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Just floored a motion calling on Fingal County Council asking - "That this Council write to Minister James Browne TD., Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, insisting that housing supports such as the Help to Buy Scheme, Local Government Home Loan, Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, First Home Scheme,...

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Christine Charumbira

14,475 views • 1 year ago

Folks, just following up from yesterday — neighbours on the road have confirmed that members from Dublin City Council were viewing the property with Roma family and encouraging the family to take it. Just for the record it's been fully gutted from top - bottom Meanwhile, there are families in the North East Inner City with children on medical priority who’ve been on the housing list for years. It appears that some families are being prioritised ahead of others to help reduce Minister James Browne’s homeless figures. Dublin City Council officials know this system isn’t fair, yet they seem afraid to speak out. We strongly urge all local families — especially those waiting years on the housing list — to go to your local council office and demand answers. This is happening in Minister Paschal Donohoe’s and Lord Mayor Ray McAdam’s constituency. It’s disgraceful that the Minister James Brown has given DCC the green light to purchase private homes for selective groups simply to cut the homeless list. Tell me I’m wrong, Minister — tell me this isn’t happening. Is this mis, dis or mal information?????
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Folks, just following up from yesterday — neighbours on the road have confirmed that members from Dublin City Council were viewing the property with Roma family and encouraging the family to take it. Just for the record it's been fully gutted from top - bottom Meanwhile, there are families in the North East Inner City with children on medical priority who’ve been on the housing list for years. It appears that some families are being prioritised ahead of others to help reduce Minister James Browne’s homeless figures. Dublin City Council officials know this system isn’t fair, yet they seem afraid to speak out. We strongly urge all local families — especially those waiting years on the housing list — to go to your local council office and demand answers. This is happening in Minister Paschal Donohoe’s and Lord Mayor Ray McAdam’s constituency. It’s disgraceful that the Minister James Brown has given DCC the green light to purchase private homes for selective groups simply to cut the homeless list. Tell me I’m wrong, Minister — tell me this isn’t happening. Is this mis, dis or mal information?????

The Flare

94,856 views • 9 months ago

On Monday night in Fingal, councillors rezoned Dunsink, opening the land to a potential 40,000+ new residents; roughly the population of Leitrim. If those future inhabitants were locals or even people from Leitrim and if the infrastructure was ready, I might have backed the plan - yet they will not be and the council cannot say where the newcomers will come from. I voted against it because they couldn’t guarantee who the eventual inhabitants would be, coupled with the fact that little to no consideration had been given to wildlife, the ecosystem or the already established community in Finglas. The measure passed by thirty nine votes to one. This decision and many others like it flow directly from mass immigration into Ireland. That influx floods the housing market with new arrivals, makes homes scarcer for the native people and drives a speculative bubble. It creates a profitable setting for vulture funds and corporate landlords who often operate under state contracts to house a swelling foreign population. In effect, mass immigration operates as a modern plantation that replaces native Irish people with outsiders and transfers control of land and homes away from the national community. We are witnessing a vast handover of Irish territory and housing stock from Irish hands into foreign ownership. The National Party is the only party that stands in their way. We need a society where home ownership spreads as widely as possible among the Irish people. Without that spread, we face the polarisation, division and resentment that hollows out younger generations. We already see postponed family formation fewer children and serious social consequences on the horizon. High inequality and widespread dissatisfaction will erode private property rights for everyone except the super rich who stay shielded from the backlash. Remigration will reverse the alienation of Irish land from its national community. It will ease pressure on housing supply, which helps first-time Irish buyers and moves housing away from lopsided speculation toward its true purpose of supporting the next generation. There is only one pension scheme that works over the long term, and that is family formation. Getting young Irish people onto the housing ladder early remains essential for lasting economic and social stability. Restricting home ownership to Irish citizens rather than opening it to a vast global population stands as the necessary regulatory step. I recently submitted a motion inside Fingal County Council asking that all housing in the state be reserved for Irish people only, it never even made it to the floor for debate. As well as home ownership being the ideal, there should be a safety net of social housing available solely to native Irish people. Sustainable welfare systems demand high levels of national solidarity something that weakens when the system stretches to serve ever larger numbers of non natives. Irelands housing, land and future must serve the Irish people and the Irish people alone. The National Party will deliver a government that will do just that.
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On Monday night in Fingal, councillors rezoned Dunsink, opening the land to a potential 40,000+ new residents; roughly the population of Leitrim. If those future inhabitants were locals or even people from Leitrim and if the infrastructure was ready, I might have backed the plan - yet they will not be and the council cannot say where the newcomers will come from. I voted against it because they couldn’t guarantee who the eventual inhabitants would be, coupled with the fact that little to no consideration had been given to wildlife, the ecosystem or the already established community in Finglas. The measure passed by thirty nine votes to one. This decision and many others like it flow directly from mass immigration into Ireland. That influx floods the housing market with new arrivals, makes homes scarcer for the native people and drives a speculative bubble. It creates a profitable setting for vulture funds and corporate landlords who often operate under state contracts to house a swelling foreign population. In effect, mass immigration operates as a modern plantation that replaces native Irish people with outsiders and transfers control of land and homes away from the national community. We are witnessing a vast handover of Irish territory and housing stock from Irish hands into foreign ownership. The National Party is the only party that stands in their way. We need a society where home ownership spreads as widely as possible among the Irish people. Without that spread, we face the polarisation, division and resentment that hollows out younger generations. We already see postponed family formation fewer children and serious social consequences on the horizon. High inequality and widespread dissatisfaction will erode private property rights for everyone except the super rich who stay shielded from the backlash. Remigration will reverse the alienation of Irish land from its national community. It will ease pressure on housing supply, which helps first-time Irish buyers and moves housing away from lopsided speculation toward its true purpose of supporting the next generation. There is only one pension scheme that works over the long term, and that is family formation. Getting young Irish people onto the housing ladder early remains essential for lasting economic and social stability. Restricting home ownership to Irish citizens rather than opening it to a vast global population stands as the necessary regulatory step. I recently submitted a motion inside Fingal County Council asking that all housing in the state be reserved for Irish people only, it never even made it to the floor for debate. As well as home ownership being the ideal, there should be a safety net of social housing available solely to native Irish people. Sustainable welfare systems demand high levels of national solidarity something that weakens when the system stretches to serve ever larger numbers of non natives. Irelands housing, land and future must serve the Irish people and the Irish people alone. The National Party will deliver a government that will do just that.

