My Expenses - Running a Transparent Office

My expenses for the month of November 2009

Posted: 09/12/09 | Read More »

Barking and Dagenham wins best deal in London

Barking and Dagenham has won the best financial settlement from the Government following an effective campaign for better funding by the Labour Council and local MP Jon Cruddas.

Posted: 08/12/09 | Read More »

First new council houses built

Jon inspected the first council houses to be built in Barking and Dagenham for twenty five years, on a site visit at Bell Farm Avenue.

Posted: 04/12/09 | Read More »

On Your Side and Your Doorstep

Dagenham500 campaign weekend sets new record, speaking to over 2000 local households in one weekend.

Posted: 03/12/09 | Read More »

Barking & Dagenham gets £18m for primary school places

Jon Cruddas welcomed the news that Barking and Dagenham has been awarded £18.3 million to help meet the demand for primary school places, after a successful joint campaign with the council.

Posted: 02/12/09 | Read More »

Healey calls time on tenancy cheats

Jon Cruddas has welcomed a government initiative to work with Barking and Dagenham Council to stop the fraudsters who illegally sub-let council homes, leaving thousands of genuine applicants on the waiting list. 

Posted: 30/11/09 | Read More »

Cameron’s team couldn’t run a p*** up in a brewery, says key Tory aide

From The Daily Mail:

A senior Tory councillor has launched an astonishing attack on David Cameron’s shadow cabinet, claiming they don’t have the experience to ‘run a **** up in a brewery’.

Posted: 28/11/09 | Read More »

Top Tories will make £7m from Tory policy

From The Mirror:

David Cameron’s closest Tory chums will make £7.1MILLION from his plans to slash inheritance tax for the super-rich.

A Mirror investigation has found that 18 millionaire members of the shadow cabinet will save up to £520,000 each under the Conservatives’ flagship policy.

Posted: 25/11/09 | Read More »

The Dagenham 500

Want to help Jon Cruddas beat the BNP in the new seat of Dagenham and Rainham? Free this weekend? Join us for the Dagenham 500!

Posted: 25/11/09 | Read More »

Jon Cruddas welcomes tax report

Jon Cruddas welcomed today’s Compass report In Place of Cuts, which outlined reforms to the tax system that would redistribute money to 90% of households and raise funds to reduce the deficit without sweeping cuts to frontline services.

Posted: 24/11/09 | Read More »