The CHEAPEST Town In Britain | "Damp, Grime And DEAD Flies Everywhere!"

[@josephnjoroge5649]

Can someone explain to me like a two year old how these countries sends aid amounting to millions to other countries when their own people are in dire need of help.?

[@andreamusacchi2626]

Very easy, the government wants to maintain a glimpse of international influence and keep up the illusion of being a relevant force not to mess with. Oh and also, get their hands on resources that we don't have. Welcome back to the Victorian times.

[@cheyanneturner5158]

Wars and money to fund underground cities

[@ProfoundFamiliarity]

A country is like a big person. People must help others, they can't just think about themselves, even if parts of them need attention.

[@andrewmorton395]

Yes it's insane

[@JamieCurranthemagnificent-z7h]

​@andreamusacchi2626😂

[@christinecraig7473]

And yet we paying thousands a day to house illegal immigrants who complain about the food and accommodation. It's way past time to help people here.

[@Maggy47]

Agree its a sore point

[@hunchanchoc8418]

£8 million a day .

[@christinecraig7473]

@@hunchanchoc8418 Apparently so but I think we really don't know the real amount and the cost to our country in all ways is way too much to pay.

[@MarekzAnglii]

They also complain about poor WiFi 🤬

[@christinecraig7473]

@@MarekzAnglii Yes they do!

[@Madonnalitta1]

I'm an atheist who's received such kindness from the Church. I see our Christian countrymen being persecuted and I'm prepared to stand shoulder to shoulder with them. Well done, Church on the street.

[@jameslast5814]

In 2004 a lawyer took the the labour government to court. He won and his demands that asylum seekers should receive benefits. The name of that lawyer - keir starmer.

[@jameslast5814]

In 2004 a lawyer took the the labour government to court. He won and his demands that asylum seekers should receive benefits. The name of that lawyer - keir starmer.

[@potato1084]

They don’t do anything to help me.

[@potato1084]

@@jameslast5814Nice 👍

[@DarkResonance]

"Persecuted"?? 🙄

[@LunaWuna-e5m]

This country is a disgrace, I’m shocked that this level of corruption.

[@JohannesC-c9k]

I am not.

[@lisaarca1555]

Same in America, Same everywhere!

[@michalinamarkowska8930]

@@lisaarca1555 Not everywhere. Almost no homeless people in China or Sngapore, very few in Poland or Sweden.

[@xx-wp3mq]

the disgrace more than anything is the pure roach vermin that are landlords and their never-ending quest for greed.

[@rodgerhargoon3402]

Lord Cecil john Rhodes paved the streets of London with gold and diamonds from south Africa......what happened .....😂😂😂😂

[@gillymanning8305]

Repairs should be done but filth on the toilets and uncleanliness is down to the people living there

[@djmark143]

A qualified stroke nurse that suffered a stroke herself and was told because she is a nurse she could take care of herself, that got me!!! I would love to meet the person who told that to her when she applied for help..I can guarantee you, that person would also need to apply for help after our little meeting..Utter scum and no empathy whatsoever for your fellow human beings..

[@farallimacha]

You can be poor and still have a clean house. Many people have mental health problems and many never learned how to take care of themselves.

[@evelynwilson1566]

I agree. Poor mental health and drugs play a part. When I owned my own flat, I couldn't cope and started hoarding. I get a lot of help with my mental health conditions but am currently having to stay with family. If I lived in an housing association home, they would give me some help, but private landlords have no obligation to do that so it would very much depend on the landlord and often they are far away. I live in Central Scotland, my friend rented a flat in my town and the landlord was in Newcastle. Houses in my semi rural beautiful area is expensive and many rented properties are holiday lets. Then housing developers are building more and more expensive private houses with the provisional that they fling a little money at the local schools

[@LondonMoneyCashEnterprise]

Or we can place the blame on immigrants

[@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8]

Were not taught, being the problem...

[@NightmareRex6]

@@evelynwilson1566 while i dont hoard i do feel why peaople would want to, EVERY SINGLE TIME i have something thats been sitting aroudn for months i have burried forgetting to toss it just sitting there, finaly toss it, next day it turns out I NEEDED THAT! on top of that finding places to shove things and REMEMBER where you shoved them!

[@renataostertag6051]

@@NightmareRex6 Well said!

[@saffronsolo9668]

And illegal immigrants , mainly economic immigrants are being treated better than former British soldiers or British cotizens. It is disgusting!

[@davythehibee]

Thank Starmer for that

[@Tony-hu7uk]

We have a very similar problem here in the States.I guess that's the new thing, putting foreigners/immigrants before the people who were originally there.

[@edwardsimmonds521]

Ya cor spell.

[@Niall-gc3hi]

The most wholesome part of the video was immigrants giving a homeless person their car . And all you can do is play the ignorant immigrant card. I’d hate to be so small minded. And fyi I’m not an immigrant, but I have got a brain and some decency

[@LalehanLale]

same here...

[@Pippinjuice]

Can’t believe the council told a lady who had THREE strokes that she can just look after herself because she was a nurse. 😢 what the hell is that

[@ewanrollo5562]

Why don't people spend any time caring for where they live anymore? I know they are poor, but a few people spending a bit of time. Picking up rubbish, weeding and sweeping, painting, basic house keeping would make the whole area so much better. I do a bit where I live. Just spend an hour every two weeks or so keeping a bit of a public footpath near my house free of weeds and rubbish. I wish more people would do just a little bit to care for the town they live in. There's flats around where i live and it seems like not even one person in them can be bothered to go out occasionally and pick up some rubbish or pull up some weeds. It doesn't take long or much effort to make a big difference to help yourself and your neighbours

[@greni7472]

Ģood work, your efforts are appreciated.

[@andree824]

Well said. I was thinking the same thing. Being poor shouldn't stop you from trying to keep your surroundings tidy. It's sad to see how they live in filth.

[@lokireid1709]

Do you know what happens mentally when you are living within these conditions? Look up architectural psychology. It crumbles the mind into defeat. Only super human resilience can break free from the effects of such living conditions.

