Tory spat over Cameron's plan to purge Central London of poor people

[MaryPoppins]

Even under Labour their were TV advert campaigns targeted at fraudsters. I can't remember if they were explicitly encouraging people to squeal on their neighbours or not?

As I recall, it was more 'we will catch you'. I think there was / is a line to dob people in though.

[TykeMerc]

I liked the woman in BBC London last night from ISLINGTON!!! with depression a depressed husband and three children in a £700 per week three bedroom house, saying 'I can't deal with this, I have to put it all in a little box in my head, we will lose our house and have to live in a b&b and my children will be taken into care'

OR

THEY COULD MOVE TO SOMEWHERE AFFORDABLE, it's not like they need to get into the city for their work is it?

FFS!!

I'm sorry if I sound harsh but..........

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

They should live where they can afford to instead of in one of the planets most expensive cities.

[OwlHoot]

Just over two thirds of both Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit recipients are in receipt of a Passported Benefit.

and what the flip is a "Passported Benefit" when it's at home raking in Housing Benefit?

[GreenLabel]

I'm sorry if I sound harsh but..........

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

They should live where they can afford to instead of in one of the planets most expensive cities.

WHS.

[AtW]

I£700 per week three bedroom house

FFS, £700 per WEEK for 3 bedroom house? I pay for my (Birmingham) £600 ffs - if you can't afford (or don't want to like myself) live in London then go elsewhere, ANYWHERE since you got no fking job to lsoe anyway!!!!

[d000hg]

FFS, £700 per WEEK for 3 bedroom house? I pay for my (Birmingham) £600 ffs - if you can't afford (or don't want to like myself) live in London then go elsewhere, ANYWHERE since you got no fking job to lsoe anyway!!!!

You're just bitter because you can only afford to live in Birmingham.

[AtW]

You're just bitter because you can only afford to live in Birmingham.

You seem to equate high rent with some kind of achievement - I am paying reasonable amount of cash for what I get, I can't see being a lot happier if I had to pay 3-4 times that to live in London. I can understand why people who make a lot more dosh in the City do it, but if you are unemployed and can't find job then moving somewhere is an option that needs to be considered.

[shaunbhoy]

but if you are unemployed and can't find job then moving somewhere is an option that needs to be enforced.

FTFY

[TimberWolf]

It's not as if unemployed people could set up tent some place, as they probably could in a third world country that has more space. Unless they move to Scotland or something.

[shaunbhoy]

It's not as if unemployed people could set up tent some place, as they probably could in a third world country that has more space. Unless they move to Scotland or something.

Scotland already has more than enough unemployed people...............although I take your point on its tent capacity.