The War to Live in London: Regeneration Game (Full Length)

In the run up to the 2015 general election, a war is going on for the right to live in London. Rapid gentrification - praised as "regeneration" by local councils and property developers, derided as "social cleansing" by critics - is breaking up established communities. In some cases, families who've lived in London for generations are left homeless; in others, they are forced to move across the city or out of it completely. Meanwhile, the real estate opportunities are making lots of people - many of whom do not actually live in London - very rich.
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[@OnTheRocks71]

Is it common for the mayor of London to look and act exactly like a drunk used car salesman?

[@AtamDardon]

OnTheRocks Yeah...that is pretty much what he is like, at least from what I've seen.

[@Verduhjameg]

OnTheRocks You mean just like Rob Ford?

[@TheLightrai]

I think he's going for the Trump look.

[@EdgeMan]

BORIS FOR PM!

[@TheMelamia]

He has always reminded me of the dude they made in the lab on Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@VICE]

Rapid gentrification-praised as "regeneration" by local councils and property developers, derided as "social cleansing" by critics-is breaking up established communities.

[@gailstovall17]

Prayers

[@johnvirpangli3224]

Soundtrack?!

[@sugeewasenaka9476]

sri

[@neilens]

johnny appleseed At the beginning I think it was the instrumentals of "serious" by JME, best grime music imo. edit: commented before watching it all and yeah there is some JME instrumentals throughout, go listen to JME and Skepta both are great edit2: it shows the music credits at the end

[@farhad717]

[@Boobalopbop]

Wow, this is happening in London too? This has happened in Brooklyn NY. It's almost completely gentrified. Very few neighborhoods left for poor and middle class real New Yorkers.

[@kingsilver1218]

try the BRONX, dumb dumb

[@XperfectlyClearX]

Boobalopbop I thought Brooklyn was full of working/lower class black people? Sort of like how it is on "Everybody Hates Chris".

[@SCIFIguy64]

Boobalopbop If your poor, you live in older, shittier housing.If you have enough money, then you will live in a large apartment, or own your own land and build a house in rural parts, and drive to a city and not deal with public transit. Just find a job that pays well, and don't study something that doesn't create a lot of opportunity's for jobs like most art's, social and entertainment.

[@Boobalopbop]

Joseph Stassup Thanks for that advice, sweetie, but I don't need to look for a job so I can have a large apartment, because I and my husband own our 4 bedroom home in Germany. I have inherited a 2 family home in Brooklyn from my Grandmother, (That my brother has 2 families living in that we collect rent from), and my mother owns a home in Brooklyn as well. So, I won't be needing any lessons on what kind of job to look for or what type of degree I should have studied for. Its all taken care of, and I'm doing quite well. Just because I'm not poor and in need of a home, doesn't mean I am not sympathetic to people in that situation. I believe the soul of a great city comes from the everyday people that have lived there for generations. NYC is becoming lame now because the REAL New Yorkers have been forced out, and replaced by hipsters escaping Indiana, Wisconsin and fucking Mayberry. All the small businesses are forced out to make way for 2 starbucks, chase bank and Jamba Juice on every street. Thats a sad state of affairs, but please, tell me more about what I need to do to hopefully get a large apartment there someday.

[@Boobalopbop]

KING SILVER Not that I'm even looking for a place to live, but the Bronx is a ghetto shithole. The only good neighborhood is Riverdale and it takes like 2 hours to get to Manhattan from there.

[@user-mf6nv9zv8j]

London - the city for the rich, and the rich only. So many ignorant comments; "should have worked harder at school". Really? Are you being fucking serious?! Let's come back to this comment section in 10 years time (or less) when not only will the working class people either be on the street or out of London; but the middle class too. Let's see how many of you're smug comments are still here. Mummy and daddy rich? Lucky you. You worked hard for where you're at? Well done. Not everyone is as lucky as you or even have the chance to work towards a goal.

[@the500mphtortoise]

Why do you think people have the right to live in some of the most expensive areas in the world? I consider myself middle class and i cant afford to live in London and so have to commute, please explain why someone earning and contributing less than me should have that right whilst I do not? People are entitled to shelter but they do not however get to dictate where that FREE shelter is.