[@PlatinumIrishrose]

Just because you don't see it doesn't mean people don't do things like that.

[@ezookami4540]

Maintaining clean surroundings by picking up trash is commendable, yet even basic renovation tasks can be expensive. It's not as simple as painting a facade; the wall requires repairs, priming, and the purchase of equipment. Ultimately, the cost of painting a house can range between 1,000 to 4,000 pounds.

[@Eoin-fd5ns]

What a disgrace the country has become.

[@HaramXL]

Still, at least our national football team is doing well.. Oh wait.

[@stephanblack4558]

It's all boat people now selling goats on street corners.

[@ricktandron3669]

As a single dad for two teen-age girls, I just hope and pray we can rebuild the community and rebuild the economy God bless.

[@JonDingle]

Having lived in Burnley from1975 to 1985 and going to Towneley High School I can say the decline was clear back then. When I returned to Burnley in 1987 it was no better, I left Burnley in 1990 and when I return today it is terrible. Nelson, Brierfield, Accrignton, Blackburn and Darwen are suffering just like the rest of the UK from decades of governments giving industry and jobs away to foreign businesses in far away places. No jobs, no hope. Britain is broken, not just Burnley!

[@stequality]

As someone whos from burnley I couldn't agree more

[@truckerfromreno]

That's it? No mention of the mosques?

[@andaracat735]

I lived there too and escaped early 2000's. Can't say I miss it. The houses are cheap because the job opportunities and pay are terrible. The whole town is falling apart. Last time I was there they'd made some effort to do up the town centre, but step outside there and its like you've hit slums. I'm forever grateful I had the chance to get out, because not all of them can.

[@stequality]

@@andaracat735 it hasn't improved its got worse, I fear it will continue to get worse

[@Suzanne-f4x]

Same in the U.S.

[@eveelliot2109]

This is 3rd world..unbelievable poverty...really shameful

[@rodgerhargoon3402]

Lord rudyard kipling said that it's time to colonize again and live in castles in a far far away land....waited upon by hoards of natives at their every demand.......gone away are the living ...dead a long time ago ...gone to a better place .. not troubled by the human race any more.....

[@MichelleRubery-e3i]

I am in the third world. Sorry to tell u but this is far worse. Far far worse than my 3rd world country. You get what you voted for. No point blaming the government.

[@romeolajh1602]

you dont know what is 3rd world country. Go to most poor Asian countries or Africa and will see what is unbelivable poverty when you dont know if you will eat tomorrow or not. This guy get free place to sleep and free money from goverment

[@lilianhaggland2031]

​@@MichelleRubery-e3iI live in the so called 3rd world and seriously,I don't know this kind of filth and neglect of these poor people...

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

This is current economics.

[@fedupbin]

Should never have sold off Council Houses.

[@susanlaird5154]

Thatcher

[@jonh9561]

Doubt if many Councils could afford to maintain them.

[@apemoon1731]

That would make no difference whatsoever.

[@travelingdude33914]

There is a good video about the council homes in 1985 in horrible conditions before being sold off around 1988/98. Clearly, this has been a problem for many decades

[@potato1084]

This is the problem!!!

[@porkporc]

This has nothing to do with the house but all to do with the people living there...

[@mattrich7998]

A problem arises when you get hundreds of thousands of people come to the country who cost more to the economy than they bring in.

[@MartinWhite-i5u]

Well said my British friend.

[@mattrich7998]

@@MartinWhite-i5uAustralian 😂

[@valeriethompson-sb6ms]

Your so right.

[@nigelbeaumont1109]

Very diplomatically said.

[@rogermellie8068]

Exactly this. They need to earn at least 26k per year not to be a burden to the country. Washing cars for cash in hand and delivering pizza for deliveroo don't quite make the grade.

[@SurlyShirley]

No matter how poor you are you can at least keep the place clean. Wash your bedding, clean your toilet and throw out your cigarette butts instead of throwing them on the windowsill. Poverty does not automatically negate cleanliness.

[@tabsntoot]

They buy drugs n beer instead !

[@marthaperdew]

I agree

[@Winchester001]

I was born and lived in one of these terraced houses in Burnley as a child. Moved away when I was ten with my parents. Trouble with Burnley is, its cold, wet, miserable and that gets you down, and when you're down it is easy to fall into mental illness. I went back up there for a funeral in 2017 (I live in Devon by the sea), and just being there for two days was depressing me. The sun never really shines through, it makes a peep then disappears behind those threatening clouds, and that is in the summer. In the winter, it's just rain, grey, cold and miserable. It's 400 feet above sea level. The clouds come over, can't get past the Pennines and it just dumps down. The people are good and the football team is great though. Oh, by the way, I can get a pint in my local for £2.50 on a Monday. Yes, Devon by the sea.

[@stephengill2951]

Council in burnley wasted loads of levelling up money on replacement to a roundabout in the town centre which has caused chaos for months and nobody in the town wanted it. Loads of shops closed as a result. No wonder the town is in a mess. Why wasn't it spent on housing improvements?

[@minilisper4499]

Prob won't be finished till this xmas i bet

[@Maggy47]

And councils sit around getting paid to waste money North East is the same

[@hunchanchoc8418]

They poshed it up in front of the football ground, just in time for Burnley to get relegated. The irony. Not funny though.

[@matthewsill-ei5gf]

Probably a lot of the money went in the pockets of the politicians

[@JM-wp5gt]

6 million quid to widen a pavement, madness.

[@ConMan-mb3vm]

Stand up British people

[@pablohawthorne4248]

Nobody cares anymore.

[@GhostWriter_Music]

they did, they voted labour to get tories out hahaha. so stupid. should have voted reform.

[@FF-by6ci]

@@GhostWriter_Music Reform would have driven many more to poverty.

[@GhostWriter_Music]

@@FF-by6ci wheres your stats on this?

[@marcincz147]

No chance. 75% of them are junkies, just waiting for local council to provide them with.

