The upcoming UK tour of a Palestinian theatre company has created a stink over its exploration of a group of fighters that took shelter from the Israeli army in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in 2002. Freedom Theatre’s artistic director and writer of The Siege Nabeel Raee explains why the company’s work is important. Millions […]
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A private tenant who twice beat his landlord’s attempts to evict him has been notified of a 70 per cent increase in rent this week in what he believes is a further attempt to force him out after he reported dangerous conditions to the council last year. For the first time in nearly a year […]
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Around 20 housing campaigners and local residents marched through Poplar today in protest over housing association Poplar Harca’s business strategy of evicting social tenants and replacing their homes with properties for private sale and ‘affordable’ rent, which of course we know is unaffordable to most. Tower Hamlets Renters and Action East End organised the demo […]
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Some of London’s leading purveyors and promoters of repetitive dance music have joined forces to raise money for the Focus E15 campaign group that attracted international headlines last year as they pushed the farcical and unnecessary housing crisis back up the political agenda. The all-night rave at Whitechapel’s Rhythm Factory will feature some of London’s […]
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The New Era Estate in Hoxton that has been the focus of a high profile campaign to keep 90 low-income families in their homes, has been sold to an affordable housing provider. The deal between Dolphin Square Foundation and former owners Westbrook Partners was sealed at 2pm today and confirmed by Hackney Council this afternoon.
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A healthy fast food initiative aimed at getting young people to improve their diets has been launched in a bid to tackle obesity in low-income areas. Four mobile fast food units selling a range of healthy burgers, chicken and wraps have set up near schools in four east and north London boroughs in the hope […]
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Residents from Hoxton’s New Era Estate marched to Downing Street yesterday to hand in a 300,000 signature petition calling on David Cameron to pressure new owners Westbrook Partners into keeping their rents affordable. They had earlier rallied outside Westbrook’s offices in Mayfair joined by hundreds of supporters including comedian Russell Brand calling on UK chief […]
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The property manager and minority owner of the New Era Estate in Hoxton is to sell-up and withdraw following a highly publicised campaign by residents to challenge plans to treble their rents. The Benyon Estate, owned by Tory MP Richard Benyon and his brother Edward, announced yesterday that it would ‘reluctantly’ sell its ten per […]
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Staff at St Mungos Broadway called off a ten-day strike due to start this morning after senior management backtracked on cuts to pay and conditions imposed during the summer. However a planned rally outside the homeless charity’s head office in Hammersmith this morning went ahead albeit with a celebratory mood instead where chief executive Howard […]
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Frontline workers at homeless charity St Mungos Broadway have voted to go on a ten-day strike next week in protest over changes to pay and conditions days after a week-long action ended last Friday.
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Private tenant given 70% rent-rise after twice beating landlord’s attempts to evict him
A private tenant who twice beat his landlord’s attempts to evict him has been notified of a 70 per cent increase in rent this week in what he believes is a further attempt to force him out after he reported dangerous conditions to the council last year. For the first time in nearly a year […]
Read MoreWeakened Taser Guidance Permits Use as Compliance Tool
Concerns over the legitimacy and safe use of Tasers by the police is gathering pace as lawyers, politicians and academics begin to pool their knowledge over a lack of research into its effects on public health and ambiguous guidance on its use.
Read MorePrioritise mental health care for people in work, government report urges
A government report into mental health care has come under criticism after it called for preferential treatment for people in work. The paper (see page 11), by the chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies, estimated that around 70 million days were lost to mental illness last year costing the economy between £70 and £100 […]
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