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27 March 2019
Striking teachers march against Enfield schools academisation plans
A lively and noisy demonstration of over 100 striking teachers, parents and other supporters took place on 24 March
27 March 2019
Visteon: when factory occupations stayed the hands of the bosses
Visteon struggle tenth anniversary: Ten years ago, in response to a US car components company pulling the plug on 600 jobs, workers occupied plants in Enfield, Basildon and Belfast
20 February 2019
Unite union London council workers back Enfield Labour no-cuts call
London local government workers' representatives have agreed to support Enfield North Constituency Labour Party's no-cuts campaign
13 February 2019
Enfield: striking against academisation - fighting for a no-cuts budget
Big picket lines, lots of support from parents, lots of solidarity visits from other trade unionists - four days of action
23 January 2019
Enfield North CLP backs no-cuts budget - now councillors must act
Other Labour parties and unions should contact Enfield North to express solidarity for the stand
26 September 2018
Labour civil war rages in Enfield
Following a no-confidence vote in Enfield North constituency Labour Party (CLP), right-wing MP Joan Ryan has responded with insults to members in the local press.
7 September 2018
Enfield North Labour Party votes 'no confidence' in its MP
Labour members in Enfield North have given a stinging rebuke to Blairite MP Joan Ryan
3 June 2017
Enfield North: Open treachery from right wing Labour candidate
Right wing Labour candidate in the marginal seat of Enfield North has taken the step of open treachery in the last week of the election campaign
5 April 2017
Labour group to discipline councillors for resisting Haringey gentrification scheme
For a council group which opposes cuts and privatisation: Ten Labour councillors in Haringey, north London, face disciplinary action after voting for further scrutiny of a gentrification scheme.
18 March 2015
School students inspired by struggle
Helen Pattison interviews Luke, a sixth former fighting privately run 'academies' in Lewisham, south London, and reports from an angry school hustings in Enfield, north London
10 September 2014
Guardian story confirms councils can resist cuts
Aditya Chakrabortty's Guardian story on the efforts of Enfield council to respond to the housing crisis shows that councillors can find ways to resist austerity if they choose to.
28 May 2014
Local elections 2014: A good base for TUSC to build on
The vote tally for the 560 local election and mayoral Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition no-cuts candidates in the 22 May elections is 68,031
NUJ strike at Newsquest, photo Nick Chaffey
27 April 2011
Around 100 people followed a funeral cortege, complete with incense, a coffin and the grim reaper to mark the 'near death' of north London and Hertfordshire newspapers in the Tindle group, writes Paul Kershaw.
22 April 2011
Journalists in north London strike for more staff
Around one hundred people followed a funeral cortege complete with incense, a coffin and the grim reaper to mark the 'near death' of north London and Hertfordshire newspapers in the Tindle group
3 March 2011
Fighting the cuts: Thousands protest, lobby and occupy
Reports from around the UK: Thousands of people demonstrated against cuts last week, as shown in these reports in this week's issue of the Socialist from Hull, Camden, Lambeth, Haringey, Lewisham, Birmingham, Swansea and Bradford
20 May 2009
Visteon workers' victory march
On 18 May at lunchtime, sacked Visteon workers turned up at their factories in big numbers to mark the end of occupations and pickets, writes Paula Mitchell.
8 May 2009
Sacked convenor of Linamar: Wednesday 13 May at 7.30 pm in the Dolphin Hotel, Swansea. Speakers include Frank Jepson (Convenor at Visteon Basildon) and Kevin Nolan (Convenor at Visteon Enfield), writes All trade unionists welcome.
8 May 2009
Rally to support Rob Williams
Sacked convenor of Linamar
Wednesday 13 May at 7.30 pm
Dolphin Hotel, Swansea.
Speakers include Frank Jepson (Convenor at Visteon Basildon) and Kevin Nolan (Convenor at Visteon Enfield).
All trade unionists welcome
Visteon workers, photo Paul Mattsson
5 May 2009
Visteon workers show: Action gets results
Sacked workers at the three closed Visteon UK plants in Enfield (London), Basildon (Essex), and Belfast (Northern Ireland) have won a momentous victory, a substantial financial package from their bosses.
They will end their pickets and occupations as soon as the money is in the bank. Frank Jepson, Unite union convenor of Visteon Basildon, spoke to The Socialist
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