Quote Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill View Post
Then there’s the other feature of those days, council houses. A system where you put your name down on the council houses waiting list and after a wait ( sometimes a long one) you got yourself a decent house at a reasonable rate.

Now councils are building new ones and as soon as they are built they are sticking migrants in them. No waiting for them
Would you trust a council to build a housing scheme nowadays?
They used to build pubs, shops, schools and play areas where kids and families alike could go in safety.

They used to build the foundations of communities where life long ties were made.

People used to be welcoming and problem families were invited to fyck off!