Terrorist attack on asylum centre

[Ric]

Would you agree the answer is to build more homes? That’s the answer so why can’t we?

I think that’s an overly simplistic answer to a fairly complex issue.

 

[Corky]

Would you agree the answer is to build more homes? That’s the answer so why can’t we?

We are.

 

[domalino]

Would you agree the answer is to build more homes? That’s the answer so why can’t we?

We've got 250,000 long term empty homes.

To put it in context, we build about 30,000 in a good year.

Perhaps the issue is less to do with building and mroe to do with disincentivising sitting on an empty house as an asset.

 

[bluejon]

Would you agree the answer is to build more homes? That’s the answer so why can’t we?

I don't know the answer as looking after refugees is far from my area of expertise, it was more criticising the insinuation that if you aren't willing to have a family of refugees living in your basement then you are some kind of hypocrite.

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

I've given you the answer. Leave it to professionals.

Like we do for every other group in need.

Some of the refugees will have never lived in accommodation with electric and gas, and not know how to access services or speak basic English.

They can't just be plonked with a house.
And when they get £40 a week and have no recourse to public funds, they would soon be in debt and starving.

It is already with the Professionals (apparently)
We have overcrowded immigration centres, years worth of backlogged asylum requests, familys being shipped off to hotels. How unfair (and scary) is that for them?
Would the council/government just put a family in a house and leave them to it? Surely they would get help etc…until they have settled!

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

We've got 250,000 long term empty homes.

To put it in context, we build about 30,000 in a good year.

Perhaps the issue is less to do with building and mroe to do with disincentivising sitting on an empty house as an asset.

Well there we go, we are getting somewhere - this is where some of the problems are.
Can’t believe we have so many empty properties

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

I don't know the answer as looking after refugees is far from my area of expertise, it was more criticising the insinuation that if you aren't willing to have a family of refugees living in your basement then you are some kind of hypocrite.

It was a stupid thing to ask these people but taking the video down for people not to see was a bit strange.
Calling people Nazi’s is uncalled for (i’m sure most people would be offended being called that)
And one women saying is depends which kind of Refugee? Like a Ukranian is more important!

 

[Corky]

This is the net new housing supply in England alone, over 200k a year for the last 5 years, and always well over 100k a year historically.

All Government policy is aimed at increasing supply.

What else do you expect? A new City is built each year the size of Bolton.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Would you agree the answer is to build more homes? That’s the answer so why can’t we?

Its part of the answer - however as long as there are NIMBY councils saying they are overrun and NIMBY people who want affordable housing in their area so their kids can afford one ( but not near their house as it will devalue their property )we won't - the reason we are so short of housing is that this is the prevailing situation. The shortage of new houses long pre-dates whats going on at the moment.

 

[bluethrunthru]

I think the obvious answer is not to make people wait 6+ months without being allowed to work.

At the very least we could introduce a temporary work visa for asylum applicants that allows them to contribute to the economy, pay a % of the cost of housing them (even if it's just food), and allow people to save up some money while they wait for their application result - either to start them on their way in the UK or find somewhere else to go if they're rejected.

As they are waiting over a year for their asylum claim to be ratified I'd say that applies already. There was a lady from one of those charities who help and support people who come here who said she is helping a lady who is a qualified midwife - you know midwives? Those people who help with babies who are quitting the NHS and we can't recruit enough of? She is a midwife and we won't let her work. Its just fucking mental - all to appease some people who don't like forriners.