" Was that the "social housing stock" that was rapidly being transformed into 20th century slums and ghettoes because of neglect?"

Er, not where I lived it wasn't. It was the social housing stock that meant young could live in the communities they were raised in which they now struggle to do. The council estates where I was brought up were possibly not as affluent as the surrounding area but neither were they some sort of ghetto: there was no great divide in our local community between private owner/occupiers and council tenants at all.

"Now apart from that and other points raised in my previous post is there anything of any substance that you would like to discuss?"

Can I butt in here? I've just eaten half a pot of fine Scottish whelks and was wondering if you realised Scotland was harbouring WMD's*?

* Whelks that are Mighty Delicious