I think Badenoch is a lay for next PM. 3 reasons: 1) she may well not be LOTO by 2029 2) if she survives that long it is quite likely that she won't be in charge of the largest party after the G… (View Post)

Increasingly what Reform voters want is not merely zero net immigration, there's a desire to deport people who are legally here. We are getting into very dark times. The parallels with the 1930s… (View Post)

In practice they have to be made rough sleepers before the council pays for emergency accommodation. Some sofa surf with friends etc, but a lot have to sleep rough, and that is not an easy path to em… (View Post)

The taxpayer is, so as to prevent them living as rough sleepers. It's much easier for them to find work and therefore accommodation from a hotel than a sleeping bag in a doorway. By definition t… (View Post)

This is a sensible decision. Note that these are people who have successfully applied for asylum. Currently they cease to be housed after 4 weeks, and as they have been banned from working while appl… (View Post)