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Defend Council Housing campaign
Localism cuts to Council Housing

'Self financing' reform of Council housing finance is based on systematic underfunding. Already Birmingham, Nottingham and other councils plan to demolish thousands of council homes. Barking and Dagenham Council are discussing whole stock transfer, in face of Government plans to raise Right to Buy discounts, with no receipts available for new council housing.
A national protest at Parliament next week will challenge Government attacks and demand action to build the homes we need. A Housing Emergency protest on 15 November will oppose attacks on tenancies, rents and benefits, and demand new Council housing - see leaflet and DCH Briefing on the Localism Bill www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk

The Localism Bill, which MPs are now voting through, introduces fixed term tenancies, and powers to reduce succession rights, end homeless access to council housing and remove thousands from housing waiting lists.
Come to Parliament 4pm 15th Nov - bring banners and placards. Arrange to see your MPs to put the case for council housing. See Localism Bill Briefing and leaflet.
Come to the meeting 5pm Committee Room 15 House of Commons, with MPs, councillors, trade unions, tenants and others.

Council consultation on Landlord (Tenancy) policies
Lobby Councils to reject permissive powers, stop fixed term tenancies, up to 80% market rents, and cuts in access to council housing. Organise speakers, meetings and lobbies for a joint tenant, union and councillors' campaign for investment in the council housing we need - see council resolution.
DCH meeting 10 December
National meeting 12-4pm 10 December in Camden Town Hall Judd St London WC1H 9JE

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[ARA221409]

Government ministers are so out of touch with the common man. Why are they making it so hard for us to earn a descent living? Most have no idea how hard they're making life for the people

[ParadiseOrHellFire]

@ARA221409 i know its really hard, they tax poor people so much, food, gas and so on is so high, now council and H/A rent is going up by 80% one bedroom will be £250 a week in 2012, how will we pay that? more then 70,000 familys will be made homeless...

[ParadiseOrHellFire]

Please comment, tumps up, put this video on your page...please help out.

[telemetry9]

economic fascism - it's right here in 2011.

"it doesn't matter who you vote for - the government still gets in."