Cllr. Patrick Quinlan

22,191 views • 4 months ago

At last nights meeting of Fingal County Council, I proposed a motion to compel Fingal County Council to release the figures relating to the number of foreign nationals currently on the local authority's social housing waiting list. A similar question asked by a Cllr from Fine Gael in 2011, when answered, found that 51% of the individuals on the housing list at the time were foreign nationals. A figure that has likely only risen after 14 more years of sustained mass immigration. Last nights motion was seconded by Aontú Cllr Gerard Sheehan, who stated that he was against the motion but wanted the issue discussed. The Labour Party Mayor reprimanded Aontú for "working with the far-right", Cllr Ellen Troy jumped in to throw Cllr Sheehan under the bus and declared that Cllr Sheehan's support of the motion being floored "wasn't Aontú", as you will see in the video that will follow. After pushing for a vote on my motion, the motion was defeated 28-1, with both Aontú Cllrs joining the government and leftist parties to prevent updated stats on numbers of foreign nationals on the housing list being released. The actions of Ellen Troy in Fingal County Council last night, as well as her willingness to throw her own party colleague under the bus when he dared to allow open discussion of the effects of mass immigration into Ireland, shows definitively that Troy and Aontú leadership are more than happy to be joined at the hip with the Irish regime. The 28-1 vote result should tell you all you need to know about who the real opposition in Ireland is. Join the National Party.
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At last nights meeting of Fingal County Council, I proposed a motion to compel Fingal County Council to release the figures relating to the number of foreign nationals currently on the local authority's social housing waiting list. A similar question asked by a Cllr from Fine Gael in 2011, when answered, found that 51% of the individuals on the housing list at the time were foreign nationals. A figure that has likely only risen after 14 more years of sustained mass immigration. Last nights motion was seconded by Aontú Cllr Gerard Sheehan, who stated that he was against the motion but wanted the issue discussed. The Labour Party Mayor reprimanded Aontú for "working with the far-right", Cllr Ellen Troy jumped in to throw Cllr Sheehan under the bus and declared that Cllr Sheehan's support of the motion being floored "wasn't Aontú", as you will see in the video that will follow. After pushing for a vote on my motion, the motion was defeated 28-1, with both Aontú Cllrs joining the government and leftist parties to prevent updated stats on numbers of foreign nationals on the housing list being released. The actions of Ellen Troy in Fingal County Council last night, as well as her willingness to throw her own party colleague under the bus when he dared to allow open discussion of the effects of mass immigration into Ireland, shows definitively that Troy and Aontú leadership are more than happy to be joined at the hip with the Irish regime. The 28-1 vote result should tell you all you need to know about who the real opposition in Ireland is. Join the National Party.

