| 250,000 18:50 - Jan 11 with 4166 views | CountyJim |
The amount of British people homeless
Absolutely disgusting hang your heads this Tory government
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| 250,000 on 09:27 - Jan 12 with 1505 views | Whiterockin |
| 250,000 on 09:03 - Jan 12 by KeithHaynes |
Here’s one for you. There’s no need for anyone to be homeless nor for them to be unemployed. |
Unless they want to live this type of life, many do it by choice and many drift into it. |  | | |
| 250,000 on 11:55 - Jan 12 with 1454 views | Lohengrin |
| 250,000 on 09:03 - Jan 12 by KeithHaynes |
Here’s one for you. There’s no need for anyone to be homeless nor for them to be unemployed. |
Then I’d say you were either channeling, if not directly quoting George Lansbury and advancing ‘Poplarism’ 120 years after the event.
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| 250,000 on 12:27 - Jan 12 with 1434 views | Boundy |
| 250,000 on 09:03 - Jan 12 by KeithHaynes |
Here’s one for you. There’s no need for anyone to be homeless nor for them to be unemployed. |
There's a differnce between need and want to , this is one example I know but there was a guy who lived in the bushes just off the roundabout at St Clears , initially back in the early 80's he lived in a yellow mini just outside the travellers camp on the grass verge , then he upgraded to the trees (no I'm not mocking him) until his death ? about 3 /4 years ago, you'd often see him travelling miles on a push bike , not predalling but astride and "walking" the bike up towrds Pembroke then back towards St Clears |  |
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| 250,000 on 12:34 - Jan 12 with 1431 views | KeithHaynes |
| 250,000 on 11:55 - Jan 12 by Lohengrin |
Then I’d say you were either channeling, if not directly quoting George Lansbury and advancing ‘Poplarism’ 120 years after the event.
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Some would inquire as to his politics, especially todays Labour 😉 |  |
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| 250,000 on 15:25 - Jan 12 with 1400 views | Lohengrin |
| 250,000 on 12:34 - Jan 12 by KeithHaynes |
Some would inquire as to his politics, especially todays Labour 😉 |
A man who took the Sermon on the Mount and used it as the basis for an entire life in politics, embracing the radical Christ of non-conformist Chapel teaching and placing him at the centre of British Socialism. Deeply principled, unwilling to compromise and incapable of the deviousness, bartering and fighting dirty which has been so much the hallmark of political life.
Can you imagine anywhere on today’s policy spectrum that would have been home to George, Keith? He’d be hated by party leader’s at Westminster and Fleet Street editors alike because he’d recognise them for what they are. | |
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| 250,000 on 16:58 - Jan 12 with 1355 views | KeithHaynes |
| 250,000 on 15:25 - Jan 12 by Lohengrin |
A man who took the Sermon on the Mount and used it as the basis for an entire life in politics, embracing the radical Christ of non-conformist Chapel teaching and placing him at the centre of British Socialism. Deeply principled, unwilling to compromise and incapable of the deviousness, bartering and fighting dirty which has been so much the hallmark of political life.
Can you imagine anywhere on today’s policy spectrum that would have been home to George, Keith? He’d be hated by party leader’s at Westminster and Fleet Street editors alike because he’d recognise them for what they are. |
Especially describing his peers as a ‘ weak fat flabby lot’
I read a book some years ago on Lansbury, I still have it. | |
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| 250,000 on 17:19 - Jan 12 with 1322 views | SullutaCreturned |
| 250,000 on 15:25 - Jan 12 by Lohengrin |
A man who took the Sermon on the Mount and used it as the basis for an entire life in politics, embracing the radical Christ of non-conformist Chapel teaching and placing him at the centre of British Socialism. Deeply principled, unwilling to compromise and incapable of the deviousness, bartering and fighting dirty which has been so much the hallmark of political life.
Can you imagine anywhere on today’s policy spectrum that would have been home to George, Keith? He’d be hated by party leader’s at Westminster and Fleet Street editors alike because he’d recognise them for what they are. |
Many of us recognise the for what they are. The big problem is how do we reform the system and the people within it when the people we need to make those reforms are themselves the problem?
