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It's why I am perplexed and deeply worried at the narratives around the Romanian fruit pickers who have arrived in the UK to pick our fruit and vegetables on our farms. I have no doubt that these people are extremely qualified and have been vital in the past to the British food industry. They are here to save us and to stop the farmers from having to destroy crops. They are a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, doing a job that's often physically demanding and not at all well paid – all of which I believe 100%. Do you know why? Because I sat on my granddad's knee in the early 1970s while he told me about his own father and granddad leaving the fields where they worked – and too often went hungry – as farm labourers, and instead chose to work down the coal mines at the end of the 19th century for the chance of a better life. That has always been a warning to me that as a working person our options are always a Hobson's Choice – no choice at all. Starvation or pneumoconiosis, take your pick.
She grew up in a coal-mining town in Nottinghamshire and became politicized through the 1984 miners' strike with her family. At 31, she went to the University of Nottingham and did an undergraduate degree in sociology. Dr McKenzie lectures in sociology at the University of Durham and is the author of 'Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain. ' She's a political activist, writer and thinker. Follow her on Twitter @redrumlisa.
Since 2010 roughly 1 in 7 officers have been axed:: Public Transport Rail subsidies are £4 billion out of the taxpayer, almost 4 times the cost of the previous nationalised system: ENVIRONMENT Nearly 40 million people live in areas with illegal air pollution: EDIT 1: I've added some more statistics concerning education and the environment, as well as categorising the stats.
The NUS has reported shortages at universities including Anglia Ruskin, Sussex, Worcester and Falmouth. Anglia Ruskin says it has been given an extra 540 places this term - and so far it has still to find accommodation for about 100 people. "We are currently doing all we can to source additional accommodation both in Cambridge and the surrounding area, " a university spokeswoman said. At Falmouth University College, bunk beds have been put into a third of the rooms on campus, so that it can provide places for all first years. The students are being given a 40% discount and a spokeswoman said that the arrangement seemed popular. The University of Sussex says that about 200 students are on a waiting list for university-managed accommodation. 'Unacceptable' "The university has several measures in place for helping these students, " said a spokeswoman. "Many of them are staying with host families, those who live near the university are able to travel to campus until they are housed and we have also helped students find housing in the private sector. "
Contain population growth. Net migration to be cut to zero or a negative number. Net migration was estimated to be 283, 000 in the year to 28 Feb 2019, putting a lot of pressure on existing housing stock. Visas prioritised for key public services and construction. No controls necessary on birth rate, due to anticipation of housing crisis finishing well before any children reach adulthood. Force landlords to sell or let empty properties Self explanatory, use it or lose it. If a property is left empty for more than a year, the government will have the opportunity to buy it at a discount of 25%, increasing by 1% per month. Ban second homes Guarantee mortgage payments Government to pay the interest on any mortgage and some of the capital, administered in the same way housing benefit is done at the moment. Live with extended family Government to encourage more inter-generational living. Parents with children living at home, over the age of 18, would receive tax breaks. Adults living with parents would also receive similar tax breaks.