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You're arguing opposite points. Housing needs are centered around where the jobs are, in this case predominantly London. You're saying we should spread the need around to where there's more empty and affordable housing, Fox is saying that isn't realistic.
Anyone struggling for housing in the South can't just move to Country Durham to buy a place for £60k cos they may not be able to find work there and they may not particularly want to move to a village on the opposite end of the country.
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@Oliver Schick - isn't there also a double standard here?
Lots of people were up in arms about London councils moving their tenants to other places because they couldn't house them locally. What's the difference? If they all did that wouldn't it be a great way to free London and SE housing stock and relocate the population to less populated areas?
It comes across as thought you're talking about forceably dispersing the population.
Personally speaking I'd ideally live in London proper rather than just outside. I wouldn't mind living on the south cost. I wouldn't want to live in the Middlands or North because it would put me away from family, and tbh I just don't want to. Although I know I often make digs about Norfolk if they built a fuck off big motorway and high speed railway I'd really like to live in one of the nice bits.
£5 says that shit loads of people feel exactly the same way which is exactly why it's about more than just jobs and housing stock.
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Fox is saying that isn't realistic.
Yes, and he's wrong about that.
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Oliver Schick
Pete, I've read all of this stuff. Just to give you an example:
This is, quite simply, a fallacy.
My point stands.
Also, my point about Shelter isn't even tangentially related to the point of view attributed to Michael Gove on 'experts'.