The thing about Westbrook is they’re known throughout the world as predatory landlords, they’ve done this kind of stuff in New York City. — Russell Brand
Real democracy, is not what lies behind the door No 10, it is what lies in front, people power.
Yesterday, the New Era Estate tenants took their protest to 10 Downing Street to deliver a petition with nearly 300,000 signatures.
Disgraceful behaviour by Channel 4 News journo, asking Russell Brand the price of his house. Behaviour worthy of the gutter press.
The question had absolutely no bearing on the issue, social cleansing of the poor out of London, of the buying of an estate of affordable housing by US vulture capitalists and the proposed quadrupling if not more of their rents. A return to Dickensian London, where the poor ether walked into work in London everyday or lived on the streets.
Yes, there is a problem of dirty money pouring into London from China, Russia and the Middle East, of property being bought not to live in, of property not occupied, of property being bought as a capital investment, of property not even being put on the market in London.
The vulture capitalists buying the New Era estate is part of that problem.
The role of the press is to hold the powerful to account. The problem begins when the press is owned by the powerful
New Era Estate tenants have already notched up one victory, they have forced out the Rachman Benyon Brothers who have relinquished their 10% stake.
Russell Brand has enlisted the support of the New York Mayor at the American end, who has condemned US vulture capitalists Westbrook. In New York, Westbrook has the reputation of Rachman landlords, unlawful treatment of tenants.
What is London Mayor Boris doing?
What is David Cameron doing?
What is Ed Miliband doing?
What is Labour aka ToryLite doing?
- Devastated families face eviction after Britain’s richest MP buys housing estate and hikes up rent
- Ninety two families on New Era Estate face eviction
- Russell Brand Calls Reporter ‘A Snide’ Over Hostile Questions About The Price Of His Property
- Russell Brand Joins New Era Estate Protest In Downing Street March
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December 3, 2014 at 11:27 pm |
December 4, 2014 at 1:05 am |
Russell Brand: Who are the real hypocrites?
https://keithpp.wordpress.com/2014/12/03/russell-brand-who-are-the-real-hypocrites/
December 19, 2014 at 9:38 pm |