Can we persuade the turkeys to vote for Christmas? | | | |
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| 250,000 on 17:52 - Jan 12 with 1289 views | Sirjohnalot |
| 250,000 on 17:19 - Jan 12 by SullutaCreturned |
Many of us recognise the for what they are. The big problem is how do we reform the system and the people within it when the people we need to make those reforms are themselves the problem?
Can we persuade the turkeys to vote for Christmas? |
Was repping a chap just before Christmas who was on bail for a trial in September this year. He came to see me and told me that he wanted to be remanded. I told him it would be 9 months and his case may not get on there. He said he did not mind as he was safe in prison. Warm, would be fed and could get work and education.
Felt very sorry for him |  | | |
| 250,000 on 18:46 - Jan 12 with 1247 views | KeithHaynes |
| 250,000 on 15:25 - Jan 12 by Lohengrin |
A man who took the Sermon on the Mount and used it as the basis for an entire life in politics, embracing the radical Christ of non-conformist Chapel teaching and placing him at the centre of British Socialism. Deeply principled, unwilling to compromise and incapable of the deviousness, bartering and fighting dirty which has been so much the hallmark of political life.
Can you imagine anywhere on today’s policy spectrum that would have been home to George, Keith? He’d be hated by party leader’s at Westminster and Fleet Street editors alike because he’d recognise them for what they are. |
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| 250,000 on 10:14 - Jan 13 with 1155 views | controversial_jack |
Looks similar to what Finland did and succeeded with too. | | | |
| 250,000 on 10:38 - Jan 13 with 1151 views | felixstowe_jack |
| 250,000 on 21:25 - Jan 11 by majorraglan |
The Labour Government in power between 1997 and 2010 delivered social housing at a far higher rate than the Conservative Government.
While you specifically talk about council houses, the number of new council homes began to flatline shortly after Sir John Major succeeded Mrs Thatcher as Conservative PM and in 1994, the number of new council homes being built dipped below 1,000 for the first time.
Labour put the emphasis on housing associations and social landlords as opposed to councils to provide affordable housing to those on low incomes. Labour were responsible for an increasing proportion of social house building, between 1997 and 2010, some 350,000 housing association dwellings were built. When both housing association homes and council houses are considered as 1 entity, Labour built more affordable properties in 2009 than the Conservatives did in each year between 1987 and 1990.
Good job Labour had the foresight to facilitate the provisos of these 350,000 additional dwellings or we’d have even more people homeless. |
Housing association and counci House completions have increased over the last 10 years and have far surpassed completions under the 13 years of labour. Private housing has also increased.
Under labour housing association completions averaged 25,000 a year and council houses less than 1000 a year.
Under the nasty Conservatives they averaged 33,000 and 3000 respectively.
I know that does not fit on with your narrative but the are the official figures from the ONS. | |
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| 250,000 on 10:46 - Jan 13 with 1148 views | Whiterockin |
| 250,000 on 10:38 - Jan 13 by felixstowe_jack |
Housing association and counci House completions have increased over the last 10 years and have far surpassed completions under the 13 years of labour. Private housing has also increased.
Under labour housing association completions averaged 25,000 a year and council houses less than 1000 a year.
Under the nasty Conservatives they averaged 33,000 and 3000 respectively.
I know that does not fit on with your narrative but the are the official figures from the ONS. |
I believe that there also now needs to be a certain amount of affordable housing in any medium/large building project by housebuilders for planning to be granted. | | | |
| 250,000 on 11:12 - Jan 13 with 1139 views | Gwyn737 |
| 250,000 on 10:46 - Jan 13 by Whiterockin |
I believe that there also now needs to be a certain amount of affordable housing in any medium/large building project by housebuilders for planning to be granted. |
Yep, there's a diffference between afforadable housing built in this way and council housing.
Of course, building figures need to be netted of against the number of properties bought through right to buy.
Housing stock was depleted in the 80's when just under a million were sold off and the pollcy was back en vogue from 2012.
*I'm not saying Right to Buy was a bad thing but the knock on effects have been pretty.
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| 250,000 on 17:10 - Jan 16 with 1051 views | felixstowe_jack |
| 250,000 on 11:12 - Jan 13 by Gwyn737 |
Yep, there's a diffference between afforadable housing built in this way and council housing.
Of course, building figures need to be netted of against the number of properties bought through right to buy.
Housing stock was depleted in the 80's when just under a million were sold off and the pollcy was back en vogue from 2012.
