Dave WalkerAug 7, 2024
Drawing: Possible causes of your problems. I've been appalled at the scenes we've witnessed over the last few days. It's utterly unacceptable that people should have to live in fear because of the colour of their skin.
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Show threadjayfellAug 7, 2024
@davewalker
Why do people keep talking about "affordable" housing? Is it because people can't get on the house owning ladder, or should we be talking about social housing?
If there was more SH, private rental prices would drop as private landlords would have to lower prices and improve their properties to compete with SH, and therefore less people would want to get on the "ladder" and perhaps house prices would drop!
P.s. I am writing from my home owning English, UK perspective!
Show threadAndrewAug 8, 2024

@johnflomax @davewalker

There are enough houses though, they've just all been bought up as second homes, buy-to-lets or airbnbs.
We're in the midst of a climate crisis and cannot afford the CO2 that building a bunch of new social housing will cause, although social housing is otherwise an excellent idea in principle.
My point is that the houses are already there. We just need to somehow reapportion them fairly

Show threadRupert 🇪🇺🏴‍☠️😾🔭📷🍺🍪🌍🔥
@Shivviness @johnflomax @davewalker housing, social or other, *can* be a lot more sustainable
Aug 8, 2024 at 9:58amWeb