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Housing campaigners call university’s treatment of students ‘abhorrent’ and state solidarity with occupying students

By Conrad Bower | 19 November 2020News

Open letter criticises the University of Manchester for its treatment of students involved in an occupation of student residences and a rent strike.

An offer to meet some of the students demands by the university have been rejected by the student activists, who have vowed to continue the protest until demands are met.

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Coronavirus pandemic: housing activists call for more protection for tenants in Greater Manchester

By Conrad Bower | 17 March 2020News

Renters reliant on sick pay are at risk of eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing activists in Greater Manchester are calling for more protection for those in the Private Rented Sector affected by the coronavirus and for the homeless to be housed during the crisis. Dismayed at the lack of protection offered to private renters […]

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