Who's the worst government minister?

new puritan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:11 pm

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Stoke, Hull, and other places are really going to be on the up with all these poor housing benefit claimants moving in. If they didn't find jobs in Newham they won't find them in Stoke.

Take a load of money out of the economy by cutting public sector wages and wahey!

Stoke and Hull are already renowned for the strength of their local jobs markets, of course. In fact it's hard to see how dumping people London councils can't be bothered with in towns that are already flat on their arse could possibly fail.

oboogie · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:15 pm

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

Stoke, Hull, and other places are really going to be on the up with all these poor housing benefit claimants moving in. If they didn't find jobs in Newham they won't find them in Stoke.

Also I expect it's already pretty difficult finding a job in Stoke and Hull, I can't see the locals taking kindly to a load of rival applicants being dumped on their doorstep.

Tubby Isaacs · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:21 pm

BNP back in Stoke? Loads of the Newham people will be black or Asian.

new puritan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:30 pm

This blog post is worth a read. The government's ideologically blinkered approach to housing is truly idiotic. Shapps doesn't get anywhere near the amount of flak he deserves.

http://speye.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/l ... -largesse/

Arnold · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:54 pm

The Daily Mash covered the story today.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 204245154/

Quote:

THE 2012 Olympics have been declared a resounding success as the first busload of undesirables was banished from East London.

new puritan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:38 pm

More lolz courtesy of the useless Shapps.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/ ... ants-derby

Quote:

On Today Shapps accused Newham of overstating the problem and "playing politics".. "I'm not saying the BBC has been hoodwinked on this, but you have to factor in that it's local election time, and this is a Labour council," he said.

But it appears Tory-led boroughs are also weighing up such a move, according to a proposal sent to Westminster council by one of its private providers, Smart Housing Group (SHG), that suggests rehousing "150 people within the next 12 or so months" as far away as Derby and Nottingham, "and ideally with an option for Smart Housing Group to increase this number over time to perhaps closer to 500 properties".

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:40 pm

I think after Murdoch's testimony today we have a new front-runner in Mr Rhyming Slang himself.

Tom_UK · **Joined:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:14 pm **Posts:** 3168

It's a tough one this. I've got the list down to seven: Lansley, Gove, Hunt, May, Osborne, Alexander, Warsi.

Worst. Government. Ever.

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:54 pm

Hunt, Gove - paid Murdoch employees.
Lansley - paid healthcare employee.
Alexander - mad as a fish. Dysfunctional human being with dysfunctional ideas.
May, Warsi - talentless, lazy token women.
Osborne - only there because he is Cameron's pal.

Tom_UK · **Joined:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:14 pm **Posts:** 3168

My reasoning is as follows:

Hunt: In league with Murdochs. Has done great damage to the BBC.
Gove: Generally incompetent and wants to ruin our education system.
May: Just plain incompetent.
Warsi: Dumb as a cupboard.
Lansley: Sold the NHS.
Osborne: Clueless, generally evil. Could turn milk sour from 100 yards, hence not allowed out in public.
Alexander: Sellout.

If I had to put three through to the boardroom I think I'd go with Lansley, Osborne, and Hunt for committing the greatest crimes.

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:25 pm

Yes, except that Alexander isn't a sellout. He believes in his shit. He's pushing for cuts. He's an extreme orange book ideologue.

Patrick100 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:38 pm **Posts:** 600

I hate how the phrase "affordable homes" has crept in to be acceptable.
as in x percent of a new build will be "affordable."

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mattomac · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:07 pm

As my dad always says affordable to who?

Hallucigenia · **Joined:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:19 pm **Posts:** 55

mattomac wrote:

As my dad always says affordable to who?

I'd quite like to know how much of this 'affordable' housing is bought on buy-to-let mortgages by people who then rent the places out at the 'going rate', and who will in no way, shape or form ever rent to people on housing benefit...

spoonman · **Joined:** Tue May 11, 2010 2:27 pm **Posts:** 896

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think the phrase "affordable housing" is to refer to a property price that is a certain percentage or below of the average wage for the local area?

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