[@CapiTen10]

the500mphtortoise I think we have to have affordable housing for Londoners yes, especially when my parents who are property owners who are being forced out by the council because they want to 're-develop' the area & sell half of it off to hong kong. If you're earning 80k+ per year good for year (doesn't mean you're contributing more then someone on less though btw) plenty of young educated people who are contributing to society are not & have no hope of getting on the property ladder in their own city. Stop reducing the average Londoners to benefit thieves.

[@the500mphtortoise]

CapiTen10 You're parents are in a different situation it seems. If you own the property and are using the property my position is less certain as eminent domain can be necessary if say you have a housing shortage and their not being built quickly enough or a rapidly expanding population and not enough infrastructure (but it seems to me there are plenty of green spaces you can build on before resorting to eminent domain). I would agree that house prices need to come down but you shouldn't do that with price controls or council housing, you should do it by relaxing planning laws and allowing for the construction of more houses. Essentially letting people stay on these ultra expensive council flats/houses is helping stagnate wages as-well as being completely illogical and unfair. Whats your solution BTW?

[@PedroHernandez-uj9oz]

Los Angeles it is the same thing your basically rich or poor in the city their really is not a middle ground. Cost of living and housing rates are increasing at astronomical rates but the salaries are stagnant for a majority of people. Brought to you by the NWO (New World Order).

[@RedEyeification]

Unfortunately these days,98% seems to NOT or REFUSE to understand this reality.Most of them are living in an illusion.

[@lyledeyounges1276]

The housing situation in London is absolutely ridiculous... people paying thousands of pounds to live in 1 bedroom flats - that they have to share. The less privileged millennials can look forward to living a true 'adult life' with own flats and everything, somewhere around retirement age... when they are done paying their student loans. Sometimes it feels like we're living in the 1800's again, in terms of the class distinctions and housing conditions, along with the privatisation of public space in the City of London.

[@33wanwan]

theres always one everywhere you go they used to say..

[@lennon8435]

And thats why i wont live in london

[@aurematic]

Actually UK is quite expensive if you want to go to certain cities. I have been looking for a place to rent out of London and it's no cheap at all. Maybe If I move to the a forgotten village in the North or something lol

[@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010]

It is all rooted in the failure to distribute wages and training. The upper classes are deliberately culling the lower classes to exploit the real estate with their cronies.

[@whyme8357]

I am now a victim of social cleansing. Lewisham council which is run by Labour voted to demolish 36 homes to build a supermarket across the road from another supermarket. At present they're 3 supermarkets on my road. Thank you Labour for making so many people homeless so that Asda can join our community.

[@iteitsmeok]

lool this so true big tesco asda and 2 sainsburys with in 5 minutes walk from each other

[@haiboriver]

Yes that’s why shoplifting is so much fun and I. Took great pleasure from this anti cleansing sport...

[@MRLX54]

haiboriver LOL

[@unknownv8462]

Labour party :D And ofc thats the liberal's fault

[@Mimi-nr6jx]

The thing I don't understand is how are these supermarkets making profit if it's so many????

[@KTBlackadder]

Nobody has a perpetual _right_ to social housing. You are supposed to use it to get on your feet and then move on. Setting up a life in a council house and having children when you can't even afford to live just highlights how despite having poor starts, some people just keep making poor life choices. If its just about needing a place and not being homeless then don't protest at being moved to Liverpool or Bournemouth. Nobody has a right to live in London just because they were born there.

[@pinkpearl1967]

KTBlackadder No one has the right to move to London just because they have a lot of money.

[@SeldonLien]

I want the right to smoke weeds everyday, don't work and live in the middle Manhattan or Honk Kong for liiife ! Yes ! You are such a very mean guy who thinks only to profit, eat babies and destroy the rest of the Humanity XD Ahaha Vice magazine is so good to show the craziness of people, everywhere in the world : )

[@SeldonLien]

pink pearl Ils peuvent vivre ailleurs

[@SeldonLien]

Not Joe Bafouer un droit de propriété privé ça c'est grave. Mais pour la plupart de ce qui nous a été montré, je pense qu'il s'agissait uniquement de locations de logements sociaux qui appartiennent à la ville. Je pense que le maire a raison de laisser les investisseurs et promoteurs augmenter l'offre, afin que les prix puissent baisser un jour. Même si tout Londre devenait un forêt de gratte ciel, ça restera une place choyée et les gens avec peu de moyens devront trouver des solutions innovantes comme dans les grandes villes japonaises ou à Hong Kong. Après, ce n'est pas la mort non plus de réhabiliter des villes limitrophes qui vont profiter de l'extension de l'activité économique de la capitale.

