Yes, the future of our once-proud country.  The third-world.

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The policy of needs first is IMO unfair to people who have been on the waiting list for a long time .


Today at 07:04:15 AM

Quote from: Mups on January 27, 2026, 08:46:49 PMI wonder how these unrealistic house prices can be justified? 
I mean,  what's changed?  A house is still the same bricks and mortar,  garden size,  driveway,  etc that it always was,  so why such ridiculous  price increases?
And even many posher areas that were,  are no longer as desirable as they were years ago, with many new-builds swamping every bit of greenery there was.

These big estates of very expensive new houses are soul destroying .
No character and postage sized gardens .
They have small green spaces but manicured and unnatural .
We used to roam the woods and fields as children climbing  trees and othe dangerous pursuits .
What do children do now ?

Ben thought he would go on a date
Whatever occurred would be fate
He booked a table, somewhere nice
Had a shave, splashed on Old Spice

Quote from: muddy on Today at 01:12:47 AMLots do but it's not their fault if they can't afford to move out.
People do all sorts of things just to get social housing .
If a minor gets "kicked out' by his family he will get put up by the council .
At 18 he will be eligible for social housing at some point.
Whereas if he has a home with his parents that's where he will have to stay .

That used to be the case more than nowadays, due to the shortage of social housing.  A hostel then a room in an HMO is more likely now.  Having a baby also used to be a passport to council housing, lots of families in temporary accommodation wait a long time, especially in London and the SE.

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Quote from: klondike on January 28, 2026, 10:09:28 AMThose wanting to buy won't have a deposit for years. Apparently staying home with mummy and daddy til 30 odd isn't that unusual.

Lots do but it's not their fault if they can't afford to move out.
People do all sorts of things just to get social housing .
If a minor gets "kicked out' by his family he will get put up by the council .
At 18 he will be eligible for social housing at some point.
Whereas if he has a home with his parents that's where he will have to stay .

It may be fair but it won't be a punishment available to whoever passes the sentence. Imprisonment, probation or fines are all they can have imposed on them.

I think Starmer will be disappointed. There are enough of them now to field their own candidates and give Sir Kier the middle finger. It will be a while before there are enough to actually win except in a few areas but as you say they are outbreeding us and by a wide margin.

Absolutely