We’re grateful to a poster on our Brixton forum for pointing out this ridiculous situation where Lambeth has put up a poster about homelessness right outside their own, completely empty, premises in the centre of Brixton.

Posting in the Brixton forum, theboris said:

I rarely waste my time whingeing about Lambeth Council, as anyone who has lived here long enough knows, it’s fair to say whoever has been in charge it’s always been a bit shit. However, this makes me angry. I walk by Olive Morris house several times a day. It has been closed for about a year. It was the office of the housing department, goddammit and the building has still got electricity and there is 24hr security. Why cannot they open it up for the homeless? Full demolition work has not started yet and even if they opened it up as temporary shelter just for a few months it would make a real difference. There are people in sleeping bags and tents literally sleeping on its doorstep most nights in this bitter weather. And the council has the gall to display this poster outside…

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According to this, demolition supposed to start early 2020 with work completing 2022: https://t.co/GfLOrkkb8L

Unlikely to happen if they can't agree viability

Planning permission first granted in October 2015 (?!) — Peoples Audit (@PeoplesAudit) December 30, 2019

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