Ian Wright, Minister for Demolition, was on local TV last night defending the pathfinder programme and explaining how he intends to give a billion pounds more to millionaire property developers.
Wright, a parliamentary lightweight, has obviously been given the job of defending pathfinder because more experienced MPs have realised that it's an electoral liability. Previous people wheeled on to defend pathfinder have included Yvette Cooper and Hazel Blears. Carefully avoiding any direct answers Ian Wright carried off the interview by filling it with jargon and generalisation.
The report that went with the interview featured Tish Brown. She is currently under seige by Gateshead Council who want to buy her 11 roomed home for pennies. On the TV they were quoted as "offering market prices". The problem for Tish is that the market now consists of one buyer - Gateshead Council. So they can decide what a market price is.
For those new to Gateshead Council tactics the market price is how much someone will take when life becomes unbearable. To make it more unpleasant they will turn off the street lights and allow their other properties to be broken into and vandalised. In other words make life a hell for people before offering rock bottom prices.
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