[@mairiconnell6282]

If one clean ones toilet then shows you the type of tenant.. Having said that the damp and other problems should be taken seriously in the homes they rent. For the Army Veteran, where are the Military Charities???? The RBL hold millions in the bank for goodness sake spend it for those in need. Take a long look at yourself in the mirror. I grew up in a Council house, our garden was always tidy, like out neighbours and my mum scrubbed our front door step. We had pride and never was rubbish left anywhere. This is a big difference than today!!! Pride.

[@romystumpy1197]

I agree ,tbf if they were given nice homes they would still live in a hovel,

[@tictacmantips1]

RBL is a scam my mate was royal Irish veteran he ended up homeless in Croydon fkd his back up on building sites he had some mental issues Croydon council left him on the streets because he wasn't in the borough 3 years

[@elbertmoreno2159]

I agree I think these little houses could help, been deteriorating for a minute but still it's something and affordable.

[@andree824]

Well said. I've watched many documentaries about people living incredibly poor in the 60's and 70's, and they seemed to have more pride in the little they had.

[@joelewis1776]

@@andree824do some research on the social programs and general economy in the 60s/70s. Poor back then meant something totally different than it does now, and I suspect you’re just trying to suggest that poor people have gotten lazier🙄 great way to solve problems!

[@davehedgehog9795]

I met Mark when I lived in the town centre. Nice bloke. He was struggling with his broken bike chain and needed it to get about. So helped the and got his bike fixed for him as he was genuine.

[@Suzi.M]

How do you think the native English people feel, when they can’t even find somewhere to live these days! 😎🥰🌍 sorry to say that, but I am 73 and have received a Section 21. I have nowhere to go yet…. Been looking for 3 months to no avail. The Council is 4-6 months wait, and their properties have no floor coverings or white goods. The private sector is astronomical so forget it. You need 5 weeks rent for a deposit and a guarantor, and an income of 30 times the weekly rent. The weekly rents are £280 minimum for a 1 bed. Bedsits are advertised as 1 bed also. I live in Brighton. Someone get me a dinghy! 😎🥰🌍

[@rodgerhargoon3402]

Did lord churchill believe in karma??????

[@michalinamarkowska8930]

Destination France ? 😀

[@Bessskar]

​@@rodgerhargoon3402how is that karma, the poor always gets fucked, we run Thier mills, fight Thier wars, pay them for everything we do

[@DavidBeattie-c1f]

I was in the same situation, got a no fault section 21, council did virtually nothing, now I'm in a studio flat that I can't afford 5 months away from retirement, local hotel full of migrants, everyone is selling up and leaving then ethnics buy the properties. my towns population is being replaced.

[@danielhayes3607]

Lies. You must be a bot or something. Waiting lists are in years and rent is double

[@ChrisTracy-qi9wd]

A couple in our fifties from the Midlands. We both came up in council properties. Our families too. It was normal, for working (actually working but low wage) class people and not a stigma at all in my entire big town. You wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between council and privately owned in our area. In fact, many passed, seamlessly, into the private market through "right to buy" over the years. We all had, spotless, nicely decorated/furnished homes which we'd done up ourselves with our own wages. Not much drinking (Party, wedding, Christmas, etc and occasional nice evening out) and no drugs (yes, really). In 50 years, I only ever knew two scruffy households and they weren't anywhere near as bad as in this video. The change came when it went from being classed as "council housing" to being classed as "social housing". That's the moment the authorities began to put the addicts, criminally minded, baby factories and work shy into the council houses. Now look where we are. We still live in a council property in the same area as it's a very low wage area. It is a high rise. Our flat is the nicest one out of hundreds, according to council officials and repair personel who have visited. Don’t give me all this and that, about, "why should I pay to decorate somebody elses property", when renting council/social property. It's because the "I" has got to live in it. We have less money per week than the average boozer/druggie throws away on their addictions. Then again, we work and are not afraid of cleaning products, DIY, paying our bills nor being sober. Our area is no more well off than Burnley. Our industrial past is considerably blacker (that’s a clue) than that of Burnley. Our area was that bad it caused the death on many a resident. Past descriptions described it as hell itself, in the not too distant past.

[@WM37980]

And unfortunately the hinge of the UK economy is 'Hospitality', aka alcohol.

[@garethwilliams4467]

there is a lot of truth in what you say. I think that drink and drugs are a big issue here. I also can't believe, that even on benefits you can't afford to buy bleach to clean your toilet. But I guess if you've a drug habit all else is irrelevant to you. But I do see a massive change in society - we are not the same people we were generations ago. People have had it so easy over the last 50 years.

[@frankspig]

Same here in the 80s people respected there homes and looked after the gardens people have no respect for themselves or others this country try is a embarrassment

[@ewanrollo5562]

Yeah I totally agree. I know it's not simple and people have real problems, but now it seems like people expect the government to provide everything and solve every problem. If my parents and grandparents didn't have something they worked to get it. Fixed their car or house themselves. Made or repaired clothes. I learned from them as well. Lots of things can be improved for very little money or time if your just prepared to think a bit and learn some basic skills

[@PlatinumIrishrose]

What is a "baby factory?"

[@kyrusinek]

Stop people who are not citizens from owning homes in the UK. (Hard to hold people accountable if they live in another country) Limit how many homes a person can own. Encourage selling homes to the council for social help (But the gov/councils need to pay market prices and not rip people off) Have more homeless shelters that give people a secure private space, have one for people addicted to substances and another for people who are not. (I hear a lot from homless people they dont use these places because of the rules surrounding durg use, curfew and safty) Get more understanding goverment workers. When I ended up in a homless situation I was basiclly told "No help for you because, single male working age". Why are we deciding on who gets help based on such things? Like the person in this video said "Your a nurse manage your own help" The attitude of some of the people supposed to help is really judgemental and dismissive. Finally stop migration for at least 10-15years for anyone low skilled or dont already have a job and home in place before they arrive. We dont need more low skilled workers, the reason a lot of brits are not doing these low skilled jobs is because the pay is too low. Saying we need migrants here to do this work is saying "we need workers we can exploit for cheap labour who have less legal rights if they complain" Slavery is increasing in modern times because of this train of thought on migration and low skilled work. Just some ideas I have I doubt it will all work or be correct but we need more dialog

[@NightmareRex6]

blockrock will make sure that never passes.

