One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided.

The Knockabout Show, poems for children by Gerda Mayer (1978). Born in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia, Gerda Mayer (1927-2021) escaped to Britain on the Kindertransport in 1939. Her family died in Auschwitz. Later a celebrated poet, she lived in Margaret Avenue, Chingford. #WorldPoetryDay #BookoftheMonth

“Clara Zetkin, the German writer, politician and public speaker who founded International Women’s Day, believed it was socialism that would set working class people free—women and men alike.” Robin Oomkes profiles this remarkable woman… www.slowtravelberlin.com/clara-zetkin

The greatest orator of our times

We have been made aware of a distressing image doing the rounds today, suggesting Tottenham have beaten us 3-1. This has clearly been photoshopped, and we will be taking this up with the relevant authorities. Even we'd beat Spurs...

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol activated in London ❄️ The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough. If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink thestreetlink.org.uk

On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.

If you see someone sleeping on the streets in #WalthamForest please alert StreetLink to connect them to support and help: thestreetlink.org.uk #Walthamstow #Leyton #Leytonstone #Chingford

With temperatures dropping below zero, we’ve activated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol for the first time this winter to ensure anyone sleeping rough in freezing conditions is offered emergency accommodation and support to stay off the streets for good. www.london.gov.uk/emergency-se...

The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in | Jane Martinson

So the BBC director general has had to resign because Panorama suggested that Trump tried to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election? Because obviously that never happened …

Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives for inciting an insurrection. Why is the Director General of the BBC resigning?

Our town hall’s still the best town hall 🌹 #WalthamForest

Today, we celebrate 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights. From the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression to freedom of thought, conscience, and belief, the #ECHR has been instrumental in advancing human dignity and liberty. 🧵 humanists.uk/2025/11/04/c...

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

In what way do they think white people and Western culture are native to America? Return to the land? #FFS 🤷‍♀️

Not entirely sure about these numbers but, YES, give local government enough money to do everything it is asked to do and watch as our communities heal and grow Adult social care, public health, children’s services, SEND services all need proper funding to provide support that’s desperately needed

Increasingly convinced the cheapest way to address this is to reverse local government austerity. Returning English local authority budgets to 2010 levels would cost about £7bn. Factor in population and demographic change and you'd want maybe £15bn. Benefits could be seen quickly and felt widely.

Remembering my lovely PolskiGrandpa a refugee who died on this day 19 years ago #WorldRefugeeDay. He lived peacefully in the UK for 60 years, married and had a family, had a job and began to feel safe. Every refugee deserves a life as wonderful and as ordinary ❤️ #NoOneIsIllegal #AsylumIsAHumanRight

Lovely sunny day for a canvass! Listening to concerns and is raised by residents in Chapel End with George, Helen, Paul and @nathanburns.bsky.social #Walthamstow #LabourDoorstep

not to post commercial, but this silly little bbc video from 10 years ago made me cry the first time i saw it because it was the first time i realized that brian wilson would die someday www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqLT...

Ahead of the Spending Review, we have written to Rachel Reeves and Bridget Phillipson making the case for the end of the two-child benefit cap. The cap currently impacts over 7,500 children in Waltham Forest. 👶👧👦

These people aren't interested in making your life better. They don't care about the quality of your kid's school or the health of your community. They have no coherent political philosophy. They just want to make themselves feel bigger by shitting on people.

Que sera, sera! 🎶 Next stop…. Wembley Stadium. #LOFC #OneOrient

What. A. Team. #lofc

Leyton. Fucking. Orient. #LOFC

Nerves. Shredded 😬😱⚽️ #lofc

Still nervous. Very, very nervous 😬#lofc

Our Labour Leader Grace Williams and fellow Co-Chair of the Waltham Forest Borough of Sanctuary, Averil Pooten-Watan have written a letter to the Home Secretary which you can read below 👇 www.walthamforest.gov.uk/stories/lett...

As your Labour Councillors, we will always be proud of our diverse community who come together in good times and bad to support each other. As a Borough of Sanctuary we value and celebrate all of those who settle in Waltham Forest.

An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins.

*uses time machine to burst into a room ten years ago* "I don't have much time, but for the love of god choose Chaos with Ed Miliband™ "

I am very, very nervous 😬 😥😰 #lofc ⚽️

Out we come for the warmup! #LOFC #OneOrient

This is fabulous if true, do you know @lbwfarchives.bsky.social? Happy May Day everyone! #WalthamForest #WhippsCrossHospital

Are you living with #HIV & aged over 50 in the UK or a carer for someone who is? What are your health and care concerns about HIV and ageing? Please help to create a "bank" of research questions to improve the health and care of older adults with HIV app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...

A fascinating and inspiring evening at the launch of @acha020.bsky.social - what a brilliant project to have in our borough! #WalthamForest #LivingAndAgeingWell #HealthyAgeing

WHAT A COMEBACK! 💪 Four second half goals from the O's secure all three points here in E10! ✅ This team! 😍 #LOFC #OneOrient

'Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, Housing in Leyton', published by Leyton Borough Council in 1964/65, just before transition to the new London Borough of Waltham Forest. This summarises housing developments post WWI & WWII, alongside a photographic record with details of rents payable. #BookoftheMonth

Philip Dalton Hepworth was born #OTD 12 Mar 1888. Principal architect for north-west Europe for Imperial War Graves Commission 1944. In 1932 he won architectural competition to design Walthamstow Town Hall, built 1937-42. Our image shows John Thorp's model of Hepworth's design. Portrait is.gd/xOAQB3

🚨With temperatures set to drop to freezing tonight, SWEP remains activated across London. Emergency accommodation is open to get people out of the cold. Alert StreetLink if you see someone sleeping rough: thestreetlink.org.uk

What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.

Be a Zelensky in a world of Trumps.

Sam Kiley: "Who started this war?" Carla Sands: "I believe it was Joe Biden." Sam Kiley: "Joe Biden didn't invade Ukraine!" Independent World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley and former Trump ambassador Carla Sands disagree after today's White House meeting. #Newsnight

“I thought for many years that in my lifetime I would see America become a rogue state and that’s happened” Podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse expresses his shock after Presidents Trump and Zelensky's historic White House meeting, adding "this is a mafia shakedown". #Newsnight

In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.

It was 14 years ago today... HAPPY TEHOUE DAY! Tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeee! #LOFC #OnlyOneOrient

Orient just lulling City into a false sense of security there

This is #lofc's highest league position since May 2014