Hackney Greens fought eviction of disabled boy before May. Now they’re in power – and the eviction is going ahead

SIGH. Listeners of my podcast will know that earlier this year, the then-Labour Hackney council was trying to evict an 8 year old disabled boy and autistic boy, and his family from their council home with bailiffs. The Greens took the family’s side before the May local elections. They even turned up at an eviction resistance to defend the family when bailiffs came to evict the family in February. Now, the Greens are in power – and the council is going to evict the family next week. So much for a change of direction. You can hear the tale here in my latest podcast episode: The really big problem at councils is that officers – senior housing staff – have too much power. Sir Humphrey – eat your heart out. You get staff who’ve been around for years and who know the law, and who use every trick in the book to crush poor families. Then you get novice councillors elected who do not know the law, or the minutiae of it, or how to use it to fight back. They need to learn and fast. Elected…