[@potato1084]

Just BUILD MORE HOUSES. I feel like that’s the best way to make sure the housing prices don’t get any more overly inflated.

[@potato1084]

@@NightmareRex6They don’t have as much power in the UK as they do in the US

[@kyrusinek]

@@potato1084 Do you want to buy the houses currently being made? I dont. They tend to be made of lesser materials and "kinda" out of the area, meaning you need a car as public transport doesn't really get there yet. We defo do need more housing but we keep building upper middle to upper class housing not working class housing. It starts that way then they realise they can get more appealing to the demographic above them. The sheer amount of 1 bed flats going for one mill or more in city centers is crazy!

[@marcincz147]

@@potato1084who? Who are they?Just go and build one for yourself.

[@Timmyboy505]

Mark was the one that stuck out the most to me, he made such sensible point

[@Cornz38]

Another culturally enriched place...

[@bushratbeachbum]

Very much so. All human beings of all colours and religions trying to help each other. It would be beautiful if not for the idiotic government and racist fools that blight the country.

[@bushratbeachbum]

@@OM617a yeah, just after he told you he served in the British army. I remember.

[@Talus-hallux1]

Not just Burnley, but also Bolton, Blackburn, Bury, Barnsley, and Birmingham. Many more towns that don't have a name rhyming with a 'B' are 'diverse' as well. But diversity is not the only killer! Politicians starting with Thatcher killed off any industry in the country! And the downward spiral has not stopped since, accelerated by 2008, Brexit, Covid, and the Tories.

[@potato1084]

@@bushratbeachbumExactly

[@fardinahmed313]

Youre a perfect puppet, blaming immigrants just like the people in power who caused this mess want you to.

[@umbongoapg]

the outsides of those houses were spotless when council owned as i used to paint them back in the 90"s

[@tabsntoot]

True that. In 30 years it’s declined totally

[@garethwilliams4467]

I live in a run down part of Accrington. I think this paints a distorted picture. Yes slums in Burnley are cheap ... becasue no one wants them. I want to move to a better area if I can but not take on another mortgage. An ok 3 bed semi - like I own now is pushing £190K in Accrington. There are no cheap "liveable" houses, not really.

[@CarolMartin-xm1ri]

how sad and immigrants get nice hotel rooms?

[@coastliner5848]

And Burnley is likely what will happen everywhere as the numbers grow & they are given housing....

[@paulthomas3841]

Great Britain, home less should be put in a Hotel room tomorrow, their family payed Taxes in the 60s, 70s,

[@TheAshy92]

Plus we need to stop spending billions in proxy wars

[@trishadams2427]

The same thing is happening in America ❤

[@lour8237]

They do ​@@paulthomas3841

[@sueharrison9392]

They should be inspector checking all rented house in this area and landlords held responsible for the cost to fix them up or lose that house

[@kristinaschilling822]

Yes and that landlords cant just then hike the rents way up bc they have had to make them safe and humane

[@Sourhernrockanthologyshow]

I live near Burnley and what they aren't telling you is how the locals (not all of them but a lot of them) are out drinking at 10am Monday morning. Littering and vandalising etc. They also do it to themselves unfortunately

[@travelingdude33914]

Well of course they don't tell you that because then nobody in the comments could blame the immigrants for everything...

[@andrew6382]

@@travelingdude33914 I have lived in various parts of the South East and East Midlands. Most of trouble was done by unreliable tenents and wasters, they had no issue looking using dole money on junk and ciggies. However they never had anything for the short fall in rent. Not forgetting tarty mums using kids for meal tickets and usint their free time looking for a new boyfriend or partner. People need to know most of the good men and women are taken. A work mate used to live in Swindon most of the trouble is by the locals who don't care about their town there is no community. He got depressed as he would do 12 hour shifts and see people drinking all day or harassing people who earn their money. When I lived in Kent, there be people drinking outside the Jobcentre before signing. I do agree that the government need create job markets, or at least pay apprenticeships the min wage.

[@ianwhitehead691]

Some are drinking at 8.30am in Burnley Witherspoon's and I don't mean tea or coffee 😂🤣

[@tabsntoot]

Drinking heavily in the morning is normal in east Lancashire

[@rougeur]

This administration is putting many families in difficult situations. A lot of people are financially struggling to live, put a roof over their head and put food on the table. Things are getting worse these days, if you don't find means of multiplying your money you might wake up a day to realise you didn't plan well for yourself and family…

[@AllisonSherman657]

I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or bitcoin and stocks..

[@face2lune]

I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more…

[@rougeur]

@@face2lune Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances...

[@face2lune]

Mind if I ask you to recommend this particular coach you are using their service? Seems you've figured it all out.

[@rougeur]

@@face2lune I get guidance from *Susan Tori Davis* Most likely, the internet should have her basic info..

[@nigelbeaumont1109]

I lived in Lancaster until I was 27… that was 1987. I left to move to the USA. I had an opportunity to do so. I didn’t leave England because it was in a sorry state but as I now see it is in a sorry state. I’ve never looked back nor had any regrets that I moved. It’s so sad to see this little Country go downhill so fast.

[@gareth449]

Even though people are poor they can still clean their houses or help themselves a little , that guy with an outside toilet could easily get a few pieces of wood , nail them together with some plastic on top and make a basic roof ,

[@wackynz3260]

Left UK in 84 at 13 yrs old parents moved us to NZ 54 now went back in 93 to see grand parents, all passed now will never go back.

[@aussiemouth747]

We are so lucky 'down under' - Aussies and Kiwis. 🥰🦘

[@shirleymental4189]

@@aussiemouth747 Tens of thousands of Aussies live in England. I have 2 neighbours in my street that are Kiwis (not connected) And anyone that makes it big in show biz, music etc never seem to go back to live. Reason?

