That's a brilliant spot

And once again goes to show what role the local media play in demonising local authorities and painting genuinely horrific people as victims.

Every time you see a poor glum family in the papers who have been 'made homeless' by the local council, I can guarantee you one thing: it was absolutely 100% the fault of the family who are either refusing to pay rent, causing a nuisance or lying about their circumstances.

Councils have (guess what?) 'laws' and statutory responsibilities to house those in need.

Local papers know this. But that doesn't really sell does it?

Posted By: norway on March 8th 2012 at 11:15:45

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That Lakenham murder....thought I recognised the names... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 8, 11:07:34
- Good work Poirot... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Mar 8, 11:36:41
- Feel really sorry for those kids. Life was hard enough and now Mum is charged with murder (NCFC) - col canary, Mar 8, 11:20:41
  - million kids on welfare probably (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:23:24
  - I assume tbey have fathers (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 8, 11:23:07
    - Yes but the Father(s) may be no better than the Mother (NCFC) - col canary, Mar 8, 11:29:05
      - Oh yeah (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 8, 11:37:42
    - There are fathers, and then there are dads (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 8, 11:24:48
- That's a brilliant spot (NCFC) - norway, Mar 8, 11:15:45
  - I think they'd made themselves homeless hadn't they? (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 8, 11:22:43
    - Well, the first line says it all (NCFC) - norway, Mar 8, 12:15:57
    - I seem to remember the comments exposed them as actually terrorising their (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 8, 11:24:09
      - I recall something about the house being full of blood and faeces. (NCFC) - lurd, Mar 8, 11:26:28
        
        oh (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 8, 11:27:15
        
        Is it International Period Day? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 8, 11:27:07
      - kids too? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 8, 11:25:33
      - Yes, actually, have just read the last paragraph on the original story... (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 8, 11:24:33
    - made out the neighbours were the baddies tho (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 8, 11:23:46
  - the end of the first story (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 8, 11:21:51
    - You should reply (NCFC) - pants, Mar 8, 11:23:59
- Blimey. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Mar 8, 11:13:23

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