London, UK. 16th June 2016. Housing protesters including Focus E15, the Revolutionary Communist Group, Class War and Architects 4 Social Housing complain noisily outside the Municipal Journal Local Authority Awards at the Hilton Hotel castigating the nomination of Southwark and Newham for awards. They complain Southwark is nominated for 'Best London Council' despite having demolished 7,639 units of social housing, sold off public land to developers, and evicted people unlawfully and accuse Newham of social cleansing, rehousing people in distant parts of the country while council properties rem


London, UK. 16th June 2016. Housing protesters including Focus E15, the Revolutionary Communist Group, Class War and Architects 4 Social Housing complain noisily outside the Municipal Journal Local Authority Awards at the Hilton Hotel castigating the nomination of Southwark and Newham for awards. They complain Southwark is nominated for 'Best London Council' despite having demolished 7,639 units of social housing, sold off public land to developers, and evicted people unlawfully and accuse Newham of social cleansing, rehousing people in distant parts of the country while council properties remain empty, and of causing mental health problems through evictions, homelessness and failure to maintain properties. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News


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