Cllr. Patrick Quinlan

369,713 views • 1 year ago

Brookfield Asset Management owns over 65,000 American homes, single family homes and manufactured housing communities He says since the cost of home ownership is so out of reach for Americans, they’re taking advantage of the opportunity and buying more homes “In the US Is really out of reach for most people. So people will continue to be renters for longer. And that means apartments, single family rental, student housing, all the forms of rental housing are really interesting — We saw a real repricing of those assets. So today there are ability, there's an ability to buy them from sellers that have to get liquidity” It is so INSANE this is allowed to continue. Americans will NEVER be able to buy a home as long as this is allowed
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Brookfield Asset Management owns over 65,000 American homes, single family homes and manufactured housing communities He says since the cost of home ownership is so out of reach for Americans, they’re taking advantage of the opportunity and buying more homes “In the US Is really out of reach for most people. So people will continue to be renters for longer. And that means apartments, single family rental, student housing, all the forms of rental housing are really interesting — We saw a real repricing of those assets. So today there are ability, there's an ability to buy them from sellers that have to get liquidity” It is so INSANE this is allowed to continue. Americans will NEVER be able to buy a home as long as this is allowed

Wall Street Apes

177,794 views • 1 year ago

WATCH | I recently visited an area where a housing scheme called Nodville Housing Co-operative is operating, and I am concerned that many people could lose their hard-earned money. I believe the people behind this scheme may be land barons taking advantage of those desperate for housing by selling land that they do not legally own. The land being sold is located between Belvedere West and Heroes Acre in Harare. This is the same area where houses were previously demolished because they had been built illegally. It now appears that people are once again constructing houses in the area, seemingly without approval or compliance from the City of Harare. If this is the case, many homebuyers could be at risk of losing both their money and their homes. Mayor of Harare, Jacob Mafume Ministry of Local Government and Public Works MINISTRY OF NATIONAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL AMENITIES Prof. Paul Mavima
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WATCH | I recently visited an area where a housing scheme called Nodville Housing Co-operative is operating, and I am concerned that many people could lose their hard-earned money. I believe the people behind this scheme may be land barons taking advantage of those desperate for housing by selling land that they do not legally own. The land being sold is located between Belvedere West and Heroes Acre in Harare. This is the same area where houses were previously demolished because they had been built illegally. It now appears that people are once again constructing houses in the area, seemingly without approval or compliance from the City of Harare. If this is the case, many homebuyers could be at risk of losing both their money and their homes. Mayor of Harare, Jacob Mafume Ministry of Local Government and Public Works MINISTRY OF NATIONAL HOUSING AND SOCIAL AMENITIES Prof. Paul Mavima

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Housing is a human right. No one in this city should have to worry about losing their home or end up on the streets due to systemic issues. Homelessness and the housing crisis are not two different problems, they are two sides of the same coin. And they have the same solution – permanent affordable housing. Trickle down economics is a fallacy. The market cannot provide affordable housing. Prices are only going up, driving people into homelessness, or out of the city entirely. Rae will build social housing on public lands and speed up housing production citywide, cutting red tape while keeping in place tenant and homeowner protections to ensure that people are able to keep their homes. Rae will streamline the city’s housing strategy, creating a Mayor’s Office of Housing For All to consolidate these different departments under one roof, with a public dashboard to track progress and hold us accountable. Read more on her housing policy platform on our website! ( 🌞🔗
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Housing is a human right. No one in this city should have to worry about losing their home or end up on the streets due to systemic issues. Homelessness and the housing crisis are not two different problems, they are two sides of the same coin. And they have the same solution – permanent affordable housing. Trickle down economics is a fallacy. The market cannot provide affordable housing. Prices are only going up, driving people into homelessness, or out of the city entirely. Rae will build social housing on public lands and speed up housing production citywide, cutting red tape while keeping in place tenant and homeowner protections to ensure that people are able to keep their homes. Rae will streamline the city’s housing strategy, creating a Mayor’s Office of Housing For All to consolidate these different departments under one roof, with a public dashboard to track progress and hold us accountable. Read more on her housing policy platform on our website! ( 🌞🔗

Rae Huang

162,628 views • 3 months ago

Not a conspiracy theory DC Mayor Muriel Bowser openly admits taxpayer dollars are being used to provide housing for illegals Illegals are getting free subsidized housing vouchers But it doesn’t stop there Tax dollars are also being funneled to NGOs to pay for housing for illegals Rep. Brandon Gill “It’s not surprising to me because you're also funding NGOs that support free housing for illegal aliens” Illegals for rental help and rapid rehousing-style payments. DC spent tens of millions overall on aid for illegals Think about this, while you can’t buy a home or even afford your rent, your tax money is being taken and used to pay rent for illegals Where are the prison sentences for politicians. How is this not treason
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Not a conspiracy theory DC Mayor Muriel Bowser openly admits taxpayer dollars are being used to provide housing for illegals Illegals are getting free subsidized housing vouchers But it doesn’t stop there Tax dollars are also being funneled to NGOs to pay for housing for illegals Rep. Brandon Gill “It’s not surprising to me because you're also funding NGOs that support free housing for illegal aliens” Illegals for rental help and rapid rehousing-style payments. DC spent tens of millions overall on aid for illegals Think about this, while you can’t buy a home or even afford your rent, your tax money is being taken and used to pay rent for illegals Where are the prison sentences for politicians. How is this not treason

Wall Street Apes

79,774 views • 2 months ago

🇮🇪 Last night the people of Finglas came together to demonstrate their anger of them being left languishing on housing waiting lists, outbid by non EU nationals when trying to buy their first home. This protest was spurred on by the known fact that Somalians, Nigerians, Pakistani and all other people from outside of Ireland are skipping housing queues and are fast tracked into housing. Our only obligation as a nation is to ensure the future for our children, in their own country!
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🇮🇪 Last night the people of Finglas came together to demonstrate their anger of them being left languishing on housing waiting lists, outbid by non EU nationals when trying to buy their first home. This protest was spurred on by the known fact that Somalians, Nigerians, Pakistani and all other people from outside of Ireland are skipping housing queues and are fast tracked into housing. Our only obligation as a nation is to ensure the future for our children, in their own country!

