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[QU okOTE=dembethewarrior;4806661]You come across like a politician who's never seen any issues like this face to face..
(Apologies if wrong, but the way that's written...)
Edit..didnt get to the part about the friend as the bit before kind of had me screaming "politician"
I do apologise.[/QU
Hasn't the government just taken on Ł70bn of housing association debt so that they can borrow this amount to build new stock?
Well if they have that's good news but won't make much of a dent into the millions of council homes lost due to the right to buy .......which the Tories are still pushing in England ! The Tories said to the voters we are extending the right to buy to those living in housing association properties and we will replace every property sold by building a new one .....has it happened ?........has it feck
how does RTB affect the total number of homes available for the people living in the UK? As far as I can see the only difference is the ownership of the home and not the actual numbers of housing stock available in the UK. The requirement for social housing is the same pre and post RTB.
Walking home from work lastnight, seen a bloke I know that sleeps rough in the park. He's got to be pushing 60. Park gates either side of town get closed in the evening so this fella has to climb over when he's ready to go in.
Not that anyone deserves to be on the streets, but I'd rather be a youngster than get to that age and be out on the streets.
There are places in town, but they breathalyse them going in. I do get it to a point, but an old harmless bloke has a drink can't get in, some kid who's probably smacked up...i don't think they do a piss teat to gain entry...
Hi demb mate. The guy you see could book into a 'wet houe'. There is a few around. Hostels that allow drink or if not the drink then an intoxicated user. Dont know where you live. Plenty of older guys especialyy those who like a drink tend to make their own way. Hostels have become fuller of young people and its a headache for older types. Changes to housing benefits to under 25s havent helped with this.
being rich doesn't mean you bang on about wanting more money by doing nothing. The left are always going on about wanting more money and the way they get is is by changing the law, not by working harder, longer or smarter.
its not about being rich, there are plenty of no so rich who vote Tory, just like there are plenty of rich people who vote Labour it is all part of life's rich tapestry
Goon news - The UK built more than 200,000 new homes for the first time since the financial crisis, with an increase in numbers every year since 2012.
http://www.cityam.com/275871/uk-buil...rst-time-since
Better but not goon!
Way short of the Tories own annual housebuilding (including conversions) target - and the number of affordable new homes for sale or for rent is pathetic. Makes a nice headline but represents another year of failure!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a8058091.html
Left and right, these terms are redundant mate
because no one is truly totally left wing or totally right wing
the vast majority of us flip flop slightly to the left and slightly to the right on different issues
and if we are honest and how these issues affect us personally that's where we go
and we all want more money, hence working overtime , taking on new clients , whatever the case may be
even from a concept standpoint as well
Wasn't aware of that. Bloke is harmless enough, not sure how long he's been sleeping rough, he does get spotted in a pub from time to time (I ain't going to judge that) he seems like a quiet enough fella. I'll look into it and pass the info on. It is of course possible that he doesn't want the help, but no harm passing on information.
Let's say there are 10000 council homes in a town
5000 of those , in the nice streets are sold off
The council now only has a stock of 5000 homes to provide for those in housing need , once these are passed onto the council
If you don't replace council housing that is sold like for like with new social housing , then a housing crisis develops
It really is very simple to understand , the institute of housing , housing policy experts , shelter and many other groups warned this was going to happen
What council's have left following right to buy is fewer housing to offer those in need and that which is left is often poor quality as the right to buy has been higher on the nice estates and lower on the rougher ones
The right to buy has created sink estates with poor quality housing and social problems
The need for social housing following right to buy is fecking enormous , waiting lists are massive , at an all time high for many councils
That's why so many have been forced into the badly managed private sector and the housing benefit bill has risen
Corbyn’s influences, are more Benn and marxist driven Ralph Miliband, he has been hugely critical of Labour’ s social history over the decades, and a huge chuck of that was based on a Social democratic platform , not perfect but with a social democracy objective.
I think the latest social democracy "badge" is an attempt to re brand and water down his stronger and real left views , as he and others of his current party need the votes from the middle ground,as its always been the political battle ground ,and they know that .
Its a pity he didn't show some of the alleged social democracy toward a real decent man in Hilary Benn , and applying the whip in the commons , I wonder what dad would think