Thee NHS campaigners with a dog walk away from the press area on College
Green
And a man warns 'The End is Nigh'. Police question him briefly and
tell him he is not allowed to go on the path across College Green, though
if you think the end is nigh a little trespass probably wouldn't bother
you
People are gathering for a Homes for All protest on Parliament Square
Including a woman in a 'Pearly' coat with buttons 'Council Homes for
People Not Profit'
Defend Council Housing, Homes for All and Bromley & Croydon DPAC
banners
'Doorkeys NOT Doorways - Homes For All'
Piers Corbyn holds up his information sheet about the fight for geniunely
affordable decent housing for all
Paula Peters with a #justice4grenfell poster. A few yards away another
protest by the Socialist Party students is taking place
Eileen Short begins the speeches at the Homes for All protest
Two of the NHS campaigners have joined the half-circle around the
speaker. A placard at right reminds us
of the need for people to have secure long-term homes - not short-term
tenances that can end in a few months or years
Homelessness has increased rapidly in London in particular, with people
sleeping in doorways - and they need
'Doorkeys NOT Doorways'
'Tenants die when landlords don't listen - Full Funding for Fire Safety'
. Grenfell shows us why.
One of the NHS campaigners - the NHS has been underfunded for 5 years
Paula Peters from DPAC speaks. The government have targeted cuts on
the disabled - and many have died
because of these cuts. People clearly unfit for work have had their
benefits stopped to meet tough DWP targets
with people in their last few weeks of terminal illnesses being told
they are fit for work. New plans tighten the screw
in a policy that goes back to the Victorian days of the workhouses.
Eileen Short
A campaigner from Lewes Defend Council Housing
In Haringey a Labour council is giving away £2 billion of council
property to a private developer who will build
properties the current council tenants and leaseholders will not be able
to afford - with a small amount of high-priced
'affordable properties' . Like on previous schemes they will get accountants
to lie and get them out of most of any
obligations to include low-cost social housing.
A police officer hovers, hoping the protest will soon end
Housing campaigner Piers Corbyn
The Socialist Party students have a few speeches too
and then go down to Downing St
for a brief protest before walking back and deciding it's time for coffee.
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