Stephen Redmond

48,531 views • 29 days ago

Former Mayor of Coronado California is blowing the whistle on a new housing project These new San Diego “affordable housing units” are going to cost $900,000 per unit He shows a luxury sky rise building with luxury amenities was built for half that “This affordable student housing project is projected to cost taxpayers nearly $900,000 per unit to build. Meanwhile, this luxury residential development recently sold for just $400,000 per unit. So what gives? (Here’s more California Democrat housing projects) - Government funded affordable housing projects like 101 Astoria at $1.1 million per unit - This city college project at $900,000 per unit - Rose Creek Village at $600,000 per unit All routinely cost far more than luxury residential units. I'm Richard Bailey, former mayor of Coronado and here's why you should care. It's very popular these days for politicians to campaign on affordable housing. Obviously, no one is against affordable housing, but the affordable housing projects being built by government agencies are often double the per unit cost — San Diego taxpayers are paying double the amount for lower quality housing that they won't even be eligible to live in”
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Former Mayor of Coronado California is blowing the whistle on a new housing project These new San Diego “affordable housing units” are going to cost $900,000 per unit He shows a luxury sky rise building with luxury amenities was built for half that “This affordable student housing project is projected to cost taxpayers nearly $900,000 per unit to build. Meanwhile, this luxury residential development recently sold for just $400,000 per unit. So what gives? (Here’s more California Democrat housing projects) - Government funded affordable housing projects like 101 Astoria at $1.1 million per unit - This city college project at $900,000 per unit - Rose Creek Village at $600,000 per unit All routinely cost far more than luxury residential units. I'm Richard Bailey, former mayor of Coronado and here's why you should care. It's very popular these days for politicians to campaign on affordable housing. Obviously, no one is against affordable housing, but the affordable housing projects being built by government agencies are often double the per unit cost — San Diego taxpayers are paying double the amount for lower quality housing that they won't even be eligible to live in”

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205,188 views • 7 months ago

Ezra Levant asks Pierre Poilievre "Back in May, Gregor Robertson, Mark Carney's housing minister, was asked if he wanted the price of housing to come down, and he said no." "How do you balance reducing the cost of housing for young families, but also protecting what may be the only nest egg for some seniors and boomers? Where do you draw the balance? How would you like to see pricing?" Poilievre "So, first of all, I just think we need to acknowledge that it is incredible that Mark Carney would pick Gregor Robertson as his housing minister." "After that, when he was the mayor, Vancouver's housing costs went up by 150%, driven almost entirely by municipal taxes." "So the guy who created the worst housing market in North America, forget Canada." "And what I'm saying is, let's cut the government cost out of housing." "Get rid of the sales tax, cut the development charges in half, speed up the permits, zero tax on reinvested gains." "If you get the government cost out of building homes, then the buyer, the seller, and the builder will all be winners at the same time." Pierre Poilievre Ezra Levant 🍁🚛
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Ezra Levant asks Pierre Poilievre "Back in May, Gregor Robertson, Mark Carney's housing minister, was asked if he wanted the price of housing to come down, and he said no." "How do you balance reducing the cost of housing for young families, but also protecting what may be the only nest egg for some seniors and boomers? Where do you draw the balance? How would you like to see pricing?" Poilievre "So, first of all, I just think we need to acknowledge that it is incredible that Mark Carney would pick Gregor Robertson as his housing minister." "After that, when he was the mayor, Vancouver's housing costs went up by 150%, driven almost entirely by municipal taxes." "So the guy who created the worst housing market in North America, forget Canada." "And what I'm saying is, let's cut the government cost out of housing." "Get rid of the sales tax, cut the development charges in half, speed up the permits, zero tax on reinvested gains." "If you get the government cost out of building homes, then the buyer, the seller, and the builder will all be winners at the same time." Pierre Poilievre Ezra Levant 🍁🚛

