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Old 28-01-2018, 11:49   #1134
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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion

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Originally Posted by Mr Banana View Post
Watched Corbyn on Andrew Marr this morning. Couldn't believe what I was hearing when he discussed solving the homeless crisis by giving local authorities the right to effectively take over properties that people had bought off plan and were standing empty.

People will simply stop buying such properties and then builders will slow down on building

He also mentioned buying housing stock off housing associations, which makes a bit more sense.
I find it helps to imagine Corbyn as a benign Grandpa in slippers, casually puffing a pipe in front of a log fire whilst regaling his grandchildren with stories about fixing things in the big world. It's an idyllic scene.

And then his pipe blows up in his face
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