Housing Crisis is Looming! meanwhile Prince Charles gets rich

[Mark Brown]

A response (at the end) to the recent posting from Mike Lane of the Tenants 
Action Group. First, his posting:

Ref: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/11/301830.html
Attached is a disturbing report from “Shelter". : Shelter Report Ref: 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2004/11/301831.doc

The media and the left wing need to take a close look at what is happening 
concerning the situation of rented housing, especially social housing for 
the most vulnerable within our society. Whilst the left wing keeps its head 
buried in international issues (which, don’t get me wrong, are important) 
hundreds of thousands of people are becoming homeless because of New 
Labour’s insistence on pushing ahead with new builds for sale rather than 
for rent “Heartland’s” agenda. Thousands of young families who have been 
cajoled by money grabbing estate agents to take on mortgages which are 
beyond their income. As time goes by many of these young families are going 
to lose there houses, further adding to the homeless peoples list. Even the 
moderate right wing Liverpool Echo is now being forced to publish what is 
going on becouse it is becomming quite obvious that this country is heading 
for a housing crisis.

Comment: meanwhile, the rich get richer and the Monarchy retain their feudal 
grip
Sent by: Leveller
Prince Charles built 1,000 houses, selling at £350,000 each on farmland of 
"Outstanding Natural Beauty" in Dorchester (Poundbury). His family have been 
playing this game in Dorchester since 1875!  His profit on 1,000 houses is 
over £100 million. In 2004 the Dorchester Planning Department drew up their 
latest assessment for housing needs. Seventy hectares of farmland of 
outstanding natural beauty over the hedge from the building plot granted 
permission in 1990 has now been designated for housing, netting Charles a 
further £300million overnight.