▲ 656 ▼ Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increased rent by £700 a month (inews.co.uk) submitted 1 year ago by FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34061259
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 36 points 1 year ago (2 children) Labour party lmao permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe [S] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) They should rebrand to the “Work or Starve” party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago Or Work And Still Starve at the rate they're going permalink fedilink source parent [–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) As a Canadian, sensitive question but how come everyone in the government and labor party is Indian nowadays? Im just curious as I’ve noticed it as I read these stories permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) The UK has a lot of ethnic Indians because of the empire and encouraging immigration to replace people who didn't survive WWII. The Labour Party has about as many people with Indian heritage as would be expected given population demographics. It's probably just more than in Canada, so it seems like a lot to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Never connected it to the post ww2 population decline but it makes sense, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* There was no significant population decline during or after WW2. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-of-england-millennium?time=1900..2016 Much of the effect of young men of working age getting killed off was mitigated by increased participation in the workforce by women. Mirgration from the subcontinent had much more to do with the demand for cheap labour by manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially the textile industry, and by public services during the period of postwar rebuilding. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rozodru@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago fellow Canadian, have you been to Toronto/Southern Ontario lately? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe [S] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) They should rebrand to the “Work or Starve” party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago Or Work And Still Starve at the rate they're going permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago Or Work And Still Starve at the rate they're going permalink fedilink source parent
[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) As a Canadian, sensitive question but how come everyone in the government and labor party is Indian nowadays? Im just curious as I’ve noticed it as I read these stories permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) The UK has a lot of ethnic Indians because of the empire and encouraging immigration to replace people who didn't survive WWII. The Labour Party has about as many people with Indian heritage as would be expected given population demographics. It's probably just more than in Canada, so it seems like a lot to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Never connected it to the post ww2 population decline but it makes sense, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* There was no significant population decline during or after WW2. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-of-england-millennium?time=1900..2016 Much of the effect of young men of working age getting killed off was mitigated by increased participation in the workforce by women. Mirgration from the subcontinent had much more to do with the demand for cheap labour by manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially the textile industry, and by public services during the period of postwar rebuilding. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rozodru@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago fellow Canadian, have you been to Toronto/Southern Ontario lately? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) The UK has a lot of ethnic Indians because of the empire and encouraging immigration to replace people who didn't survive WWII. The Labour Party has about as many people with Indian heritage as would be expected given population demographics. It's probably just more than in Canada, so it seems like a lot to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Never connected it to the post ww2 population decline but it makes sense, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* There was no significant population decline during or after WW2. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-of-england-millennium?time=1900..2016 Much of the effect of young men of working age getting killed off was mitigated by increased participation in the workforce by women. Mirgration from the subcontinent had much more to do with the demand for cheap labour by manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially the textile industry, and by public services during the period of postwar rebuilding. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Never connected it to the post ww2 population decline but it makes sense, thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* There was no significant population decline during or after WW2. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-of-england-millennium?time=1900..2016 Much of the effect of young men of working age getting killed off was mitigated by increased participation in the workforce by women. Mirgration from the subcontinent had much more to do with the demand for cheap labour by manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially the textile industry, and by public services during the period of postwar rebuilding. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* There was no significant population decline during or after WW2. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-of-england-millennium?time=1900..2016 Much of the effect of young men of working age getting killed off was mitigated by increased participation in the workforce by women. Mirgration from the subcontinent had much more to do with the demand for cheap labour by manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially the textile industry, and by public services during the period of postwar rebuilding. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rozodru@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago fellow Canadian, have you been to Toronto/Southern Ontario lately? permalink fedilink source parent