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Councillors, community and youth crime

07 August 2018

In an online interview former councillor Ingrid Cranfield discusses tackling the youth violence crisis and problems with the selection of candidates for safe council seats

Enfield Labour "coup" story makes the national press

18 July 2018

The Sunday Times has published an article about the Enfield 'coup' under the headline 'Labour council taken over by clan'

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Labour national body to investigate allegations of irregularity in Enfield

04 July 2018

Labour's national executive committee is to investigate allegations of irregularities in the selection of candidates for this year's council elections.

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New mayor and cabinet appointed - but controversy continues

30 May 2018

Enfield Council has appointed a new Mayor and the Labour Group has appointed new Cabinet Members

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Campaigners take the Brexit temperature

30 May 2018

Local campaigners calling for the UK to remain in the European Union took advantage of the crowds attending Enfield's Charter Fayre to gauge the feelings of Enfield residents towards this most controversial issue. For their latest Day of Action, members of Enfield for Europe set up their Brexitometer in Church Street, Enfield Town, and asked visitors to the Fayre to use it to show how they thought decisions about Brexit should be made and about the future of EU citizens living here.

More about Enfield's new council leader

17 May 2018

Information about Nesil Caliskan from the website T-Vine

Council leader deposed in surprise "coup"

16 May 2018

The leader of Enfield Council's Labour Group, Doug Taylor, has been replaced by Nesil Caliskan, who therefore becomes the new leader of Enfield Council

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Labour strengthens its lead in council elections

08 May 2018

Council election results for wards in and around Palmers Green

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Council elections: Information about candidates and policies

02 May 2018

There are three councillors for each ward in Enfield.  You can therefore vote for three candidates, who don't have to all belong to the same party.  Provided they're on the electoral register, non-UK citizens can vote.  There's no need to take your voting card or any ID with you. Just a reminder that you can see candidates being quizzed in these online hustings. Online hustings No 1 - first-time candidates Online hustings No 2 - major issues Online hustings No 3 - party.......

Greens and Lib Dems hoping to win council seats

02 May 2018

You don't need to be an expert pollster to forecast that the next administration running Enfield Council will be formed either by Labour or by the Conservatives.  But they won't necessarily win all the council seats between them.  Both of the two next biggest local parties - Enfield Green Party and Enfield Liberal Democrats - say they are determined to make a dent in the Labour/Conservative domination by winning some seats in this week's elections.  Both parties are entering.......

David Burrowes and his floating dog hit the headlines

01 May 2018

Enfield Conservatives were no doubt hoping that a press release that they sent to the Enfield Independent would help them in their bid to recapture control of Enfield Council in Thursday's elections.  But I doubt whether they were expecting the amount of publicity that the paper's report and accompanying photograph would bring them - two further reports on the local paper's website, one in the Evening Standard and headlines on the national news website Huffington Post.  Not to.......

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Council elections: Online hustings No 3

25 April 2018

In the third of four online hustings being organised by Francis Sealey of Enfield Voices and Emma Rigby of Love Your Doorstep, the interviewees are the leaders of the four biggest parties in Enfield: Dave Mitchell, Liberal Democrats Kate McGeevor, Green Party Doug Taylor, Labour Joanne Laban, Conservatives {youtube}M2XndO4Mq98{/youtube} <?php $ogImage = 'images/2018/online_hustings_party_leaders.JPG';include.......

Council elections: Online hustings No 2

22 April 2018

In the second of four online hustings being organised by Francis Sealey of Enfield Voices and Emma Rigby of Love Your Doorstep, candidates from four parties discuss the most important issues: Lee David-Sanders, Conservatives (Highlands) David Flint, Green Party (Enfield Lock) Robert Wilson, Liberal Democrats (Grange) Ayfer Orfan, Labour (Ponders End) {youtube}w1iiAWSBUCY{/youtube} <?php $ogImage = 'images/2018/hustings_-_major_issues.PNG';include.......

Council elections: Online hustings No 1

22 April 2018

In the first of four online hustings being organised by Francis Sealey of Enfield Voices and Emma Rigby of Love Your Doorstep, all the candidates are standing for the council for the first time: Chris Dey, Conservative (Grange) Alex McRae, Green (Upper Edmonton) Margaret Greer, Labour (Lower Edmonton) Guy Russo, Liberal Democrats (Chase) {youtube}4FqlFKrj7S0{/youtube} <?php $ogImage = 'images/2018/election_2018.png';include.......

People's Vote campaigners target Southgate

15 April 2018

Members of Enfield for Europe were campaigning at Southgate station this weekend and have sent the following press release. Pro-European campaigners were out in force in Southgate on Saturday taking part in the national launch of the People’s Vote (#PeoplesVote ; @peoplesvote_uk), a national campaign for another public vote on EU membership, crucially with an option to stay in if any UK-EU deal is worse than our membership terms, which is almost certain to be the case. Supporters.......

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Joining forces to challenge local politicians to create My Liveable London

10 April 2018

In the run up to the council elections on 3rd May two organisations that campaign for a fresh approach to London's streets have come together to set out a challenge for party leaders in each of London's 32 boroughs. London Living Streets, who seek better streets for pedestrians, are combining forces with the London Cycle Campaign, who, unsurprisingly, would like pleasanter and safer conditions for people riding bikes in London. They are calling their joint campaign My Liveable London and they want boroughs to create more "low traffic neighbourhoods".

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Constituency changes unite political foes

09 November 2016

Map created by Enfield Southgate Conservatives showing how Enfield Southgate would be divided up between neighbouring constituenciesThere doesn't seem to be much that the two parties on Enfield Council agree on these days, but the Parliamentary Boundary Commission's proposals for changes to Enfield constituencies have proved equally unpopular with both the ruling Labour Group and opposition Conservative Group.  Though whether or not they both favour the same alternative is another question........

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Enfield Dispatch publisher launching a community news service in Barnet

16 December 2020

Community journalism, now well established in Enfield, is coming to our neighbouring borough, Barnet. In February Social Spider, the community interest company behind the Enfield Dispatch and four more local community newspapers, will be launching Barnet Post.

Where do would-be councillors stand on environmental issues?

27 April 2022

Watch a recording of Tuesday evening's EnCAF Environmental Hustings, where candidates from three political parties were questioned about their policies.

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