Same‑sex siblings could indeed be required to share a bedroom until age 20 under Southwark Council’s proposed Housing Allocations Scheme 2026, and the plan also includes creating an additional housing priority band. Same‑sex siblings share till 20; Band E means “no realistic chance”; the 2013 system gets scrapped after regulatory failings. Southwark says the new schemeContinue reading “Share Till Twenty — Madness”
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Built By Choices, Not Illegals
Britain’s crises weren’t built by “illegals” — they were built by decades of political choices, and removing a tiny group wouldn’t magically remove a system held together with duct tape and denial. Removing all illegal migrants would not end Britain’s housing, health, or welfare crises — because the data indicates those problems are caused byContinue reading “Built By Choices, Not Illegals”
WAS MARGARET THATCHER A GOOD PRIME MINISTER?
Margaret Thatcher was a divisive but transformative Prime Minister whose free‑market reforms reshaped Britain while leaving deep social scars, according to historians who analyse her legacy. Margaret Thatcher was either the nation’s saviour or its super‑villain, depending on who you’re gossiping with at the bus stop. You could say every PM since Thatcher has takenContinue reading “WAS MARGARET THATCHER A GOOD PRIME MINISTER?”
Council Houses Sold Off In The UK
The Right to Buy was not a housing policy. The initiative was political in nature. Although it produced homeowners, the social housing structure that first made those homes feasible was eliminated. Between 1980 and 2022, 1.98 million council homes were sold, fewer than 100,000 were replaced, that’s under 5 per cent. 40 per cent ofContinue reading “Council Houses Sold Off In The UK”
Council Houses To Be Built For Asylum Seekers
As part of an effort to stop using private landlords and asylum hotels, asylum seekers will be placed in newly constructed council houses. About 200 local authorities have shown interest in the Government pilot scheme that would finance the construction of new properties or the refurbishment of derelict housing to make space for asylum seekers.Continue reading “Council Houses To Be Built For Asylum Seekers”