cbcwatcher

33,315 views • 11 months ago

Ireland's housing system is in a state of disrepair, primarily due to ineffective Government policies. My graphic illustrates the large number of vacant and derelict properties in Dublin City. It also shows the 4,666 entire houses or apartments currently listed for short-term letting on the Airbnb platform, with a total of 18,649 across Ireland. According to the Department of Housing, 9,671 adults and a record 4,170 children found themselves in emergency accommodation last month. The Government failed to meet its social and affordable housing targets by 2,680 homes last year and significantly underestimated the number of houses needed to be built annually by 17,000. It's widely accepted that Ireland requires up to 50,000 additional houses each year; however, the government's "Housing for All" plan only aims to build an average of 33,000. The 2022 Census shows that the country has 166,752 vacant homes and 66,135 empty holiday homes. Interestingly, nearly a third of these vacant homes (48,387) have been unoccupied long-term since 2016. Predictably, rent has doubled over the past 13 years and house prices have surged by 55%, marking the fastest growth in any major EU economy. Currently, Vulture funds own 1 in 6 mortgages in the Irish housing market, while Cuckoo funds and the State purchase 42% of new homes. This situation has led to a record number of first-time buyers competing for the smallest supply of housing stock in over a decade. Nationally, just over 11,000 homes are available for purchase, a stark contrast to 2012 when 60,000 homes were on the market. To add to the crisis, the income needed to buy a new home in Dublin is €127,000, which surpasses even a TD's basic salary of €108,987. Consequently, 68% of people in their late 20s still live with their parents, a figure that is nearly 26% higher than the EU average of 42.1%. #Dublin #Ireland #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #homeless #Airbnb
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Ireland's housing system is in a state of disrepair, primarily due to ineffective Government policies. My graphic illustrates the large number of vacant and derelict properties in Dublin City. It also shows the 4,666 entire houses or apartments currently listed for short-term letting on the Airbnb platform, with a total of 18,649 across Ireland. According to the Department of Housing, 9,671 adults and a record 4,170 children found themselves in emergency accommodation last month. The Government failed to meet its social and affordable housing targets by 2,680 homes last year and significantly underestimated the number of houses needed to be built annually by 17,000. It's widely accepted that Ireland requires up to 50,000 additional houses each year; however, the government's "Housing for All" plan only aims to build an average of 33,000. The 2022 Census shows that the country has 166,752 vacant homes and 66,135 empty holiday homes. Interestingly, nearly a third of these vacant homes (48,387) have been unoccupied long-term since 2016. Predictably, rent has doubled over the past 13 years and house prices have surged by 55%, marking the fastest growth in any major EU economy. Currently, Vulture funds own 1 in 6 mortgages in the Irish housing market, while Cuckoo funds and the State purchase 42% of new homes. This situation has led to a record number of first-time buyers competing for the smallest supply of housing stock in over a decade. Nationally, just over 11,000 homes are available for purchase, a stark contrast to 2012 when 60,000 homes were on the market. To add to the crisis, the income needed to buy a new home in Dublin is €127,000, which surpasses even a TD's basic salary of €108,987. Consequently, 68% of people in their late 20s still live with their parents, a figure that is nearly 26% higher than the EU average of 42.1%. #Dublin #Ireland #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #homeless #Airbnb

Rob Cross

111,221 views • 2 years ago

John Edwards, an Independent councillor for Sandhurst, is being punished and silenced for telling the truth about an Afghan resettlement hotel scheme in Bracknell. Last April, Bracknell Forest Council started to house 300 Afghans in a four-star hotel. The scheme provided on-site healthcare and “move-on” support to help Afghans resettle in private rented properties, with deposits and upfront rent paid for. All of this information was already in the public domain. But the council didn’t appear to like John asking questions about the impact of the scheme on local services and residents. It subsequently launched a year-long investigation into him, costing taxpayers £15,000. During the process, key evidence was withheld from him, his accusers were granted anonymity, and fellow councillors accused him of racism and xenophobia. It was claimed he had been reported to the police, and he was even compared to the murderer of the late MP Jo Cox. After a year, the independent investigator cleared him of all charges. Instead of accepting the finding, the council returned with a new, narrower charge. John is now accused of bringing his office into disrepute for telling the truth and exposing aspects and consequences of the Afghan resettlement scheme that the council didn’t want the public to know. Throughout all of this, John has not been allowed to put forward a defence. He now faces a hearing where the same councillors who branded him a racist will decide his fate. The council is using taxpayers’ money to fund its action against John — to silence a political opponent. The Free Speech Union is proud to support John. He now needs your help, because if the council succeeds, it will create a blueprint for other councils to silence elected representatives and set a precedent whereby unelected officials decide which policies may be scrutinised and what information the public is allowed to hear. If you can, please donate to his crowdfunder to help pay for his legal defence. Watch John below and check out the latest FSU Podcast👇
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John Edwards, an Independent councillor for Sandhurst, is being punished and silenced for telling the truth about an Afghan resettlement hotel scheme in Bracknell. Last April, Bracknell Forest Council started to house 300 Afghans in a four-star hotel. The scheme provided on-site healthcare and “move-on” support to help Afghans resettle in private rented properties, with deposits and upfront rent paid for. All of this information was already in the public domain. But the council didn’t appear to like John asking questions about the impact of the scheme on local services and residents. It subsequently launched a year-long investigation into him, costing taxpayers £15,000. During the process, key evidence was withheld from him, his accusers were granted anonymity, and fellow councillors accused him of racism and xenophobia. It was claimed he had been reported to the police, and he was even compared to the murderer of the late MP Jo Cox. After a year, the independent investigator cleared him of all charges. Instead of accepting the finding, the council returned with a new, narrower charge. John is now accused of bringing his office into disrepute for telling the truth and exposing aspects and consequences of the Afghan resettlement scheme that the council didn’t want the public to know. Throughout all of this, John has not been allowed to put forward a defence. He now faces a hearing where the same councillors who branded him a racist will decide his fate. The council is using taxpayers’ money to fund its action against John — to silence a political opponent. The Free Speech Union is proud to support John. He now needs your help, because if the council succeeds, it will create a blueprint for other councils to silence elected representatives and set a precedent whereby unelected officials decide which policies may be scrutinised and what information the public is allowed to hear. If you can, please donate to his crowdfunder to help pay for his legal defence. Watch John below and check out the latest FSU Podcast👇

