The shortage of housing is directly connected with the creation of teenage gangs and their poor behaviour.
When families are inadequately housed there is just nowhere at home for youngsters to invite their friends in.
There are thousands of empty houses and flats in London. Why do we allow this situation to continue? If they belong to Councils which cannot afford to put them in good condition, let the Councils open them up to people on their housing list and give the responsibility for mending them to the new occupants. In return the occupants would have to agree not to sue the Council. This sueing is destroying life for so many families. If they are in private hands the Council Tax should become punitive. It is anti-social to keep property empty while you wait for it to increase in value.
This blog is a plea for common sense in public policy. Our leaders don't seem to have any. They just make daft rules for us to follow. We need to assert our right to use our own good sense instead of ticking boxes which can only say 'yes' or 'no'.
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