But homes for everyone is an entirely laudable aim, but my understanding is that it will take a long time to achieve. But there is so much nasty bullshit around this topic, perhaps that's not true. Do you think we could house our asylum seekers in the housing stock? Also, i still don't see - ThreadSky

brisers.bsky.social • 14 days ago

But homes for everyone is an entirely laudable aim, but my understanding is that it will take a long time to achieve. But there is so much nasty bullshit around this topic, perhaps that's not true. Do you think we could house our asylum seekers in the housing stock? Also, i still don't see

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stephenkb.bsky.social•14 days ago

Hotels and barges aren't a longrunning line item on the Home Office budget. It really is possible for the UK government to process people's claims quickly again. It did so until relatively recently.

brisers.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yes, and that's a good thing and you're right that it will ease reduce the pressure on accommodation as people will be able to work or leave. I still haven't seen evidence that housing immigrants in failing hotels is bad for the towns, other than providing a convenient scapegoat for bigots.

brisers.bsky.social•14 days ago

The evidence that this is bad for towns.

stephenkb.bsky.social•14 days ago

Ok. 'Asylum seekers have magical properties which mean if they are forced to stay in unsuitable dwellings it has no negative spillovers' is not a take I would want to defend but it's your take, I guess.

brisers.bsky.social•14 days ago

No Stephen. People attacked hotels containing asylum seekers, not because they were outraged at the poor conditions within. They did it because they believed they were bad for them and their town. And I simply asked if we had any evidence for that.

buzzocular.bsky.social•14 days ago

There really are so many people in on the world who actually say the stuff you want to argue with rather than resorting to this lol.

stephenkb.bsky.social•14 days ago

Weird Type Of Guy on here who one really wishes would just go to X or Truth Social where I'm sure they will happily find people who hold the views they want to attribute to people on ehre.

brisers.bsky.social•14 days ago

Ok, stopping here. Enough insults. You said "The use of hotels has been very bad for the towns in them." I simply wondered if this was really true and if there was evidence for that. I am not weird, malicious or delusional and you have put words in my mouth which I never said and absolutely reject.

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