The #spycops inquiry has started publishing documents for Friday's preliminary hearing. So far it's submissions from the Met Police & BBC, as well as a note from the counsel to the inquiry. They give an idea of some likely topics that'll be covered tomorrow, let's take a look 🧵

⚡NEWS: High Court finds Local Authority's housing policy to be discriminatory against women and girls escaping violence in successful judicial review challenge

Our Stephanie Harrison KC & Nadia O’Mara acted for the Claimant I/B Public Interest Law Centre.

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In the midst of a housing crisis, #Peabody is threatening to bulldoze perfectly good homes. Read about the resistance of the Lesnes Estate residents and their campaign to #RefurbishDontDemolish in our new report:

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Serious Disruption Prevention Orders (SDPOs) are anti-protest banning orders that can prevent people from associating with particular people (including contacting them online), going to certain areas, attending protests, or encouraging others to protest. Must read from Netpol 👇

Local councils are going bust, or are teetering on the edge of a financial precipice.

Paul Heron, the Legal Director at the Public Interest Law Centre, examines the problems that face councils, and asks is there anything that can be done?

pilc.org.uk/blog/local-cou…

LesResTM Public Interest Law Centre Extinction Rebellion London 🌍 Extinction Rebellion Families HousingRebellion So good. Workshops outside with residents and supporters in the sun. Brilliant legal workshop from Public Interest Law Centre. Now retrofit ideas with an architect! Crazy estates still going through rubbish 'regeneration' schemes

The resistance is in full swing this fine afternoon on the Lesnes Estate. We are honoured by the attendance of Public Interest Law Centre letting us in on our rights.

YOU GOTTA FIGHT ✊🏿 FOR YOUR RIGHT TO HOUSING!

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Serious Disruption Prevention Orders (SDPOs) are anti-protest banning orders that can prevent people from associating with particular people (including contacting them online), going to certain areas, attending protests, or encouraging others to protest. Must read from Netpol 👇

‼️ Ten people to be evicted from the area on the Thames where they’ve lived for 17 years after the Environmental Agency exercises control over unregistered land.

Read all about it here 👇
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‼️ Ten people to be evicted from the area on the Thames where they’ve lived for 17 years after the Environmental Agency exercises control over unregistered land.

Read all about it here 👇
pilc.org.uk/news/ousted-to…

The Windrush compensation scheme was launched five years ago this week.

Five years on, people are still waiting to receive compensation for the harms caused by the Home Office.

We demand justice for Windrush victims NOW!

🗣️'We would like to see a proper, independent investigation of the viability of refurbishment, from structural, environmental and community perspectives, as well financial.'

Read Fight4Aylesbury collective's (Fight4Aylesbury) Open letter to the council👇
pilc.org.uk/news/fight4ayl…

Local councils have been the frontline instruments to pass on austerity cuts for the past decade and more.

But Councillors have more power to fight back than they think.

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Local councils are in a powerful position to fight back against austerity cuts. It is just not true, as the majority of Councillors try to suggest, that they are powerless to act.

pilc.org.uk/blog/local-cou…

🗣️'We would like to see a proper, independent investigation of the viability of refurbishment, from structural, environmental and community perspectives, as well financial.'

Read Fight4Aylesbury collective's (Fight4Aylesbury) Open letter to the council👇
pilc.org.uk/news/fight4ayl…

📖 BOOK LAUNCH - OUT NOW 📖

'Building more housing is not the solution. It is firstly a problem of the law.' - Our Nick Bano's new book 'Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing Crisis' is available to order now! (Pub. Verso Books) 🏠

Find out more 🔽
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📢 Last Friday the Fight4Aylesbury collective hand delivered an open letter to Southwark Council's leader and cabinet members, making some key demands for the future of the Aylesbury Estate.

Read about their demands here 👇
pilc.org.uk/news/fight4ayl…

📢 Last Friday the Fight4Aylesbury collective hand delivered an open letter to Southwark Council's leader and cabinet members, making some key demands for the future of the Aylesbury Estate.

Read about their demands here 👇
pilc.org.uk/news/fight4ayl…

We wrote recently about the criminalisation of Ibrahima Bah, a teenager from Senegal, who was the first shipwreck survivor to face manslaughter charges for the deaths of fellow passengers.

We are deeply concerned about the criminalisation of asylum.
pilc.org.uk/blog/criminali…