*I'm not saying Right to Buy was a bad thing but the knock on effects have been pretty.
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The number of house did not suddenly deplete. They still exist and are lived in by people who will look after them better than tenants.
The real problem is councils stopped building any affordable council house apparently because of the stigma associated with council housing. | |
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| 250,000 on 17:25 - Jan 16 with 1044 views | Gwyn737 |
| 250,000 on 17:10 - Jan 16 by felixstowe_jack |
The number of house did not suddenly deplete. They still exist and are lived in by people who will look after them better than tenants.
The real problem is councils stopped building any affordable council house apparently because of the stigma associated with council housing. |
You don't think that selling off a million houses in the 80's and further hundreds of thousands since 2012 has had an impact?
We've certainly established it's nowt to do it immigrants as you alluded earlier. | | | |
| 250,000 on 17:49 - Jan 16 with 1015 views | krunchykarrot |
My mate wants to sell his house and has had to wait nearly a year to get the tenant out, they were even offered 5k to leave but they have still has taken it all the way. Looks like the sheriffs are going to go in now etc. |  | | |
| 250,000 on 17:56 - Jan 16 with 1014 views | Dr_Winston |
| 250,000 on 17:49 - Jan 16 by krunchykarrot |
My mate wants to sell his house and has had to wait nearly a year to get the tenant out, they were even offered 5k to leave but they have still has taken it all the way. Looks like the sheriffs are going to go in now etc. |
I'm in the process of getting a rental property ready for sale now. I'm just waiting on the Land Registry to sort out the freehold. It could take another twelve months.
Possibly I could rent it out again in the meantime, but frankly it's not worth the risk of having a tenant sit tight and refuse to move when it is ready to go on the market. |  |
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| 250,000 on 22:06 - Jan 16 with 982 views | Boundy |
| 250,000 on 17:10 - Jan 16 by felixstowe_jack |
The number of house did not suddenly deplete. They still exist and are lived in by people who will look after them better than tenants.
The real problem is councils stopped building any affordable council house apparently because of the stigma associated with council housing. |
I believe the problem was that the monies raised by councils by the selling of the housing stock could not be used to built their replacements , but that wasn't always the case between 1982 -85 , 250,000 state-owned dwellings were built . Compare that to today's figure s regardless of whether private or social .
The right to buy wasn't an original idea by Thatcher , it had been around for decades but albeit smaller number were purchased prior to the 80's, when Thatcher introduced the scheme there wasn't a shortage of housing in fact for the first time century there was a surplus so the impact wasn't as great as it is now . | |
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| 250,000 on 22:16 - Jan 16 with 976 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| 250,000 on 17:56 - Jan 16 by Dr_Winston |
I'm in the process of getting a rental property ready for sale now. I'm just waiting on the Land Registry to sort out the freehold. It could take another twelve months.
Possibly I could rent it out again in the meantime, but frankly it's not worth the risk of having a tenant sit tight and refuse to move when it is ready to go on the market. |
I have a friend in a similar position in Swansea , he's decided to seel and not to rent out because of the regulation changes. The void will cost him less than having a bad tenant. |  |
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| 250,000 on 16:55 - Jan 17 with 925 views | controversial_jack |
All landlords in Wales have to be registered under Rent Smart Wales. I had to renew by licence after 5 years. It cost be £30 to do the online training and £187 to get the licence. I should pass those costs on to the tenants, but I don't want to, as they are a nice young family, and she has lost her job through covid, but he still works. It really is a lot of hassle being a private landlord, and i'm only keeping the property as assets for my kids. | | | |
| 250,000 on 19:35 - Jan 17 with 908 views | KeithHaynes |
| 250,000 on 16:55 - Jan 17 by controversial_jack |
All landlords in Wales have to be registered under Rent Smart Wales. I had to renew by licence after 5 years. It cost be £30 to do the online training and £187 to get the licence. I should pass those costs on to the tenants, but I don't want to, as they are a nice young family, and she has lost her job through covid, but he still works. It really is a lot of hassle being a private landlord, and i'm only keeping the property as assets for my kids. |
Tax deductible ? | |
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| 250,000 on 20:27 - Jan 17 with 877 views | controversial_jack |
| 250,000 on 19:35 - Jan 17 by KeithHaynes |
Tax deductible ? |
Yes Keith at basic tax rate i believe | | | |
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