Keir Starmer just gave even more homes to migrants – Brits have finally had enough | Politics | News
Britain’s young people are not happy. And frankly, is this surprising?
It costs a small fortune to go to university, and if young people take on this huge debt, a job is far from guaranteed. Unemployment has risen again, and those in the know predict a “youth migration”. Research from the Adam Smith Institute suggests that a quarter of young Britons are now considering emigrating.
However, I believe the most important factor contributing to this youth disillusionment is housing. It’s a national shame that so many have to live with their parents into their 30s and beyond. They cannot establish a solid foundation and establish a life of their own. By the time I was 24, my husband and I had purchased our first home and our lives were built around it; new friends, weekend projects, and of course working hard to pay for it all. This gave us a sense of responsibility and a stake in society.
The problem is not that we need to build millions more homes; To achieve this, the worker intends to pour concrete in the rural area. There are actually lots of boarding houses in the center of Middlesbrough, where I live. They stand empty and decayed, dragging the entire area down.
In recent years, they have been taken over by private contractors who house refugees on behalf of the state. How wrong can our priorities be? Just the other day, it was announced that renovated flats in a coastal town in Wales would be used to house refugees. These homes should be offered to young people who want to take the first step on the property ladder. Bringing new, young families to these areas could provide them with a huge boost and breathe new life into communities devastated by relentless turmoil.
It’s not even a radical idea. Nearly a decade ago, a group of councils offered such properties for just £1, provided the new owners invested and brought them up to standard. We can easily add measures to ensure that proud new owners stay for a certain period of time rather than turning them away to make a quick buck.
Other countries also followed suit. Italy and Spain have launched similar €1 villa schemes encouraging families away from the UK for a sunny adventure. Gosh, I can definitely see the objection.
This Government needs to act quickly and quickly. As Labor struggles to move migrants from hotels to cheap housing, it must finally clarify its priorities. A country that cannot offer its young people a way to put down their roots cannot keep them.
They will vote with their feet and take their hopes and dreams elsewhere. And Britain will be poorer because of it.
