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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed
It was William Gladstone's policies that brought about our first council houses in 1893 and by the late 1970s more than two-fifths or just over 40% of the British population enjoyed local authority housing.
Then Thatcher comes along and starts the long road of dismantling it all. Now we have 23% of our nation renting from private landlords (That's double of what it was in 2003) and whilst the numbers steadily increase, the hope of ever being able to afford to buy decreases.
It appears we have gone full circle. Back to Victorian era where people privately rented and few could afford to buy.
So many people are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Families units are divided because of affordability in housing. [B]Young couples who want to settle down and perhaps start a family often have to move hundreds of miles away from their parents and grandparents.
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Yep I had to move to another country in in the 90s so what is new?
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