[@nigelbeaumont1109]

I did the same in 1987 to the USA. England is a Dump.

[@ianwhitehead691]

I'm from Burnley and my brother and his wife moved out to New Zealand a few years back, Within 6 months they were back in Burnley because they missed the place. 😂🤣

[@wackynz3260]

@@ianwhitehead691 1st year was the worst, but yeah.

[@newforestpixie5297]

“ Levelling Up “ actually meant ALL middle class folk from London & Home Counties having a 2nd house or brand new apartment in the New Forest or Dorset .

[@ywiggan]

Shocking. I work in the construction industry i work with my team to do up properties, we dont cut corners we literally give 100%. I am seriously considering doing up properties like this and renting them to decent tenants.

[@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8]

Did you see a post here about "Habitat for humanity" sounded interesting....nice attitude, man...

[@potato1084]

That’s great I just hope you aren’t selling them too expensive

[@davidbrown8937]

So rather than fix a bit of tarp or plastic over the toilet, Riaz lets his arthritic wife sit in the rain, unbelievable !

[@marcincz147]

A bit of Pakistan vibe in the UK. It's like home far away from home.

[@petermcdonugh8426]

Burnley Council been complicit for years!!!

[@Kousaburo]

The house next door to me has just being given to another family of interlopers after the last lot have just moved out!

[@rogermellie8068]

🔥

[@BRIZVIZ]

yeah i used to live in Burnley lived there from age of 3 months to the age of 19 i also worked on the bypass that broke Burnley, factories were closing down tumbling like a house of cards to make way for the bypass houses were force purchased, a friend of mine who lived in one of the houses parents refused the offers it was their family home for 3 generations so they were a bit reluctant to let it go, they were persecuted by the council and the police, the police raided their house often and when they did they ripped all the flooring up even to the point of ripping the plaster of the walls and ceiling as back then they were plastered over wooded slats on some older properties also all their furniture ripped open and just shredded, after a year of this they were forced out and didn't get a penny, everyone was told the bypass would bring more jobs and yet the opposite happened,

[@eleanorwalmsley635]

Devastating situation, my heart broke reading that 😢😢😢😢

[@ekowahyudiefendi7107]

😢so sad looking at how UK government didn't take care their veteran and homeless. They prefer sending money and weapons to prolong the Ukraine War which is lost cause. Government should take care their own people first.

[@lat1419]

£3 billion a year "as long as it takes" (whatever that means).

[@drd6416]

No accountability in Britain. It's about time this stopped

[@truckerfromreno]

In about 5 years my town has turned into what looks like a foreign country. The mood is low all around and there's destitution and homeless natives all over the place. I really can't take it here anymore. I'm doing all the overtime I can to save something to buy a flight and get away from here. This place looks and feels like the third world.

[@coastliner5848]

Get out while you can - it's the only way to have a future. Good luck.

[@greenbunnyinabongo7299]

@@coastliner5848New Zealand

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

@@greenbunnyinabongo7299 Warsaw Poland is booming and very safe

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Come to Warsaw We’re booming and very safe city

[@simonh6371]

@@frederickmuhlbauer9477 Funny you should mention that, I just spent a couple of days there this week and was amazed. The contrast hits you right when you step off the plane, I came via lovely Luton btw. Even leaving from Luton airport the UK staff on the terminal were shouty and unfriendly, the vibe changed immediately as I stepped inside the plane with it's Polish crew. It's way calmer there, clean and safe which goes without saying but people are just calmer and more civilised. They are far politer than people here (I'm not saying British as we're a minority where I am). There are foreigners there but because they haven't had mass immigration, they behave like everyone there. For example an uber driver, who I think was Iranian judging by his name, only spoke Polish - which I don't have a problem with as I was in Poland and am able to greet and thank in Polish, and can speak a bit more( albeit broken) Polish if necessary, I don't expect everyone there to speak English although many do speak excellent English - and the directions to my hotel on his gps were in Polish, here in London it would probably be in Arabic or something. Coming into Luton airport I noticed how grotty and run down it looks, and what is new just looks cheap. At the National Express coach stop the woman working got rude and snappy as she could barely speak coherent English so I couldn't understand her. Got off the coach link in London and before I'd even crossed the road to the tube station was accosted by a crackhead hassling me for money. On the tube a couple of ''roadmen'' strode through the carriages talking about how they're going to kill someone, probably bravado but still not conducive to a civilised atmosphere. It's horrible being back.

[@matthewsill-ei5gf]

You shouldn't be shocked when you see who runs the town and what the population consists of

[@whizzer2944]

Yes it's the pa , er sorry people who live there , is it difficult to clean a toilet

[@scottn1019]

Just like most of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Sick of it

[@mqb5151]

No I don't, I'm from Berkshire so pls explain and expand I want to know more

[@matthewsill-ei5gf]

@mqb5151 Well look at the ethnicity of the people that live there let's put it this way they ain't native to this country

[@chrissymoss514]

Why aren't the private landlords being held to provide safe, dry, and warm accommodation? Why can private landlords offer practically derelict properties/rooms for rent that are void of any inspection or standards? The knock on affect to the NHS (due to the damp and/or rat infested properties) is worryingly high. The knock on affect to the NHS mental health teams seeing patients (who live in these appalling conditions) presenting with ever increasing levels of depression is increasing year on year. The knock on affect to the police/crime rates in these shameful slum areas is, as can only be expected, ridiculously high. Thanks to Margaret Thatcher, huge numbers of council housing were sold to existing tenants at greatly discounted prices. Doing this served one purpose only - to artificially show that government spending under her Tory rule was low. In actuality, the end result is a dire lack of affordable council houses, and with new builds being "thin on the ground," the future doesn't look great. Councils ought to be buying these cheap (and rundown) properties. Refurbishment programmes, using local unemployed people, to bring the houses "up to scratch" could easily be brought into effect. The resulting rentable properties would then start "paying back" monies spent. Having good, rentable housing stocks makes total sense.

