BS: Labour wants to confiscate property

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 09:42 AM

hi Sen - we cross posted... great humanist minds.. eh.. 😎

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 09:41 AM

.. and how about community pulling together in an emergency .. the blitz spirit..

Families spontaneously opening their doors to strangersa - neighbours - to shelter them in immediate days after disaster..

So how many rich property owners in the vicinity have already benevolently volunteered to donate their empty investment properties for the short term...????...

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: Senoufou
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 09:38 AM

It's an emergency on a large scale. If these properties are indeed vacant, they could be requisitioned on a temporary basis (say, for some months) until more permanent housing is found. It's unrealistic to expect the local authority to magic up dozens of dwellings for these unfortunate people when waiting lists are already yards long.

In times of emergency or urgent need, requisitioning has always been a possibility. (eg during WW2, child evacuees billeted with families in safer regions)

One could always negotiate with the current owners and reach some sort of agreement. I think it's a good idea.

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 08:58 AM

Iain.. don't be such an arse..

It's not as if Kensington tories have long term plans to demolish all those estates and ship the poor people off outside the constituency..

That Labour majority of 20 votes might inspire all sorts of pernicious deranged schemes...?????

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 08:03 AM

Iain,

We are talking about those who own property and keep it empty as investments. I suppose for you that is far more important than those you consider your inferiors having the right to a roof over their heads.

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 07:43 AM

I had a feeling who may have started this thread. He was my third choice so not too bad :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: Johnny J
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 07:32 AM

On a temporary basis, why not? The Tories requisitioned ships for The Falklands from private owners. This is akin to a War time emergency.

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 07:24 AM

By vacant adjacent properties, do you mean properties bought up as "investments" by people who already have more money than they know what to do with, as well as a home somewhere else that they actually live in? You mention the "human rights" of property investors while ignoring the humanitarian needs of people who have just lost everything, in some cases including people dear to them, and who have nowhere to live. Vacant means empty and unused. Look it up. There is no-one peacefully enjoying the "properties" Corbyn is talking about. And I'm sure he isn't talking about doing it without compensation.

Subject: RE: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 07:23 AM

"rehousing survivors from the Grenfell tower fire disaster by requisitioning vacant adjacent properties."
The basartds - how dare they suggest that the wealthy be ask to assist the victims of a fire that has devastated so many homes and taken the lives of so many people - they'll be asking them to pay taxes next
What's wrong with tents in Hyde Park?
Is this a sick joke Iains?
Jim Carroll

Subject: BS: Labour wants to confiscate property
From: Iains
Date: 16 Jun 17 - 07:13 AM

Just when Labour seems to be shrinking the gap with the Tories, Corbyn comes out with the cunning wheeze of rehousing survivors from the Grenfell tower fire disaster by requisitioning vacant adjacent properties.
1) This is a flagrant contravention of the article 1 of the European convention on human rights. This places an obligation on the state not to interfere with people enjoying the peaceful enjoyment of their property.
2)Prior to the recent election Corbyn stated " The Tories want to repeal the Human Rights Act and some want to leave the European Convention on Human Rights."

A wonderful example of a typical lying, double dealing, twisting snake of a politician demonstrating his contempt for freedom and property that his knee jerk reaction to the tragedy is to resort class war…

Do politicians think we are goldfish not capable of remembering past events on each circuit of the bowl? Or is it politicians that demostrate their stupidity by constantly contradicting themselves?