http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/ Latest news from Jon Cruddas MP en Copyright 2010 2010-06-16T13:23:45+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/new_schools_under_threat_in_dagenham/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/new_schools_under_threat_in_dagenham/ Jon Cruddas spoke out in Parliament this week regarding the status of the Building Schools for the Future. 2010-06-16T12:23:45+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_cruddas_speech_to_compass_a_new_hope_conference/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_cruddas_speech_to_compass_a_new_hope_conference/ The full text of Jon Cruddas’ speech to this year’s Compass Conference. 2010-06-15T14:54:44+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/labour_must_be_the_voice_of_the_voiceless/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/labour_must_be_the_voice_of_the_voiceless/ Across Europe, the economy and social democracy is in crisis. Jon Cruddas argues that Labour must be a force of resistance – and of hope 2010-06-03T13:19:20+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/labour_defeats_the_bnp_across_barking_and_dagenham/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/labour_defeats_the_bnp_across_barking_and_dagenham/ Now that the election results have been fully digested there are some interesting trends across Barking and Dagenham where there was a near uniform rejection of the BNP 2010-05-21T20:31:49+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_cruddas_statement_on_the_labour_party_leadership_election/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_cruddas_statement_on_the_labour_party_leadership_election/ Jon Cruddas MP today made the following statement on the Labour Party Leadership Election: 2010-05-17T20:37:16+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/a_nightmare_on_your_street/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/a_nightmare_on_your_street/ Labour’s fourth election film shifts the focus of the election campaign onto Conservative policies and how they would make families worse off. 2010-04-28T07:32:39+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/declaration_of_candidates_interests/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/declaration_of_candidates_interests/ The Committee for Standards in Public Life has recommended that candidates at parliamentary elections should publish a declaration of interests. You can read Jon’s declaration here. 2010-04-20T13:13:32+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/the_road_ahead/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/the_road_ahead/ At this election, our country is at a crossroads. We can stay on the path we’ve set, securing the recovery and embracing the new opportunities open to Britain, or we can throw it all away by setting off down the Conservatives’ dangerous, untried road that risks a double-dip recession. 2010-04-19T10:58:14+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/brilliant_britain_-_labours_party_election_broadcast/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/brilliant_britain_-_labours_party_election_broadcast/ Eddie Izzard’s Brilliant Britain is Labour’s second film of the 2010 election campaign: a virtuoso stand-up tribute to Britain’s great people, and a heartfelt reminder that while the Conservatives may have changed their suits, they haven’t changed their beliefs or their policies. 2010-04-19T10:56:16+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/donate/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/donate/ 2010-03-31T15:45:39+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/local_labour_council_builds_another_80_council_houses/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/local_labour_council_builds_another_80_council_houses/ Barking and Dagenham Council has secured a further £7 million of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to build another 82 new council houses. 2010-03-29T08:51:40+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/council_welcomes_housing_announcement_of_more_cash_for_refurbishment_and_ne/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/council_welcomes_housing_announcement_of_more_cash_for_refurbishment_and_ne/ Barking and Dagenham Council today welcomed the announcement by government that the council will be able to keep some of the money it currently hands over to the treasury – and will now be able to use the cash to fund new housing and housing refurbishment in the borough. 2010-03-25T17:08:34+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/bnp_opposition_to_street_drinking_curbs_-_shows_they_are_out_of_touch/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/bnp_opposition_to_street_drinking_curbs_-_shows_they_are_out_of_touch/ BNP slammed for opposing Labour’s plan to tackle boozy behaviour 2010-03-25T17:03:15+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/labour_offers_councils_radical_new_housing_deal/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/labour_offers_councils_radical_new_housing_deal/ Jon welcomes a Government announcement that will allow Barking and Dagenham Council to build thousands of new council houses. 