[@eleanorwalmsley635]

Absolutely, every point you make there is valid

[@wickertwm]

This is the sort of thing that the government should be bring in legislation about. These homes should have to be subject to standards, and checked periodically by civil servants to make sure they are inhabitable. The homes may be cheap but they have to be brought up to standards allowing human habitation. No leaking roofs, no mould, no infestations of any sort, inspected electricity, plumbing and HVAC. And any politician that votes against this should have to live in one of these places for a month.

[@whizzer2944]

I thought certain laws were in place regarding rental properties ie smoke alarms fire escapes etc of course privately rented accomodation ie friends or family would be outside this legislation if you know what I mean .

[@kyrusinek]

I also think council homes/private need to include a book or leaflet about how mold forms and other issues. I think a lot of the issues could be solved by informing people not familar with UK climate to avoid it becoming an issue. Yes landlords need to keep homes up to standards and be held accountable for sorting mold, damp, plumbing, infestations ect but lets be honest it isnt the landlord creating a lot of these issues it will be the tennets. They also need to do their part and nip issues in the bud rather than letting them get worse. When the home I rented had mold, I took evidence, told my landlord and said I would clean and sort it as long as he was willing to pay for the materials to do it. Didnt cost me anything but time I would spend cleaning my living space anyhow, landlord had his house sorted for cheaper. It seems like people just expect someone to come round and clean for them?

[@breadring]

Bad landlords should have their property /properties compulsory purchased at a non profit rate.

[@manjeetgill1]

Often the social landlords are far worse than private landlords wrt maintenance etc. because the social landlords can't get taken to court easily

[@ronniesimpson9141]

Where is your proof of this.

[@ewanconnor1403]

I am from burnley and left as soon as I could never to return. Its always been a dead end yet people still vote for politicians who have never done anything for the town

[@LilyGazou]

Do you have a program like Habitat for Humanity ? Imagine this: help people get down payments to buy these dumps, then have a group that gathers together to repair them, one after another in a series. People can learn the skills, then be volunteering at the next one. Start with one- as an example of what is possible. Get some traction. In my neighborhood we help the elderly and disabled repair their places. It’s good for everyone.

[@renataostertag6051]

Oh that is wonderful.

[@brendagordon4571]

We have them all over the U.S The program was first spear-headed by the former President Carter and his wife back in the 80s till current. We have several or more affordable housing and up to standards. ❤

[@1972Ray]

@@brendagordon4571 I have family that helps build those homes. It creates respect for where you live when you help build your own home.

[@rogermellie8068]

They did a similar thing in Liverpool about 15 years ago where homeless people built a street of houses to live in, all for TV too. Then never heard of it again.

[@SC-tl3px]

Why aren't these slum landlords being prosecuted, including that slum housing association.

[@magpiestudent9357]

Because nobody cares, sadly.

[@ajones8699]

I don't understand that you can't organise a roof for an outside toilet..

[@ChrisTracy-qi9wd]

I've just said as as much in another reply. "Can’t someone else do it", seems to be the order of the modern day. I could fix that and I'm a fifty something woman with a knackered heart. OK, not quick, but it would only take a couple of weeks by breaking it down into manageable bits. When I was well, it wouldn't have taken me long. Sod it. Now I'm depressed, remembering decorating my flat, laying flooring, sewing curtains, designing and making furniture from real wood while my husband made the tea & sarnies. Me lovely tools are getting all lonely and dusty. Heart failure really freaking blows.

[@anthonypope8429]

I live in Burnley and the last 7 years the town as gone down hill with kids running riot e bikes and people on the streets with no home to go to our government don't give a toss wether you live or die its a joke

[@Nataswen]

Because you sit back and accept it, all the kids on corners have parents…do they know where the kids are? If you let 💩 build up it becomes a problem, the people look shitty the houses look shitty the gardens look shitty, it’s your responsibility to look after your appearance and your possessions

[@tabsntoot]

Rossendale is now getting the same the ups pill from Manchester is apparent

[@nigelgroves-or1yj]

the councils are to bothered about building themselves brand new HQS.

[@keishabecky1514]

And they still vote Labour!!!!

[@TheWhitehawker]

We have been stuck with a tory government for 14 years.

[@Prisonerthirt33n]

​@@TheWhitehawkerBurnley is a Labour Council.

[@TheWhitehawker]

@@Prisonerthirt33n The Tories have been in charge for 14 years and promised levelling up. What have they to show for their promises in Burnley ?

[@Prisonerthirt33n]

@@TheWhitehawker Again, take it up with the LABOUR councillors who are in charge of Burnley, also while you're at it, try and have a word with some of the Burnley junkies to try and sort themselves out hey?

[@beltingtokra]

Tories don't like Labour councils. They want the turkeys to vote for Christmas.

[@carolokbrblol]

I got a house. Was depressing I did it up to a lovely standard for my children. Don't wait for government to help.

[@ChrisTracy-qi9wd]

Me too. Self reliance and DIY is my thing. That's what used to be the norm. Now, it's people who refuse to help themselves. Always waiting for the council/social landlord to do it. I've had mold in a rented property. I got rid of it, learned how to keep it out and redecorated with our own wages and elbow grease. I don't understand how the man, with the arthritic wife, can't even be bothered to, as a bare minimum, put a tarpaulin over the roof and door of that outhouse. You can buy these things in a poundshop and he doesn't look infirm. I'd be able to sort that out, properly, and I've got serious health and mobility issues because of heart failure. I mean, you could even get that to flush semi properly with a cheap plastic cistern and a bucket to fill it with, if there's no water supply. The sewer pipe and bowl is there, wouldn't take much to bring it back to full service. Nobody wants to sort stuff themselves these days.

[@hunchanchoc8418]

@@ChrisTracy-qi9wd You're right. And in addition, without wanting to be nasty, if you've got severe arthritis, the very last place you want to live is on the cold wet eastern side of Pendle Hill. Did they consider moving to some country where it's warm but housing is equally cheap? Like in asia, for example?

