If clause 130 passes, squatting an unoccupied residential property will no longer be a civil offence but a criminal one, punishable by a maximum fine of £5,000 – which feels like a joke when tossed at the homeless – or a sentence of up to a year.And you’d expect the commenters to be singing along to that particular hymn sheet, wouldn’t you?
Particularly when she really hits her stride:
Nor is the public agitated by squatting. When the Ministry of Justice consulted about squatting, 2,126 responses came from "members of the public concerned about the impact of criminalisation" and only 25 were from "members of the public concerned about the harm squatting can cause". The people, as ever, are kinder than their government.Not the CiF commenters. The top-rated comments so far:
And there's more...
In fact, the few comments in favour barely get into triple figures for recommendations, and even long-time died-in-the-wool left wing commenters aren't giving Tanya a free pass:
Oh dear. Poor Tanya. It does make me wonder, though, just who the MinJust sampled for their little survey...
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"It does make me wonder, though, just who the MinJust sampled for their little survey" ...
Those who have a uniformed, armed copper on the doorstep 24/7/365 perhaps ?
The left wing liberal cappuccino sipping set have just realised that they could come home from their Tuscany holiday to find to changed locks and a family of Roma in residence eating and drinking their way through the contents of the fridge.... Believing it really could happen concentrates the mind.
"Those who have a uniformed, armed copper on the doorstep 24/7/365 perhaps ?"
Good point!
"Believing it really could happen concentrates the mind."
Let's hope they remember that and lobby their MPs to agree the law change, then.
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