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I don't know Joey. If it was as simple as looking at it as a solution, he could have said it as a message reaching out to the owners of the empty properties to allow people to stay in those properties. But then what? Are the owners of the properties then liable for making sure that THOSE properties are safe for habitation like other landlords are (or should be)? What if one has faulty wiring, or is full of asbestos, or black mould, or whatever else... who is responsible?

Like I said before he will know fine well that his "well meaning" solution is unworkable and he knows it's unrealistic... which makes the suggestion a political point-scoring game. Combine that with the quite blatantly posed pictures of him hugging residents and it genuinely is making me feel quite horrified. I know propaganda when I see it, that works for both sides. The Tories have been using horrible propaganda for years in their campaigns and for the mostpart Labour lately have kept their nose clean - but maybe now that they see actual possibilities on the horizon that's slipping because those pictures were not random press snaps. They were propaganda shots. This fist-in-the-air "take the empty properties" nonsense is a propaganda statement.

Rotten to the core, thew entire thing. Corbyn and co using it to promote a false caring image. May and co shaking in their boots because it's damaging their image. If you want to see people who care, take a look at those normal locals who are just out there helping without any other agenda or thought other than to make sure that those people are OK where they stand right now... because not ONE of these politicians gives a shiny **** about any of it beyond how it might help or harm their position.