[@TELEthruVOXx]

Wow, there are a lot of white ppl in this video

[@morgengabe1]

Regeneration = Gentrification.

[@johnclark7065]

Gentrification= segregation.

[@amiraprestige362]

"we don't have enough affordable homes" you mean "we want london to become a playground for millionaires only"

[@fite-4-ever876]

this is class war

[@oscarmanser2693]

hate the style of the class system, fucking horrific

[@bobstar2683]

and the Torries are winning.

[@lisanpdx]

In Colorado USA, the housing was so expensive, that Firefighters, school teachers and Emergency Medical Service/ Ambulance personnel could not afford to live there without subsidy. So to the wealthy people of London when your house starts burning call your accountant and when you are having a heart attack call your accountant because the people who could have saved your life can not afford to be near you. I think diverse communities are healthy communities.

[@unknownv8462]

Because boomers Not socialism not capitalism Boomers

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

@@unknownv8462 boomers should just go boom 💥

[@cfnretro6448]

Damn Denver is that expensive? Even NYC cops and firefighters make enough to live in the city

[@b2e1z]

You can't beat money. Unfortunately greed wins every time.

[@Flynbrd68]

Omg...I'm in tears. That sweet old lady broke my heart. See...shite like this is WRONG! :-(

[@muramasa24]

The mayor of London has got to be the shadiest guy I've ever seen in my life.

[@Quincycle]

Prime Minister of the country *

[@33wanwan]

prime minister sinister

[@lennon8435]

Big boy bj is dodgy

[@davinahawkins1820]

I am still wondering how he became PM

[@PurplePerinaise]

Just watch that bubble grow and grow and grow...until....

[@PurplePerinaise]

And LOL @ the southwark council arse hole who tried to frame it as a fear of change..you heartless fuck...fancy leaving your house for a random place miles from your friends and family? People like that need to hold a gunshot. Capitalism is rampant, it does not respect borders or people, if you want change don't just complain stand up!

[@swiftwolf4566]

Lewis Dawson whut.

[@PurplePerinaise]

xenophobia = fear of change :) hope that soothes your confusion!

[@patrickdoyle8542]

Lewis Dawson Wrong. Xenaphobia is the fear of outsiders.. similar to racism.

[@Obsidian182]

Lewis Dawson You're thinking of neophobia, mate.

[@larzrickful]

Stunned at the lack of empathy and outrageous ignorance on display in these comments. My GF and I have a combined income of £70,000 and we can only afford to rent a studio flat in north west London. We have no choice but to live here as travelling from further outside London would be no benefit financially. It is not just people on low wages and on the dole who suffer. London needs a diverse ethnic and economic mix in order to survive and you have to give people the opportunity to make something of themselves. Taking away affordable housing not just for people on the dole but also for nurses, bin men, retail staff will destroy this city. Have any of you been to these 'regenerated' areas? They are like ghost towns with no atmosphere or sense of community. This is not some sort of joke, it is something that hurts real people with real lives. Yes, there will always be scroungers but there are also extremely hard working people being priced out.

[@xPUR3xSHOTZx]

They are just replacing council houses and buildings owned by the council. If it's hard in London why not move city? Where you can get a similar job and get a cheaper bigger house.

[@CapiTen10]

Russell 'They are just replacing council houses and buildings owned by the council.' False.

[@Patrick3183]

Nobody needs "diversity" shut the fuck up about that

[@jaywest3734]

larzrickful I'm looking forward to visiting London this year. Had it been like it was in 2004 when I left I wouldn't be saying that.

[@JohnLee-qe1ys]

Leave to a different town, why stay somewhere you can't afford to be , roll the dice, settle in a different town, city,

[@enochpowelghost]

And where will these rich people gets their slaves from?. Since no one could afford to live locally specially on the wages that will be dished out. You have to have mixed housing, do they really think a cleaner or caretaker can afford to live locally? to maintain these places.

[@V__RR]

so let me get this straight, London is doing a remodeling of itself with new shiny buildings that are rising in prices as more are built....sounds like any other city I could probably live in and cheaper too. So my question is what does London essentially have to offer me that other cities can't? People love London and other European places for its timeless culture which includes its old style architecture. If I wanted to look at shiny windows i'd go anywhere else in the world. truly a downgrade from architectural standpoint.

