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ABOUT 40 people were told to quit an empty site in one of London’s most expensive areas yesterday after having been given time to seek further legal advice.
Members of the Autonomous Nation of Anarchist Libertarians (Anal) had been occupying a historic office building at 16 Grosvenor Square in Mayfair.
Their first High Court hearing since property developer Quintain requested a possession order for the site was branded a victory for the squatters when they were given 24 hours to find a legal team.
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
The heroism of the jury who defied prison and starvation conditions secured the absolute right of juries to deliver verdicts based on conscience — a convention which is now under attack, writes MAT COWARD
Campaign group’s legal challenge against decision to approve proposals dismissed
Our housing crisis isn’t an accident – it’s class war, trapping millions in poverty while landlords and billionaires profit. To solve it, we need comprehensive transformation, not mere tokenistic reform, writes BECK ROBERTSON