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Siderite, I’ve said many times that the Tories are to blame for lots of things and I’ve also accepted that Brexit has caused problems, to you as well as others, so please don’t make claims that are not true.
Well, maybe don’t have a go at other for daring to criticise the Tories then? You became irate at what was a joke, but what you thought of as critique, aimed at the Tories and homelessness. If you’re going to repeatedly get irritated at people for doing such it’s going to leave the impression you don’t like it when people criticise the Tories and it doesn’t suit your narrative.
I am making no statement on who ends up homeless or how easy it is, but he fact is that it was the Tories who brought in no fault evictions, rough sleeping has increased by 169% since 2010 and this is on the Tories’ watch.
Does this mean I think Labour are perfect? Of course not. They didn’t exactly get rid of no fault evictions last time. However, Labour’s inadequacies are not an excuse for the Tories’ own inadequacies and worsening of the situation. Changes in the laws on affordable rent, freezing of benefits etc seen under the Tories has led to more and more homeless. It would be foolish to think Labour couldn’t make mistakes or would magically do everything perfectly, but saying they would not do any better gives a crucial detail away. It shows that there is no defence for actual Tory handlings of homelessness if all you have is this. Moreover, it shows that it’s not preposterous to criticise the Tories for this issue.
The constant deflection to Labour may seem like a handy debating tactic, but all it does is show the vacuity of the defence.