I cannot disagree that the 'right to buy' policy was ill thought out in terms of the way that it destroyed social cohesion and there have been equally, financially disastrous and socially divisive, policies since. As example. the Labour 'head-rush' into PFI which we will all be paying for into the 2040's and beyond.However, there are very many ways to 'skin a cat' and given the need to balance the books, albeit that 'austerity' has gone on for way too long, some local authorities have simply targeted 'easy pickings' while others have actually sought to spend wisely and to the benefit of their residents.A 'never to be completed' interchange at North Acton (£5million plus), a virtually unused car park at the 'wrong' end of Southall (£2million+), planters full of dead shrubs in Southall (God knows how much) does not smack of 'wise' spending.
N V Brooks ● 2690d