Mick Gilgunn

No demolition without permission!

Mick Gilgunn

TENANTS GROUPS from all over London came together at City Hall, London, on 3rd November in a show of unity. There was a strength of feeling from the grassroots that the mayor Sadiq Khan should listen to representatives of council estates which are facing demolition.

It had been policy of the mayor that tenants from all council estates facing demolition would have the right to a full ballot on this burning issue.

However there are 36 housing estates that are not entitled to a ballot as they are small units. This has caused anger with many tenants who hold strong to the ideal of a secure tenancy agreement. Among the speakers were tenants from Cressingham Gardens, Lambeth, who have been lobbying the GLA consistently. There were also speakers from estates in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, and Southwark. Paul Burnham from Haringey spoke about the recent controversial Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV), showing how tenants can win.

Banners were displayed defiantly from unions and housing groups in a march around City Hall. The struggle continues!

  • 8th December, Housing Summit 11am- 5pm at the National Education Union, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD.

  • Homes for all!

  • Control rents!

  • Residents’ ballots before any major works or demolition!

  • Justice for Grenfell!

Islington North CLP, Islington Trades Union Council, Construction Safety Campaign

Joe Murray

Stop flip-flopping, Sadiq!

It didn’t take long for new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to begin the long retreat.

Joe Murray
Stop flip-flopping, Sadiq!
Mick Gilgunn

Construction update

“No one we loved died from too much regulation and enforcement."

Mick Gilgunn
Construction update
Piers Mostyn

New era for Haringey

There was an increase in both the number and percentage of Labour votes across the borough on a high turnout. Previously marginal wards like Stroud Green, Hornsey and Haringey are now safe Labour seats with substantial majorities.


Piers Mostyn
New era for Haringey
Alison McGarry

Women and the housing crisis

In the 1960s my family spent six months in bed and breakfasts, abandoned factories, empty houses and finally a hostel, from where we progressed to our first council home – a temporary, damp, one bedroomed flat. A housing officer inspected us weekly for twelve months to prove that we were ‘respectable’ enough to be offered permanent council housing.

Alison McGarry
Women and the housing crisis