[@NightmareRex6]

@@ChrisTracy-qi9wd i think its becuase they dont want to pay OWN MONEY to repair SOMEONE ELSES house, expecialy one that couldent care if they kick the bucket the next day if they dont got a fat wallet. maby if landlords acted less like OVERLORDS and more like landowners.

[@spannaspinna]

@@NightmareRex6 or people could just get off the smokes , drugs and booze stop whinging and buy their own cheap house , or is that not a thing anymore ?

[@rawschri]

@@NightmareRex6 Burnley has a licensing scheme for Landlords, but it does not apply if you are letting the property to relatives ... a loophole used by Asian landlords. The veteran claiming that calling the Police is regarded as being a traitor in Burnley is bullshit, it's just the people he mixes with. With a lot of these properties, it's the people who's in them, with notable exceptions ..

[@valuetraveler2026]

If the houses are so cheap why don't the council buy them themselves?

[@mahdiadib9295]

Because there is no money to be made in it

[@jamesscott766]

Each dingy that arrives pushes prices up on housing

[@whizzer2944]

Your maths are spot on ,well said , government put your own house in order first.

[@HaramXL]

Smh, you both need your own TV show 😂

[@pambromley7481]

utter tripe, how can someone arriving in a dinghy be blamed for the housing crisis. Wake up!!

[@Talus-hallux1]

What a wise observation the homeless man living in his car, made! Even if illegal immigration was removed, homelessness, deprevation and unemployment would continue in Britain. Far too many people do not want to work and the politicians, no matter which party, have neglected the country, North of Watford, for far too long.

[@dawnlynch6300]

Too true

[@jameslast5814]

In 2004 a lawyer took the then labour government to court. He won and his demands that asylum seekers should receive benefits became law. The name of that lawyer - keir starmer. Want an asylum seeker for an neighbour ? Vote Labour..

[@susanlaird5154]

Unbelievable!

[@andreaconroy3623]

No surprise there!

[@greni7472]

That has been disproved

[@kerrypeters4724]

Why I'm voting reform tories Labour bad as each other we want our country back

[@josephhenry1084]

Thanks for heads up. Will not be voting labour

[@richrichie378]

Unbeknown to the homeless guy, he made mistake excepting the car 🤪 when hes spotted next time and the Albanian guy, say's "Can you to do me a favour" then wants another favour, then another 🤷

[@coastliner5848]

That mug is actually praising them - it's unbelievable!

[@sandrafinbar]

I believe they will want something in return one day.

[@dawnellafreeman4860]

He keeps that car disgusting...

[@brimzs]

He will be selling 40£ wraps of cocaine .

[@rogermellie8068]

He's watering their plants while they are out of the country on business 😏

[@helenawarsinnak]

It is so HORRIBLE that those people have to live in such damp and black mold covered rooms.....That is SUCH a health HAZARD!!! So I don't blame that man sleeping in his car!! I will NEVER understand how a country will NOT even help their OWN vets out!! But they do the same thing here in the US...The US government does NOT help OUR OWN vets out either!! Here in the US, ALL the illegal immigrants that enter into our country will be helped with IMMEDIATE food, housing, clothes, healthcare, state issued IDs etc... BUT they'll leave OUR OWN VETS and ELDERLY LEGAL CITIZENS HOMELESS ON THE STREETS TO SUFFER!!!😡 ** GOVERNMENTS IN EVERY STATE AND IN EVERY COUNTRY NEED TO START LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR OWN PEOPLE!!!!👍

[@Hahahaha-7]

Your vets are not on the streets because of immigrants but rather your government. You people make it sound like immigrants in help live luxurious lives. They get BASIC necessities. They don’t get the most beautiful, quality, clothes or houses. They don’t get as much money either, it’s high time you do something for yourself and help your people out rather than blame others.

[@jurgybear9541]

The Council should be ashamed of. Such horrible conditions . What are they doing????? And the government too. Nobody should live like this.😮

[@marcincz147]

I can't see any issue here. What stops these junkies/ppl from finding a job and cleaning property they are staying in?

[@HELPICANTFINDJOHNCENA]

Mark the guy at 11:00 is genuinely one of the soundest guys I ever met. The way he talks to a stranger in the car is exactly how he spoke to me the first time lol. Sat down with him loads of times the guy deserves everything

[@marco5718]

As a non UK citizen, I am shocked and saddened to see the appalling conditions that these people are forced to live in in 2024. I seriously would have expected better treatment and administration from your government. Sadly, I have to remark that I feel some (I'm sure not all) of your political representatives ought to be collectively ashamed to have presided over this level of decline and poverty. I notice that certainly these properties and living conditions are in a shocking state of disrepair and degradation, but if more effort was made to at least keep them tidy and clean, it would render living conditions more endurable, safe and healthy. In the poorest of times, previous generations would have scrubbed their homes clean with basic cleaning agents like soap and vinegar etc. It doesn't have to cost a lot to keep a home clean and tidy despite it's condition of disrepair. So government and landlords need to examine their consciences, but residents need to take a little more responsibility and pride in their lives too.

[@pablohawthorne4248]

Just the general decline of society. Will only get worse

[@Mariemancin]

Where do we put thousands of newcomers ?

[@sandgrownun66]

If even the flies can't make it. You know there's a problem.

[@over-engineered]

these houses needed heating and ventilation, but energy costs too much!

[@mythicalmermaid5757]

Tenants. If your Landlord has a mortgage on the property, they are obliged to keep the property in good repair as part of the mortgage conditions. I suggest writing directly to the lender and enclose photos as evidence. The Lender wants their investment in the property protected and will make the landlord carry out the repairs or the lender coukd repossess the property.

[@whizzer2944]

Actually there are some very nice areas of burnley , if you own a property its up to you to sort out damp ( or clean your toilet ) there are laws on rental properties , certain segments of the community have thier own property laws thats tougth nuff said.

