Friday, 28 February 2014

Lambeth Renters refuse meeting with local MP | Lambeth Renters

Lambeth Renters refuse meeting with local MP | Lambeth Renters:


 "Facing high rents, poor standards and no security, most renters have it pretty bad. But we’re well aware that we’re not unique in having major issues with our housing. We know that the root of the housing problems faced by the majority of people is the same: a  system that puts profits (and the interests of those who make them) ahead of people’s basic need and human right to decent housing. So when an email from Chuka Umunna, MP for part of Lambeth, dropped into our inbox inviting us to meet him tomorrow, we felt that we had no choice but to challenge him on his regressive stance on a related housing issue: squatting. We sent the following response:"

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