London, UK. 9th July 2016. Protesters against the demolition of council estates and their replacement by luxury flats under 'regeneration' schemes by London Labour councils including Southwark, Newham and Lambeth pose with a banner 'Stop Selling Council Homes' outside the 'Progress' Labour conference 'Governing for Britain'. The Blairite New Labour scheme, now accelerated by the Tory Housing and Planning Act, makes London too expensive for ordinary workers leading to social cleansing, while making excessive profits for developers, including housing associations and estate agents Savills. Peter


London, UK. 9th July 2016. Protesters against the demolition of council estates and their replacement by luxury flats under 'regeneration' schemes by London Labour councils including Southwark, Newham and Lambeth pose with a banner 'Stop Selling Council Homes' outside the 'Progress' Labour conference 'Governing for Britain'. The Blairite New Labour scheme, now accelerated by the Tory Housing and Planning Act, makes London too expensive for ordinary workers leading to social cleansing, while making excessive profits for developers, including housing associations and estate agents Savills. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News


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