In in the present day’s MetroTalk, a reader shares their expertise dwelling subsequent door to emergency lodging offered by a non-public landlord. It seems that security isn’t the one concern for households.
In the meantime, readers query whether or not Labour will halt the sale of social housing, permitting it to fulfil its supposed function of housing these in biggest want. And, following the crucial remarks in yesterday’s version, a reader involves the protection of Sadiq Khan and ULEZ.
Moreover, one other reader recounts the painful expertise of watching her mom starve herself to demise, the place assisted dying would have been extra humane.
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It’s not simply bodily hurt prompted, it’s psychological harm.
Your report of youngsters dying as a result of they’re caught in sub-standard short-term lodging just isn’t a shock to me (Metro, Tue).
The home subsequent door to mine was used for emergency housing.
One lady arrived in a taxi straight from hospital the place she’d simply given delivery. She shared a small room together with her two kids for greater than two years.
Her child was gradual to stroll, as he solely had the slim area between the 2 beds within the bed room to take his first steps.
The child shared one mattress together with his mom whereas his brother slept within the different.
The owner, in addition to locking bed room home windows, locked the again door so the kids couldn’t play within the backyard, solely within the harmful shared driveway.
It’s not simply the bodily hurt prompted, it’s additionally the psychological harm.
One other mom shared a bed room together with her daughter and teenage son, once more for greater than two years.
No teenage boy ought to be compelled to share a room with two females, who’ve to decorate and undress in entrance of him.
There have been all types of different homeless folks staying in the home. Think about having to share bogs and kitchens with males who’re struggling with severe psychological well being points or who attempt to make the most of susceptible ladies?
The impact of that on younger minds can be not wholesome. Does anybody care sufficient to alter this and forestall demise and severe well being points? R Wheeler, London
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Labour ought to have a coverage of not promoting any social housing
Additional to your entrance web page on the housing disaster, absolutely the scarcity of social housing is the results of council homes being bought.
What’s the level of constructing social housing when after a couple of years they’re misplaced to the non-public sector? Margaret Thatcher’s coverage as Conservative prime minister of promoting off council homes was short-sighted and has been a catastrophe.
It have to be horrendous for households to be dwelling in short-term lodging or within the non-public rental sector with no safety of tenure, not realizing when the owner will inform them to seek out one other place to dwell.
Labour ought to have a coverage of not promoting any social housing in an space when there are folks on the housing checklist. Joe Fitzgerald, Liverpool
31 years of Tory guarantees – had sufficient but?
In assist of David (MetroTalk, Tue), whose criticism of the Tory Celebration was disputed by Paul (MetroTalk, Wed).
The Tories have been in energy for 31 of the previous 44 years. We should always anticipate to see our nation thriving, benefiting from their means to efficiently run our nation. Nonetheless, the fact could be very totally different. All we ever hear from the Tories are guarantees about how they’re going to enhance issues and the way they’re going to make our nation and our financial system nice once more.
In the meantime, our public providers are in a determined state, many individuals are scuffling with the elevated price of dwelling, with some counting on meals banks.
There’s a lack of first rate reasonably priced housing, and many individuals are pissed off and indignant on the determined scenario that they discover themselves in regardless of working onerous to attempt to enhance their lives.
All of that is taking place whereas the huge gulf between the super-rich and the remainder of our society grows wider.
Future generations could marvel how we allowed this method to proceed for therefore lengthy and why it was that so many key employees have been among the many lowest paid. Roy Thorpe, Manchester
In defence of Sadiq Khan and automotive possession as a life-style selection
Malcolm of Stockport (MetroTalk, Tue) clearly exposes his ‘gammon’ credentials by describing London mayor Sadiq Khan as a ‘sandal-wearing, yoghurt-knitting do-gooder’ who’s ‘robbing’ motorists of their hard-earned cash.
He additionally shows his ignorance of London the place, in contrast to many components of the nation, public transport protection could be very (or, on the fringes, comparatively) excessive.
Thus, for the nice majority of its residents (though distinctive instances will, after all, exist), being a motorist could be very a lot a life-style selection.
The impacts on different cities of automotive use, in the meantime, justify its discouragement, together with by worth measures if crucial, as happens in lots of different cities worldwide. Adrian (Transport Advisor And Former TfL Planner), Leigh-On-Sea
As Malcolm is in Stockport I can’t think about Mr Khan’s insurance policies have a lot direct affect on him however he can relaxation assured, if he’s appropriate, that the folks of London won’t again Mr Khan within the upcoming Mayoral elections.
As a Londoner, I hope Malcolm is incorrect, as a result of, regardless of having to take care of an obstructive authorities, I feel Mr Khan has executed a fairly good job. David, London
Galloway isn’t that well-liked in Rochdale
Let’s not get carried away with George Galloway’s election end result. Lower than 16 per cent of the voting inhabitants of Rochdale really voted for him. Hardly a mandate for this disagreeable self-publicist. John, Buckinghamshire
Prime minister Rishi Sunak goes on in regards to the risks of extremism. Maybe he ought to set an instance by sacking extremists in his get together similar to Liz Truss and Suella Braverman. Roger Smith, Witham
‘My mum begged me to die after her accident’
Additional to requires a change within the regulation to permit assisted dying. Simply over three years in the past, my 90-year-old mum had a foul fall and injured her neck. She misplaced any mobility from the neck down.
She spent the final three months of her life like that and begged me to assist her die. She even needed to ask me to scratch her nostril! Ultimately, she stopped consuming and consuming and wasted away.
This was horrendous to see and also you wouldn’t let any animal undergo like that. A vote on assisted dying can’t come quickly sufficient. Woodhead, Through E-mail
‘I nonetheless don’t have any style a 12 months after Covid’
Is there anyone on the market who has a treatment to regain their sense of style and scent after dropping them as a result of Covid? Practically a year-and-a-half down the road, I nonetheless have just about none.
Neither my GP nor lengthy Covid teams have been capable of assist. I’m ready on a hospital appointment however is there somebody on the market who may help? Mandi, Shoebury
Reparations
If the Church of England is so involved about injustices dedicated within the distant previous that it has put aside a £100million fund to ‘atone’ for the sin of slavery, why doesn’t it make reparations to the descendants of girls who have been persecuted by the church and accused of witchcraft and burnt on the stake? Leo, Romford
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