The Free Speech Union

76,466 views • 2 months ago

Australia is in desperate need of economic reform. Poll after poll shows that cost of living, housing and immigration are the issues that Australians are concerned about the most. Australians need a party that has a substantive policy platform and the knowledge to implement these policies. People First has the solutions for today and the vision for tomorrow. These include: • lifting the tax free threshold to $45,000 • paying childcare directly to parents • allowing workers to keep their superannuation • Lower immigration All of these policies will provide immediate cost of living relief and make it easier to own your home. Our vision for tomorrow includes: • An infrastructure bank to fund the construction of Infrastructure • Expanding the military apprenticeship scheme so our children have the skills to build and run Infrastructure and Manufacturing • Higher taxes on profits sent offshore Check out our policies at:
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Australia is in desperate need of economic reform. Poll after poll shows that cost of living, housing and immigration are the issues that Australians are concerned about the most. Australians need a party that has a substantive policy platform and the knowledge to implement these policies. People First has the solutions for today and the vision for tomorrow. These include: • lifting the tax free threshold to $45,000 • paying childcare directly to parents • allowing workers to keep their superannuation • Lower immigration All of these policies will provide immediate cost of living relief and make it easier to own your home. Our vision for tomorrow includes: • An infrastructure bank to fund the construction of Infrastructure • Expanding the military apprenticeship scheme so our children have the skills to build and run Infrastructure and Manufacturing • Higher taxes on profits sent offshore Check out our policies at:

Gerard Rennick

11,848 views • 3 months ago

Some important Hurricane information here from Pinellas County. Thankful to be able to help my local hometown before, and after, the storms: 📷 The People First Hurricane Recovery Programs will be opening soon, offering help to repair or rebuild homes, access financial help, find a new home and support landlords who offer affordable housing. Learn more at: 📷 Care About Me is a free service that connects you with local behavioral health providers that fit your schedule and budget. Call 727-333-CARE or visit to talk with a specialist. If you or someone you know is struggling after a hurricane or any difficult situation, support is available today.
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Some important Hurricane information here from Pinellas County. Thankful to be able to help my local hometown before, and after, the storms: 📷 The People First Hurricane Recovery Programs will be opening soon, offering help to repair or rebuild homes, access financial help, find a new home and support landlords who offer affordable housing. Learn more at: 📷 Care About Me is a free service that connects you with local behavioral health providers that fit your schedule and budget. Call 727-333-CARE or visit to talk with a specialist. If you or someone you know is struggling after a hurricane or any difficult situation, support is available today.

Mike's Weather Page

11,860 views • 9 months ago

🇨🇦💰🏠 : Mark Carney admits his Vancouver condo bailout strategy has no actual plan for which condos will be purchased, nor from whom. Carney does claim he wants to buy condos so he can set up a rent to own scheme. According to Carney, people who need affordable housing can eventually own their condo after renting for an undetermined amount of time. No details forthcoming. So yet another housing announcement with funding allocated, but no other details. As my quoted post highlights, our government has blown tens of billions on housing, only to provide almost no housing. The money simply seems to vanish. Obviously there are no hard targets for what the money will actually do. When that happens, the money is bound to get bled dry, with minimal benefit. The government is basically begging unethical companies and shell companies, to rip us off.
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🇨🇦💰🏠 : Mark Carney admits his Vancouver condo bailout strategy has no actual plan for which condos will be purchased, nor from whom. Carney does claim he wants to buy condos so he can set up a rent to own scheme. According to Carney, people who need affordable housing can eventually own their condo after renting for an undetermined amount of time. No details forthcoming. So yet another housing announcement with funding allocated, but no other details. As my quoted post highlights, our government has blown tens of billions on housing, only to provide almost no housing. The money simply seems to vanish. Obviously there are no hard targets for what the money will actually do. When that happens, the money is bound to get bled dry, with minimal benefit. The government is basically begging unethical companies and shell companies, to rip us off.

