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After Latin graffiti protesting the lack of affordable housing in Cambridge was scrawled on new houses, anarchists are poised to rally against the housing crisis in the city.

A national group of anarchists, called Class War, who recently squatted in buildings near Buckingham Palace, is on its way to Cambridge. They are planning to demonstrate outside new houses in the city’s Water Street which were, earlier this week (April 4) defaced with Latin graffiti.

The messages, roughly translated as ‘Homes for local people,’ grabbed headlines in the city and across the country. It appeared to be protesting the lack of affordable houses in the city. The vandalised houses cost £1.25m each.

Protesters from Class War are planning to demonstrate in Water Street at 2pm on April 15 in a bid to draw attention to the worsening situation for those seeking affordable homes.

Ian Bone, of Class War, said: “I think we are in support of the graffiti. It was done in solidarity with people all over the country.

“We are going to come down and show solidarity with the people of Cambridge and the people that did the graffiti that we understand. There is a local group in Cambridge that is coming to join us and I think there will be between 50 and 60 people in all turning up.

“We are a national organisation of anarchists. Recently, we made headlines when we squatted a building near Buckingham Palace. There are empty buildings and houses everywhere and we want them to have people living in them.

“I think a good, high-profile thing like the graffiti that gets a lot of attention is great. I have a Latin A Level myself and I was impressed. It really captured the imagination. I think it is good to see.

“I think we will get a good reception in Cambridge. I think people enjoyed the graffiti, and we want to amplify that.”

Shaun Yates, a lecturer in criminology at Anglia Ruskin University who lives on the street, earlier told the News: "This is kind of like a fight back from gentrification, because we're all being pushed out. There's quite a lot of development in this area.

"The prices for this estate are ridiculous. There is a political message in it. There are kids around here who vandalise, but it feels politically motivated. We're a pretty lefty city."

Local postman Ed Stewart, said: "I'm amazed no one witnessed anyone doing it really. You'd need a ladder. It's quite a nice sentiment, but the wrong way of going about it.

"It's vandalism absolutely, but it's made its point. You can see nobody is living in the houses. It would have been a different story if kids were living there."