The Empire strikes back

Leeds City Council has allowed Royal Park School to lie empty for five years. During this time, they’ve allowed the building to fall into disrepair. Lead was stolen from the roof five months ago, and the council did nothing about it. But now that local people have intervened to save the building, Leeds City Council has moved swiftly to evict them. Legal papers have been served on the residents occupying the building requiring them to appear in court.

This isn’t just about Leeds City Council’s contempt for the people of Hyde Park and Woodhouse. If the residents who’ve taken action succeed in reclaiming and restoring the building, everybody will be able to see that the current Leeds City Council is redundant, and worse than that, an obstacle in the path of local democracy and progress. So we can be certain that the ruling coalition won’t rest until it’s done everything in its power to make the school derelict again.

For further information, please see the official Royal Park Community Consortium website.

(Photo courtesy of drgillybean)