need. Therefore, at Full Council on the 19th of December, Ealing Labour took the decision to provide Council Tax Support to a number of vulnerable groups across the Borough, including those on certain benefits and low income households. In April 2013 the […]
Ealing first council in London to ensure all schools have lifesaving defibrillators
Ealing has become the first borough in London to ensure all its schools have access to lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) – easy-to-use devices which can prove vital in aiding those suffering from cardiac arrest. This initiative follows after a number of community centres, parks and public buildings had also been provided with AEDs. […]
VACANCY: Borough Campaign Organiser
The London Borough of Ealing Labour Party is looking to recruit a Borough-wide Organiser to help drive the party forward towards, and during, the London Borough Elections in 2018. The successful applicant will be responsible for the organisation of front-line campaigning across the Borough of Ealing. It is expected that s/he will work closely with […]