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[–] Gorb@hexbear.net 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Thatcher social housing snatcher. It all got sold off and now its privatised and the state spend gorillions giving money to landlords

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Lmao wtf, the UKkk is surely THE neoliberal hell on earth

[–] Gorb@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It very much is. Anyway worth looking up post war consensus and right to buy if you're interested in what we had and lost within the span of like 40 years.

Or this very good Tom Nicholas video https://youtu.be/jZpLiJdIGbs

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

the germans did this, except in some cases after the buildings were basically collapsing because the profit has been squeezed out of it they bought them back, renovated them, then sold them again

[–] GladimirLenin@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No. Fucking. Way. That is absurd. UK labor is fucking worthless. What a ridiculously easy issue to campaign on.

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Labour isnt useless - they actively campaign for that shit, like most of europe's succdem parties.