2010-03-25T12:57:54+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/from_airbrushed_to_photoshopped_how_tories_responded_to_claims_of_pandering/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/from_airbrushed_to_photoshopped_how_tories_responded_to_claims_of_pandering/ Tory Stories asks more questions about the airbrushed materials 2010-03-22T15:25:57+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/did_ashcroft_pay_for_the_calendars_mr_cameron/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/did_ashcroft_pay_for_the_calendars_mr_cameron/ Tory Stories exposes the links between Jon’s Tory opponent in the forthcoming election and Lord Ashcroft. 2010-03-22T11:13:33+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/save_our_sure_start/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/save_our_sure_start/ Labour launches a new campaign to save our Sure Start Centres 2010-03-16T16:25:00+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/daggers_host_sign_up_against_racism_day/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/daggers_host_sign_up_against_racism_day/ 2010-03-10T09:27:17+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/new_evidence_emerges_on_rosindell_anti-migrant_leaflet/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/new_evidence_emerges_on_rosindell_anti-migrant_leaflet/ Tory Stories finds new evidence in the growing storm around Havering Tories anti-immigration leaflets 2010-03-08T10:10:31+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/the_future_of_social_democracy/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/the_future_of_social_democracy/ Jon outlines in a pair of lectures “The Future of Social Democracy” Download a copy here > > > 2010-03-03T09:19:23+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/stop_the_bnp_on_the_eastern_front/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/stop_the_bnp_on_the_eastern_front/ Jon Cruddas is mobilising volunteers for the Eastern Front campaign day on March 13th in Dagenham & Rainham 2010-03-01T20:43:35+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/margaret_thatchers_toxic_legacy/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/margaret_thatchers_toxic_legacy/ David Cameron’s rhetoric on social justice is worthless given that it was his party which broke our economy. 2010-03-01T10:47:22+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_speaks_to_the_late_show/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_speaks_to_the_late_show/ The Late Show with Jason McCrossan interviewed Jon Cruddas MP. Jon and Jason discussed the Housing Shortage, the new prison which is planned for Dagenham, the rise of the BNP and the current Labour leadership troubles. The Late Show Broadcasts every Thursday night on Link 92.2FM between 9pm and 12am. 2010-03-01T10:39:41+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/bnp_slated_for_council_tax_madness/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/bnp_slated_for_council_tax_madness/ BNP Councillors in Barking & Dagenham propose cuts in spending that would devestate frontline spending. 2010-02-25T14:10:50+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_speaks_out_in_parliament_over_crushed_prison_plans/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/jon_speaks_out_in_parliament_over_crushed_prison_plans/ Jon spoke out during an adjournment debate in Parliament to thank local people for their efforts to stop the prison on Beam Road West. 2010-02-25T13:34:29+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/government_announces_500_million_for_new_affordable_houses/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/government_announces_500_million_for_new_affordable_houses/ Jon welcomes news that Housing Minister John Healey has announced a boost to housebuilding in England, by confirming nearly £500 million funding to build around 8,000 affordable homes across the country including your local authority area. This takes total Government funding for housebuilding to over £3.3 billion since June. 2010-02-23T10:15:42+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/liam_smith_thanks_people_for_their_efforts_to_stop_the_prison/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/liam_smith_thanks_people_for_their_efforts_to_stop_the_prison/ Thank from the Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council for local people’s campaign to stop the prison. 2010-02-16T08:52:58+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/prison_plan_crushed/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/prison_plan_crushed/ Plans to dump a 1,500 place Prison on Dagenham have been thrown out by the government after a massive local campaign against it. 2010-02-12T10:46:55+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/boris_johnsons_police_cuts_threaten_future_of_of_safer_neighbourhood_teams_/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/boris_johnsons_police_cuts_threaten_future_of_of_safer_neighbourhood_teams_/ Jon Cruddas condemns savage cuts by Boris Johnson to police budgets across London 2010-02-10T16:02:25+00:00 http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/votenhs.com/ http://www.joncruddas.org.uk/index.php/blog/entry/votenhs.com/ Jon supports new campaign to show the choice around health at coming election 2010-02-10T08:44:03+00:00