Been broken into 3 times since they built some locally, and not once before then. And yes, the people who did it were from there. Not to mention that every time you hear a police car go up the road, it goes to the same place.

If the council want social housing they should build it, rather than piggy-back on someone else's development in a form of blackmail.

It's a s*** development though even if it's all private, I'm against it either way.

In not sure tagging a few social houses onto new developments is ever going to work.

Whatever happened to the idea of building social housing estates? I've got great memories of being a nipper living on a council estate.

I'd like to talk about the councils but this is general talk so I daren't risk another yellow, which is a shame as there is a debate about the role of councils and housing.

The mask has really slipped now. Unfortunately for you, the percentage of socially inclusive housing in new developments is only being increased, not decreased. If you can actually prove the identity of your burglars then fine, even if the frequency does seem statistically unlikely. Maybe they’ve heard about your views?

But again with the us and them mentality - segregation, discrimination. Building exclusive flats with no social provision and housing estates for the sole purpose of segregating the rich from the poor simply fuels resentment and inequality. In no way am I saying this is a shining beacon of inclusion but points of view such as yours are the reason there is so much social friction and acceptance of the generally accepted perception of grubby uneducated working poor vs the civilised middle class.

It’s like going back to the 70s. I despair

It's about all they do, it's either in the form of blackmail from the council "we'll give you planning if you give us x number of dwellings" or a bribe from the developer "give us permission and we'll provide x number of social.

They're lazy councils, they should be building their own sites and controlling them. The whole package.