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Haringey Council – Housing demolition programme 2015

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Haringey Council – Housing demolition programme 2015

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Area  Homes on Council estates at risk of demolition Housing Association homes at risk of demolition Private homes at risk of demolition(i.e. excluding council estates) Total number of homes at risk of demolition High Road WestLove Lane & Whitehall St (North Tottenham) 297 297 High Road West  -New ‘Key Areas’ under Housing Zone (North Tottenham) […]

London bus workers to strike over fair pay

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London bus workers to strike over fair pay

London’s bus workers to strike over ‘unfair’ pay disparities London’s 18 bus operators were accused of ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over ‘glaringly unfair’ pay disparities as Britain’s largest union, Unite announced that up to 27,000 bus workers would be taking part in a London wide bus strike on Tuesday 13 January. The 24 […]

Tottenham Housing Activists’ and Squatters’ Cabaret

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Tottenham Housing Activists’ and Squatters’ Cabaret

A wonderful assortment of public speakers, poets, singers, rappers, musicians, dancers, dramatists and other assorted magical cabaret artists inspire and rouse up an audience of alternative postmodern revelers, travelers, hippies, anarchists and squatters to join in the fun.

Boris Johnson’s Penthouses for Oligarchs in West Hendon – Russell Brand Trews Reports

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Boris Johnson’s Penthouses for Oligarchs in West Hendon – Russell Brand Trews Reports

Great to see Russell Brand and John Rogers report on Our West Hendon campaign! Below is the video + description. Russell Brand Trews Reports (E12) Sign the Petition here http://change.org/westhendon John Rogers reports from West Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet where residents on an estate are being evicted after the local council handed […]

North London Media Round-Up

North London Media Round-Up

The Camden New Journal reports that school support staff could be losing their jobs at Christmas over new literacy tests. Foul; Dismissal notices have been received by 19 female staff at Swiss Cottage School who do not have numeracy and literacy “level 2 certificates” – the equivalent of A-C at GCSE. A letter signed by […]

Twenty’s Plenty for Winchmore Hill!

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Twenty’s Plenty for Winchmore Hill!

Currently, in the borough of Enfield, ‘less than 10% of our roads are 20 mph’ zones, compared to Islington and Camden council which have adopted 20 mph on all residential borough roads. Let’s bring 30 mph zones down to 20 mph. Why? Well, if you’re… Hit by a car at 40 mph, 9 out of […]

The experience of regeneration in Barnet

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The experience of regeneration in Barnet

The North London Star’s Phil Tsappas meets Alex Finnie, resident of 9 years on the West Hendon Regeneration estate in Barnet Events have been escalating this year on the West Hendon estate (Borough of Barnet). Temporary tenants and lease holders alongside council tenants are making their voices heard through peaceful protest against a rising tide of […]

North London News Round-Up

North London News Round-Up

A few bits and bobs we’ve spotted in the last week from round North London; Richard Osley takes a look at Labour’s runners and riders for Holborn and St Pancras. The Evening Standard reports on how Londoners on benefits are being driven from the capital. Over at Londonist they have renamed the entirety of the […]

End forced labour in North London!

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End forced labour in North London!

The following reports is from various Facebook accounts who reported on their action against forced labour in north London. Pictures by Phil Tsappas.   On Saturday the Haringey Solidarity Group  visited North London Hospice shops in protest at their continued use of force labour under the six-month, 30-hour a week Community Work Placement scheme. The […]

Report: Radical Housing Network

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Report: Radical Housing Network

notes from the 27th Oct Radical Housing Network meeting by Phil Tsappas   MIPIM – what next? Meeting held @ UNITE, Moreland Street, near Angel tube station – 30 in attendance   After the great success of #blockboris campaign outside the property fair MIPIM, which was held for the first time in London, the Radical […]

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