Bruce McGonigal

40,490 views • 1 month ago

Fingal county council recently communicated to the public, "Council makes changes to organisational structure to meet challenges." Inside these press releases, they stated, that one of these challenges was the rapidly growing population of Fingal. At the meeting, I raised the real question: Where exactly is this population surge coming from when Irish births are collapsing? It's obvious: Mass immigration of non-nationals flooding the area, seeing new developments being snatched up, to between 80 - 90% by foreign nationals, is the source of the county's population growth. Every other councillor jumped to defend government policy and avoid the truth. As always, there's only one councillor in Fingal prepared to call it what it is, a replacement. Demographics are destiny. It's time to stop restructuring our country around replacement and start rebuilding the future for Irish people and their children. The only way we do that is by taking more and more seats in the next set of elections.
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Fingal county council recently communicated to the public, "Council makes changes to organisational structure to meet challenges." Inside these press releases, they stated, that one of these challenges was the rapidly growing population of Fingal. At the meeting, I raised the real question: Where exactly is this population surge coming from when Irish births are collapsing? It's obvious: Mass immigration of non-nationals flooding the area, seeing new developments being snatched up, to between 80 - 90% by foreign nationals, is the source of the county's population growth. Every other councillor jumped to defend government policy and avoid the truth. As always, there's only one councillor in Fingal prepared to call it what it is, a replacement. Demographics are destiny. It's time to stop restructuring our country around replacement and start rebuilding the future for Irish people and their children. The only way we do that is by taking more and more seats in the next set of elections.

Cllr. Patrick Quinlan

134,151 views • 6 months ago

Last week, I was invited to Toobeah to learn about their community's fight against a secretive move by the state government and local council to give away land their community has cherished and cared for, to an Indigenous corporation, with no real community consultation. As I stood on that stage, I saw a powerful demonstration of community unity and resolve, an example that all Aussies could learn from. If you are not prepared to stand up and fight for your rights, then expect the government to keep walking over you. The fight to protect Toobeah Reserve from being transferred is about more than just land ownership. It's about affirming the fundamental right of individuals to participate in decisions that significantly affect their lives and futures. The neglected people of Australia need to send a message to their leaders: being ignored is unacceptable. And if your elected leaders keep refusing to listen, then it's up to you to replace them with leaders who will.
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Last week, I was invited to Toobeah to learn about their community's fight against a secretive move by the state government and local council to give away land their community has cherished and cared for, to an Indigenous corporation, with no real community consultation. As I stood on that stage, I saw a powerful demonstration of community unity and resolve, an example that all Aussies could learn from. If you are not prepared to stand up and fight for your rights, then expect the government to keep walking over you. The fight to protect Toobeah Reserve from being transferred is about more than just land ownership. It's about affirming the fundamental right of individuals to participate in decisions that significantly affect their lives and futures. The neglected people of Australia need to send a message to their leaders: being ignored is unacceptable. And if your elected leaders keep refusing to listen, then it's up to you to replace them with leaders who will.

