Comments on: How the Conservatives ruined social housing

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:47:47 +0000

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By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:56:32 +0000

Labour stated that Polish people did not get housing over the top of locals, yet we could see it, they said immigrants did not get housing above locals again we could see it with our own eyes.

The problem is of course if Immigrants turned up with sick disabled or children they took precedence over locals, and we saw it.

Reason why because Thatcher sold houses, labour did not build any, with MP’s saying I think we have had enough of sink hole estates.

Then we had of course MP’s who are now mainly upper middle class, who cannot for the life of them say council housing so the buzz word now especially for labour is affordable homes, which can mean houses to rent, houses to buy, or houses destined for a certain section of the public, Labours middle class.

We all remember Caroline Flints choice words, people in work need homes they get priority.

Then you had Blair who decided that the police doctors and nurses needed these social housing, oh yea I can see them living in some of the older houses.

Labour Tory the difference is not the colour of the ties any more, it’s not even policies, perhaps it’s how many millions the leader have.

By: Rupert Ferguson

Rupert Ferguson — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:20:41 +0000

The fundamental reason why none of the mainstream political parties, other than the Greens, who are becoming more and more mainstream as time progresses, have a sensible and well ordered policy on social housing is because none of their Parliamentary representatives (as opposed to their rank and file membership) actually live in it. Essentially, the mainstream political class aspire to living in their own publicly funded private domiciles subsidized by tax payers whose own mortgage commitments are made ever larger and more oppressive by the ever worsening, and largely artificially manipulated, shortage of affordable housing: whether social or otherwise. This was touched upon by Sir Alistair Graham at the time of the Parliamentary expenses scandal and is likely to continue until such time as the self serving element who have remained at the helm for decades are voted out once and for all!

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:25:27 +0000

Well of course the Tories are doing very little Labour did not do, tell me which party is in power today, because it’s dam hard to tell them apart.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:42:32 +0000

I have twin boys both of whom have Autistic Spectrum Disorders. They needs care boh ay and night and are incapable of sharing a bedroom. Our so called ‘spare room’ is actually one of their bedrooms. We would have to manage without a lounge/living room (having a combined bedroom and lounge where my bed is in the lounge is not an option) or I would have to share with my 15 year old son if we downsized. The kitchen couldn’t be a lounge come kitchen bcause chances are it would be too small, my twins do not have enough safety awareness to be playing near a hot oven, and the mess they make when eating would mean they would have to go to bed after every meal even at 12 years of age just so I can clear up- and one twin would then go in the other’s bedroom after breakfast or lunch a cause chaos and that means no clearing up will get done as I can’t be in two places at once. There’s no after school clubs and very little (and so overly subscribed you have to take pot luck on what days you get or you’ll get nothing at all & even then you can end up wih nothing) holiday childcare for their age even for those with disabilities so there is no way I can work may way out of this situation even if could manage to do all the household chores, shopping, medical appointments etc with them at home so I can work during the day. We have no choice but deduct that money from somewhere else such as the amount of time they are in holiday childcare (so I can shop, clean, etc and so they can cope with the long school holidays which are too long for them- yes, they even ask if they can go back to school before the holidays are over even with holiday club for a few days each week for 5 weeks of it and without it they would be so bored they would become out of control due to boredum) or food.