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Originally Posted by Osem
HMG has been forced to step in as a result of the chaos which has unfolded in Kensington and the desperate need to get something done about a disaster problem which the LA clearly couldn't cope with. Corbyn is telling everyone Labour care more about the homeless yet his party have done very little about the problems I highlighted whether the homeless in general or the conditions within these tower blocks which at least the LA concerned were trying to improve even if it all went terribly wrong. What was that block like when Labour were in Government for 13 years. If it was such an important cause why was it left for the evil Tories to undertake? If the last Labour government had passed the law and got on with the job there'd have been no need for this refurbishment and the use of flammable materials would have been outlawed.
Why on earth would a serious party leader recommend seizing property, with all the complicated legal (and other) ramifications and huge costs that would have, when it would be far easier/quicker and make more sense just to rent accommodation for the families concerned until suitable permanent housing be found? He's done it for one reason only, to stir up more us v them hatred in just the same way as they've done countless times in my lifetime. The sort of hatred in which buildings are burned and ironically people could have died. I hope his totally irresponsible stirring doesn't turn out to cost lives too.
If Corbyn's going to tell us that Labour would do it all differently he'll have to explain why they didn't do that all before not just whine on and on about what the Tories should be doing in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.
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Yes, but why do the government now feel the need to give the residents £5,500? I'm struggling to see the link between the failure of the local (Conservative?) council and the need for central government to wade in with handfuls of cash. The response of the LHA has been disgusting and changes need to be made there but why are we giving away money? Re-house yes but you buy insurance to cover you for things like this.
And I think you know why Labour didn't do anything radical during their last administration - they were quite a different flavour to the Labour party we've got today.
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Originally Posted by pip08456
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Very badly handled but that doesn't explain the need to hand out cash.
Cheers
Dave