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It did surprise me. I thought the entire block was council.Originally posted by mudskipper View PostComment
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I've told people in real life and on here that's not how council housing works in London.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostIt did surprise me. I thought the entire block was council.
Everything is about location in London. So a flat on a tulip estate can easily be rented out in the right location.
Btw look up "Dame" Shirley Porter."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Reading that reminded me of the testimony of the janitor at the WTC; it was shocking to hear that the resident WTC first respondersOriginally posted by mudskipper View Post
were the first to leave building and took the keys to the locked doors with them. It was left to the janitor to unlock doors and show the fire brigade where to go."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostIt did surprise me. I thought the entire block was council.So 12 out of 120 were privately owned. You weren't far off.Only 14 flats in Grenfell Tower were not in council hands - two were owned by housing associations and 12 had private owners. One of those was on the 21st floor.Comment
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It starts as a small number and increases.Originally posted by vetran View PostSo 12 out of 120 were privately owned. You weren't far off."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Indeed they were nice normal people and they got screwed.Originally posted by Paddy View PostReading that reminded me of the testimony of the janitor at the WTC; it was shocking to hear that the resident WTC first responders
were the first to leave building and took the keys to the locked doors with them. It was left to the janitor to unlock doors and show the fire brigade where to go.Comment
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