Double Standards or Double Dopey?
Last week on Sky News, The leader of Hounslow Council was pontificating on about how Councils like Hounslow need government funding to house the 'Child' refugees from CalaisFair point. Why should Hounslow council be footing the costs.But surely Mr Curran ought to ask why on earth Hounslow is even taking these children?This is a Borough like many others in London with an extreme crisis.The very same borough that just a few months ago showed the dire situation on a National TV channel, of it's Housing department barely and badly coping with existing inhabitants.Having watched the way in which a 19 year old Girl, born and reared in Hounslow, and in a homeless situation was offered housing in ...Birmingham. Away from all her friends and family.We heard how subsequently she remained here but on the sofa of a friend.She is of course barely more than a child, younger than most of the male children arriving and female. But in the policy of LBH. An adult.Similarly we have able bodied teenagers being housed in a flat for disabled amongst older people and being well, unchecked teenagers. Not so nice for the rest in the block.And this right under the Leaders nose.Why were those teenagers not placed in a flat on a higher level when there are so many with disabilities and infirmities desperate to be located on the ground floor ?How much waste when a flat is already adapted for wheelchair use? Even more spent when no doubt another flat will be specially converted.Surely Cllr Curran needs to get HH in order before extending the offer of housing refugees when so many towns up and down the UK take none at all.Then he could at least have a degree of credibility when raising a decent point. Instead, he was simply derided.
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