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Post by Bentley on Jan 26, 2024 13:49:35 GMT
Look beyond the slogans (from all sides) and see if there is any substance. It's hard to see any in this "announcement". I ask again what would a policy of "British Homes for British workers" mean in practise? It obviously means something to her ”Polly Neate, chief executive of the housing charity Shelter, warned that it is "unenforceable and unjust".
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Post by dappy on Jan 26, 2024 16:03:42 GMT
Yet you can’t articulate what it could mean. Nor could Rackham despite also falling for the empty words. You can fool some of the people…..
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Post by Bentley on Jan 26, 2024 16:15:45 GMT
Yet you can’t articulate what it could mean. Nor could Rackham despite also falling for the empty words. You can fool some of the people….. You should learn to read instead of asking the same question twice . I never once claimed that it was a serious policy or based on a serious intention . The point that sailed over your head was that the chief executive of the housing charity Shelter took it seriously. Maybe you can contact her and tell her that she is part of the semi engaged uninformed electorate. Im sure she would take note .
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Post by Pacifico on Jan 26, 2024 16:53:30 GMT
Look beyond the slogans (from all sides) and see if there is any substance. It's hard to see any in this "announcement". I ask again what would a policy of "British Homes for British workers" mean in practise? What is should mean is that only UK Citizens are eligible for social housing. What will happen in practice is that an increasing amount of social housing will be given to people who are not citizens of the UK.
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Post by dappy on Jan 26, 2024 18:04:56 GMT
So pretty much what the law is now then?
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Post by Pacifico on Jan 26, 2024 18:16:16 GMT
So pretty much what the law is now then? Yes - the establishment will continue housing the third world and fucking our own people over..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2024 19:08:04 GMT
There's an election due very soon now. Take anything any politician says now in that context and I suggest pretty much ignore. Remember when Gordon Brown said "British jobs for British workers"? He soon got told that was unlawful, - that was also in an election year and he lost.
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Post by sheepy on Jan 26, 2024 19:16:45 GMT
There's an election due very soon now. Take anything any politician says now in that context and I suggest pretty much ignore. Remember when Gordon Brown said "British jobs for British workers"? He soon got told that was unlawful, - that was also in an election year and he lost. About the same time, he called that woman an awful bigot, one of his voters, no I don't remember that.
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Post by dappy on Jan 26, 2024 20:18:40 GMT
So pretty much what the law is now then? Yes - the establishment will continue housing the third world and fucking our own people over.. But as the OP article confirmed, social housing can now only be given to British Citizens and those with settled status (ie will be citizens within 12mths or so) Surely you are not suggesting GB News are lying.
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Post by Pacifico on Jan 26, 2024 22:23:29 GMT
Yes - the establishment will continue housing the third world and fucking our own people over.. But as the OP article confirmed, social housing can now only be given to British Citizens and those with settled status (ie will be citizens within 12mths or so) Surely you are not suggesting GB News are lying. Are you unable to read? - or is it a comprehension issue?.
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Post by wapentake on Jan 26, 2024 22:48:40 GMT
Yes - the establishment will continue housing the third world and fucking our own people over.. But as the OP article confirmed, social housing can now only be given to British Citizens and those with settled status (ie will be citizens within 12mths or so) Surely you are not suggesting GB News are lying. Yes how marvellous Daippy,in my regional news there was a piece where asylum seekers have been given settled status and must now find work and accommodation,they are up in arms asking why they need to leave the hotels where everything is paid for and demand their questions answered.
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Post by happyhornet on Jan 31, 2024 13:49:02 GMT
Well we'll see. If nothing else it's a move in the right direction. If someone wants social housing they should be a British citizen. Perfectly reasonable imo. If they were to say both your grandfathers should be British citizens they still wouldn't have enough stock but for me that would be a better indication that we are looking after our own That suggests that British citizens born of immigrant parents or grandparents aren't our own. I've no problem at all with prioritising British citizens, but denying certain British citizens housing because of an accident of birth strikes me as both immoral and logically incoherent.
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Post by happyhornet on Jan 31, 2024 13:51:46 GMT
Look beyond the slogans (from all sides) and see if there is any substance. It's hard to see any in this "announcement". I ask again what would a policy of "British Homes for British workers" mean in practise? What is should mean is that only UK Citizens are eligible for social housing. What will happen in practice is that an increasing amount of social housing will be given to people who are not citizens of the UK. Like I said I've got no problem at all with prioritising British citizens but I also have no objections to a foreign born care worker or nurse being given social housing.
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Post by Dogburger on Jan 31, 2024 14:11:32 GMT
If they were to say both your grandfathers should be British citizens they still wouldn't have enough stock but for me that would be a better indication that we are looking after our own That suggests that British citizens born of immigrant parents or grandparents aren't our own. I've no problem at all with prioritising British citizens, but denying certain British citizens housing because of an accident of birth strikes me as both immoral and logically incoherent. Im not denying anyone social housing just suggesting that if there is a waiting list some should be waiting longer than others . How we prioritise is always going to leave some aggrieved and for me it shouldn't be people who have generational ties to an area .
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Post by Dogburger on Jan 31, 2024 14:12:43 GMT
That suggests that British citizens born of immigrant parents or grandparents aren't our own. I've no problem at all with prioritising British citizens, but denying certain British citizens housing because of an accident of birth strikes me as both immoral and logically incoherent. Im not denying anyone social housing just suggesting that if there is a waiting list some should be waiting longer than others . How we prioritise is always going to leave some aggrieved and for me it shouldn't be people who have generational ties to an area .
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