David Camerons proposed plans to bulldoze the poorest council estates in Britain and relocate thousands of people are another example of social cleansing by the government (Cameron promises to bulldoze ‘sink estates’,11 January). In the final five years thousands of families have been relocated, leaving large parts of London to the rich. The people who will be relocated will be forced into the rental market and the grip of ruthless landlords.
It may approach as a surprise to him that these so-called troubled estates are not only populated by gangs and drugs. Vibrant communities exist, and where neighbours know each other,unlike many of the wealthy streets in other cities. The fact that people often have no choice but to live within a troubled community is no reason for the prime minister to label someone’s domestic as bleak or brutal. Relocating poorer people from their homes to free up development opportunities for the rich is not a solution to the social issues often found within these communities.
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Source: theguardian.com