Socialist Party in North London

04/09/2026

Andy Burnham called for the government house building programme to go 100% to council housing when campaigning during the Makerfield byelection in June. By August, the now prime minister announced that just 60% would be for social rent, and most of the social-rent housing will not be council homes. The Independent estimates that just 4% will be council housing...

Paul Kershaw, Enfield and Lea Valley Socialist Party Andy Burnham called for the government house building programme to go 100% to council housing when campaigning during the Makerfield byelection in June. By August, the now prime minister announced that just 60% would be for social rent, and most o...

04/09/2026

https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/153883/02-09-2026/strike/

I was pleased to see the motion calling for a national demo against Labour austerity passed overwhelmingly last year, only to be disappointed when the TUC didn’t call one.

03/09/2026

https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/153866/02-09-2026/burnham-homelessness-plan-falls-short/

Reverse austerity, take over empty properties, build council homes Hamza Khan, West London Socialist Party The government has announced an additional £102 million in funding for its plan to ensure that every rough sleeper in England is offered a bed by Christmas. Prime minister Andy Burnham ple...

02/09/2026

https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/153877/02-09-2026/racism/

I was watching video after video of ICE raids and murders in the US, and could foresee the same thing happening in the UK, if Reform got into power.

02/09/2026

We cant live on Burnham's crumbs: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/153843/02-09-2026/we-cant-live-on-burnhams-crumbs/

27/08/2026

Rain didnt dampen the sprits on the bus pickets this morning: Tottenham, Wood Green and Palmers Green shown. Read more: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/153680/25-08-2026/socialist-party-bus-strike-leaflet-offer-rejected-now-spread-the-strikes-to-win/

25/08/2026

Socialist Party members supported the bus pickets across north London this morning.

24/08/2026

What needs to happen now:
Coordinate the fight across every operator and every garage, no more picking us off one company at a time Win the Fight Fatigue Now demands in full: fatigue management, guaranteed 12-hour breaks, decent welfare facilities, and real air conditioning fleet-wide Mass turnout on every ballot paper, in every garage, to beat the thresholds the Tories built and Labour hasnʼt scrapped.
Build solidarity and hardship funds now, so a long fight doesnʼt become a war of attrition we lose to exhaustion Put full demands on Khan and on Burnhamʼs government Build elected, accountable strike committees in every garage, keeping the dispute in membersʼ hands Push Unite to help build a real political voice for our class, one that fights for public ownership and workersʼ control, not one that waits on Labour

22/08/2026

Socialist Party stall Green Lanes Haringey this morning.

20/08/2026

Socialist Party stall in Enfield Town this morning: talking to school students on GCSE results day. School and college students "fighting for our future" - https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/153549/19-08-2026/school-and-college-students-fight-for-our-futures/