The last paragraph says it all. Is Boris Johnson saying London should prepare for a massive explosion in its homeless population?
(satire?)
London mayor Boris Johnson has called for anti-homeless spikes outside a luxury block of London flats to be removed immediately, saying more doorways should be made available for the homeless to use as accommodation.
The mayor of London urged the owner of the private block of deluxe apartments to remove the inch-high metal studs, arguing that the homeless crisis in London could only be solved by making sure as many doorways as possible in the capital were comfortable enough for poor people to sleep in.
Mr Johnson’s intervention comes just weeks after the mayor’s office announced plans to solve London’s housing affordability crisis by making more park benches and wheelie bins across the capital affordable for first-time buyers hoping to get on the first rung of the property ladder.
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Steve said:
TWAT!!!!
Mike Sivier said:
Have you just sat on one of these spikes?
Niki said:
I don’t much like Toms satire pieces, though sometimes they are wonderfully close to the bone….
foodbankhelper said:
Will London need all its doorways within about two years? The increase in the bank base rate once it comes will make life very difficult indeed for homeowners in many areas of the capital.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/interest-rates/10842278/Borrowers-risk-unaffordable-payments-when-rates-rise-warns-think-tank.html
The Resolution Foundation says borrowers in London are most exposed, with 35% of mortgages ‘highly geared’. There’s nowhere for people who lose their homes to go in London, as anyone on an average income won’t be able to afford the sky-high rents here. There’s no affordable housing. I’m told that one central London borough is currently clearing families out of London at the rate of 700-800 a month. I’ll be checking this figure out to confirm. I guess if banks repossess then the families affected will just have to form a new queue to leave.
Maybe there are some crofts available in Scotland?
This unfolding disaster is going to ruin lives for generations. I’ve just heard of a small family (one daughter of 11) who spent a week recently living in a London park. They used the nearby hospital as a place to get washed and watch TV. A kindly soul has now offered them an empty flat. I’m told the mother’s health has suffered terribly because of their homelessness.