Newham: Closed and evicted

Disgracefully, Coolfin Road community centre Newham, east London was closed and allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Now the 100% Labour-run council aims to evict squatters and demolish the building. There’s a desperate housing need in Newham, one of the poorest and most overcrowded boroughs in the country.

How many genuinely affordable council homes is the council constructing? How many empty properties is the council turning into social housing? You can probably guess the ball-park figure.

Niall Mulholland, East London Socialist Party