Pauline Hanson 🇦🇺

36,733 views • 2 years ago

Ireland's housing system is not fit for purpose as it fails to deter vulture funds from buying properties that could be homes for individual buyers. On May 20, 2021, the Irish Government introduced a 10% stamp duty on bulk purchases of residential houses. This measure aimed to discourage large-scale acquisitions by investors and vulture funds. However, the policy has two notable exemptions: bulk buying of apartments in multi-storey buildings with grouped access, and purchases by local authorities and approved housing bodies. These entities are not subject to the 10% stamp duty on bulk purchases of residential houses. This is one of the reasons why the housing system is broken in Ireland. Deutsche Bank's €800 billion investment arm fund has acquired 85% (46 homes) in Belcamp Manor, Dublin 17 for €24.5 million. Originally intended for individual buyers, these properties were being advertised for rent at €3,175 per month (€38,100 per year) by a London-based real estate investment fund on It is no surprise that in the past 13 years, rent in Ireland has doubled, and house prices have increased by 55%, making it the fastest growth in any major EU economy. Currently, vulture funds own 1 in 6 mortgages in the Irish housing market, while Cuckoo funds and the State purchase 42% of new homes. This leaves a record number of first-time buyers competing for the lowest supply of housing stock nationwide in over a decade. There are just over 11,000 homes available for purchase nationally, the fewest since 2012 when 60,000 homes were on the market. The 2022 Census reveals that there are 166,752 vacant homes and 66,135 vacant holiday homes across the country. Out of the vacant homes, almost a third (48,387) have been vacant long-term since 2016 and remain unused. Additionally, the current salary required to buy a new home in Dublin is €127,000, which exceeds even a TD's basic salary of €108,987. Meanwhile, in December 2023, there were 18,648 entire houses/apartments available on the short-term letting platform Airbnb in Ireland. This includes 4,666 listings in Dublin City whilst the number of people living in emergency accommodation reached another record high of 14,429 in July—including 2,096 families (up 14%) and 4,401 children (a 15% rise since July 2023). In Dublin alone, 10,487 people were homeless—another new record—with 3,289 of those being children. #Dublin #Ireland #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #homeless #Airbnb
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Ireland's housing system is not fit for purpose as it fails to deter vulture funds from buying properties that could be homes for individual buyers. On May 20, 2021, the Irish Government introduced a 10% stamp duty on bulk purchases of residential houses. This measure aimed to discourage large-scale acquisitions by investors and vulture funds. However, the policy has two notable exemptions: bulk buying of apartments in multi-storey buildings with grouped access, and purchases by local authorities and approved housing bodies. These entities are not subject to the 10% stamp duty on bulk purchases of residential houses. This is one of the reasons why the housing system is broken in Ireland. Deutsche Bank's €800 billion investment arm fund has acquired 85% (46 homes) in Belcamp Manor, Dublin 17 for €24.5 million. Originally intended for individual buyers, these properties were being advertised for rent at €3,175 per month (€38,100 per year) by a London-based real estate investment fund on It is no surprise that in the past 13 years, rent in Ireland has doubled, and house prices have increased by 55%, making it the fastest growth in any major EU economy. Currently, vulture funds own 1 in 6 mortgages in the Irish housing market, while Cuckoo funds and the State purchase 42% of new homes. This leaves a record number of first-time buyers competing for the lowest supply of housing stock nationwide in over a decade. There are just over 11,000 homes available for purchase nationally, the fewest since 2012 when 60,000 homes were on the market. The 2022 Census reveals that there are 166,752 vacant homes and 66,135 vacant holiday homes across the country. Out of the vacant homes, almost a third (48,387) have been vacant long-term since 2016 and remain unused. Additionally, the current salary required to buy a new home in Dublin is €127,000, which exceeds even a TD's basic salary of €108,987. Meanwhile, in December 2023, there were 18,648 entire houses/apartments available on the short-term letting platform Airbnb in Ireland. This includes 4,666 listings in Dublin City whilst the number of people living in emergency accommodation reached another record high of 14,429 in July—including 2,096 families (up 14%) and 4,401 children (a 15% rise since July 2023). In Dublin alone, 10,487 people were homeless—another new record—with 3,289 of those being children. #Dublin #Ireland #HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #homeless #Airbnb

Rob Cross

93,335 views • 1 year ago

Nothing short of scandalous tonight as Fingal County Council voted en masse to adopt the variation of the Fingal Development Plan and to pursue an Urban Area Plan for Scribblestown and Dunsink. 20,000 housing "units" to be built - those on Finglas' Housing List CAN'T apply as it comes under Fingal. Scribblestown Lane to be used as a link road for site access for phase 1. Valley Park/Scribblestown to M50, Dunsink Lane to Scribblestown Lane zoned as residential. To add insult, Dunsink Dump is to be zoned as "Open Public Space" - despite the fact that Scribblestown fields are already an area of significant natural beauty and a genuine Green belt. The difference in how they treated Kinsealy compared to Finglas was worst of all, nothing short of contempt. In their eyes Kinsealy= Greenfield and Dunsink/Scribblestown= Brownfield. Cllr. Patrick Quinlan argued the fact that Scribblestown/Dunsink contained numerous species of wildlife including Badgers, foxes, bats and frogs among others. He always asked the question on would these "housing units" benefit Irish people on housing waiting lists - other Councillors proceeded to literally lose the plot. The end result see a "settlement" with a population greater than county Leitrim be built beside Valley Park and the settlers will likely by foreign nationals.
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Nothing short of scandalous tonight as Fingal County Council voted en masse to adopt the variation of the Fingal Development Plan and to pursue an Urban Area Plan for Scribblestown and Dunsink. 20,000 housing "units" to be built - those on Finglas' Housing List CAN'T apply as it comes under Fingal. Scribblestown Lane to be used as a link road for site access for phase 1. Valley Park/Scribblestown to M50, Dunsink Lane to Scribblestown Lane zoned as residential. To add insult, Dunsink Dump is to be zoned as "Open Public Space" - despite the fact that Scribblestown fields are already an area of significant natural beauty and a genuine Green belt. The difference in how they treated Kinsealy compared to Finglas was worst of all, nothing short of contempt. In their eyes Kinsealy= Greenfield and Dunsink/Scribblestown= Brownfield. Cllr. Patrick Quinlan argued the fact that Scribblestown/Dunsink contained numerous species of wildlife including Badgers, foxes, bats and frogs among others. He always asked the question on would these "housing units" benefit Irish people on housing waiting lists - other Councillors proceeded to literally lose the plot. The end result see a "settlement" with a population greater than county Leitrim be built beside Valley Park and the settlers will likely by foreign nationals.

Stephen Redmond

15,699 views • 4 months ago