Social Issues

In 2021 a campaign to prevent a 24-hour gambling establishment opening in Palmers Green was unsuccessful. Reports in the Observer newspaper uncover the severe social and personal problems that can be caused by seemingly harmless slot machines hidden behind the opaque windows of branches of Merkur Slots and other arcade operators. They also reveal that the previous government was preparing to ease already lax restrictions on such establishments. Will the new government take a different approach?

A powerful message for the new occupier of No 10 Downing Street from a 14-year-old resident of Ponders End.

A group that brings together 27 charities is calling on the next government to fix "stark health inequalities" that are cutting thousands of lives short across the UK every year.

Big Issue magazine has delivered an open letter to both Labour and Conservative parties urging measures to eradicate poverty

On Monday the umbrella body London Councils launched a new reportexploring ways the boroughs can break the barriers to addressing youth unemployment in London.

In the last week of December 2023 James Cracknell, editor of Enfield Dispatch, posted a Twitter thread drawing together and commenting on 15 news reports on the personal impact of homelessness in the borough. It's a powerful plea to take action and also a powerful demonstration of the value of truly independent local newspapers.

While we await the full report on the discussions that took place at Palmers Green's first community hub, held last month, Francis Sealey from Enfield Climate Action Forum (EnCAF) has released several short YouTube videos that give a flavour of what the afternoon was all about.

A new charter has been launched by Sadiq Khan aimed at ending rough sleeping across the capital. In Enfield and Haringey the charity All People All Places' winter 2023 homelessness campaign focusses on the impact of evictions, using billboards and social media.

Eastenders actor Milly Zero plays the main role in a video made by the domestic violence charity Solace to launch its Safe This Christmas fundraising campaign.

We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but hundreds of thousands of people here in the UK are going without the essentials we all need to get by. The Trussel Trust, which runs foodbanks, is asking everyone to take action by contacting their MP.