[@richardevans3084]

I’m from S Wales; i was also in the British army in 70s and early 80s When i got out i went to America because i didn’t want to put up with this crap The Army taught me not to piss & moan about circumstances and to charge into life with a Positive Attitude I’m not super rich but i’m comfortable and can afford to go on holiday whenever i want

[@eleanorwalmsley635]

Good for you.. I am so glad everything worked out well for you ❤

[@paulcridland5230]

Social housing needs massive improvement across the whole country not just in the north!

[@andreamcgrath8471]

Had to go Blackburn near Burnley for a while. Omg absolutely horrible area. Felt very unsafe walking round the shops . Woukd not choose to live there god help the people x

[@alanjames884]

I live near Burnley and have to say, what's happened to the whole area is disgusting. Burnley and Pendle are forgotten areas in England.

[@robertspence402]

We all know the reason why

[@stealthyguy1784]

Burnley and nelson are some of the worst places in Lancashire,the uk maybe

[@lokireid1709]

This has got to be stopped. I’m disgusted and disappointed 😢

[@penman1289]

Not all landlords are like these terrible landlords. My landlord gave me a decent home to live in.

[@Muppet.master]

A full room 🙏

[@unusedsub3003]

And?

[@penman1289]

@@unusedsub3003 don't tie all land lords with the same brush, like this vidio

[@geertstroy]

Oh , that solves it SYSTEMICALLY.

[@davidlynch9049]

This doc did not tell you everything. No landlord leaves the tenant's home in a disgusting mess. That's the tenant's fault. Yes, landlords should be repairing things that need repairing, but the tenant has to try and keep their home clean and tidy. Also, how many of these tenants are addicted to substances and don't work? I understand the people who are physically or mentally disabled, but what about the rest? If you are unhappy with your housing and can improve your life and move to a more liveable place, do it!

[@kw2299]

You clearly understand nothing.

[@frusciantesplectrum7980]

It’s time British look after their own and stop feeling ashamed for putting our own interests first.

[@XenosFiles]

New law: one person can own one property. Corporations cannot own property.

[@jamesbarker6966]

I'm from stoke on Trent and I want to move to Burnley because it's a better place and the fantastic countryside is not to far away

[@abc33944]

Bet ur in Hanley

[@r.a.3984]

Those people in the end of the video are talking bout immigrants, but they cannot speak proper English too! One of the guys son is in jail for killing someone but that’s not and issue…. Jesus

[@louisebidgood2591]

Because my simple friend EVERY country has the right to have its own percentage of criminals and low grades of all kinds. The question is really how much ‘ scum ‘ does each nation have?

[@mrfreeseat]

The main problem is alcoholics who lose everything and then sit outside takeaways asking the immigrants for spare change and samosas

[@mikestravelshow]

Corruption at it's finest.

[@rjws69]

*its

[@elsiemarina2572]

Something's got to give. This country is going down the toilet.

[@robhunt-watts8908]

Infested with the cult of peas too.

[@oddities-whatnot]

I used to live near Burnley years ago, got a cheap house on a decent street but a lot of them are slowly being demolished. It just takes time. Large areas have been redeveloped with brand new houses, Accrington Road a good example. New housing has also gone up near Duke Bar but its a ghastly part of Burnley. I wouldn’t buy a nice house next to a rough area, thats why most of Burnley needs knocking down. Make it a new town but its all about money, there isn’t any to do this on a grand scale.

[@jayjai6914]

People from major citys go to these small towns and sell crack to the residents wer alot of people are addicted. Imagine making £1000+ a day of people’s addiction its a crazy cycle

[@anguswheaton20]

Those pub prices were exactly the same as this Aussie paid at pubs and clubs in Saddlergate, Derby in 1991. Still got the flyers. Used to watch Carl Cox in front of 30 people at the Bluenote.

[@sarah-kk4om]

I think it is clear that our local councils are not working for us. I live in a housing association home and mostly they do maintain it

[@19_lyla__]

Wow, when this is the story bout the poorest city, what bout my area? £15,000 gets a well built new house in my city and £2 - £3 for a drink?! It'll make a well lunch of a family member for 3 - 5 person; very well cooked meal I meant. Anyway, we should thank God for what we have. Hope everyone here is blessed, always. Amen. Thank you for this kind of video 🙏🏻 Xx

[@SirBobertThe3rd]

Allowing the homeless to beg and loiter in town centres has diminished the property value. I took my daughter to buy new trainers and we witnessed 2 smack heads digging up in a shop doorway, in view of the public. Its disgusting how this has become the norm.

[@NightmareRex6]

maby we need to put loiters infront all overpriced blackrock owned propertys and make them loose money!

[@bushratbeachbum]

Maybe addressing why people feel the need to take drugs would be a step in the right direction? If people are happy and healthy, their surroundings benefit too.

[@lisaarca1555]

Great Britain! What a shame…

[@marksheppard9880]

MIGRANTS Are being given BRAND NEW APARTMENTS. SAY YOU JUST GOT OFF A DINGHY SORTED. 👍

[@Happyheart1532]

My heart goes out.❤ may we help our fellow people today. God, please continue to provide.

[@kamaljitsinghgill5860]

Very true.people from overseas are put up in hotels .having no contribution to society .how sad

[@cartimandua_]

I lived in Burnley for 2 years in 1970s. I was very young so just appreciated my freedom but it is a rough but friendly place. . My home town is only 10 miles further into the countryside but like night and day really.

[@brooklynpearce273]

Absolutely shocking

[@ceeceedawson2212]

i would have one of these houses, If a grant was provided to help with repairs, i could do a lot of the work myself.....But NO, that's too easy.

[@ks-pn6ot]

I recognise the flats that the ex army man lives in. I live in an identical one. They are poky litle damp slums that should have been demolished years ago. I have lived in social housing all my life and can honestly say these flats are the most disgusting hovels and the worst place I have ever lived in. I was on Homeswapper for two years trying to get out of this dump and nobody wanted to exchange becuause this flat is lousy with damp so I am stuck here now. Calico are crap landlords.

[@aleksandergjengst782]

Being homeless in a such cold and hard county must SUCK.