[@xPUR3xSHOTZx]

Not really. Old architecture is preserved and all that is happening is crappy council houses getting replaced for really nice buildings. I visited London recently and it is truly an amazing city.

[@CapiTen10]

vivi rincon This redevelopment has nothing to do with enticing people of your ilk to our city.

[@drewdk6374]

vivi rincon London is becoming an enclave for the wealthy because it's catering for all the rich rich business people throughout the city that are bringing London up through the ranks quickly.

[@jaywest3734]

vivi rincon They're not getting rid of architecture, they're getting rid of shithole council blocks that are basically eyesores.

[@unknownv8462]

Just move to liverpool

[@invgvrbo3051]

The host is pretty.

[@ZiggyKrueger]

Pretty ugly!!

[@Lambieschmoo]

***** As a straight female I think she's very pretty

[@backontop23]

Pretty and professional

[@ZiggyKrueger]

"Most British girls are normally ugly"? Was that an attempt at English?

[@SpeedBaull]

***** I Still hit it doe, I like Women

[@sidraines]

This is happening across many megacities. Take a look at Harlem in New York City. Inner City Areas that were traditionally Afro Carribbean have become so expensive locals have had to move out. Yes crime has come down, and the buildings are prettier, but the community has disappeared and been replaced with an artificial one.

[@pragmatic1ultramagnetic202]

S. G. I don't blame it on ethnic groups I do blame the politicians. But the East End died when the cockneys left and they left because of high levels of immigration. Once it reached a certain level, bang, community spirit gone. Like I said they were the heart of the city.

[@pragmatic1ultramagnetic202]

S. G. I'm not too fond of that part of the world to be honest. It's fairly grim and has hardly any community spirit. I don't hold any ill feeling to immigrant groups. My folks immigrated to UK too and we're a former colony. But too much immigration just fucks up cohesiveness. It's like a gentle ethnic cleansing. When people think of London, they think of Cockney culture. That's been destroyed now. Dead forever.

[@pragmatic1ultramagnetic202]

S. G. I know mate. I just don't think globalisation is in anyone's interests really. It's designed from the top down. Everyone's culture gets destroyed.

[@user-dv3kq3rm4h]

@@pragmatic1ultramagnetic202 But who would have built up London after WW2. These immigrant groups were INVITED to the UK to do the country's dirty work but it goes unrecognised so that ill informed white supremacists like yourself can spout shit about ethnics ruining London. Roman England was a multiucultural place, full of moors etc. but people with a lack of education want to bang on about 'my country.' It never belonged to you in the first place your just too dense and full if convoluted misplaced patriotism to see it.

[@JohnLee-qe1ys]

I guess it's re generating and as for the people, us, we all die so, it's for the future generations, those won't know about what was before, I understand people have love for there neighbour hood but, there us some 1 above who can make orders and, that's there position, it sucks but someone's loss, is another ones gain, just remember , you can't always win.

[@sallyclay1974]

Gentrification is making it almost unbareable, for affordable housing, all over the world.

[@Dontreadthis0]

That interview with the old woman completely broke me. I was fine up until then, but when she started having tears...I couldn't take it anymore

[@juliet7703]

I hear you..heartbreaking

[@TheAldawg77]

The sad part about of this that many of these new developments probably won't even happen once the next economic collapse occurs. So these sites will probably remain as rubble.

[@ronjakh]

Even though a lot of the council estates have a lot of social issues, many don't and they are kicking out all the actual Londoners!

[@thecostcoguy988]

People need to stop demolishing old beautiful homes to build these tasteless communist block style tenements.

[@fupabox]

As annoying as Boris is, I have to agree partially as well. A population of 65 million in the UK 6 million working for public/government agencies . and only 24 million working in the private sector..That means each person working in the private sector ( roughly 1/3 of the population) ..pays for the rest. It isn't an economically sustainable model.. bringing in foreign investment can help pay the bills. On the other hand if there is no affordable housing for people employed in the lower end of the private sector . who is going to do those jobs ? It isn't only London facing this issue, but every major city on the planet. Will we, at some point in the near future , see people going into private service again as maids, cooks, housekeepers. in order to have a place to live. No jobs and no manufacturing in remote areas, commuting becoming uneconomical. Government unable to afford the welfare states they have created. It is an interesting and scary state of affairs.

[@nilesrock024]

"Who is going to do those jobs?" Honestly? Within the next few decades, many - arguably most - low-income jobs will be taken over by machines. Automation is the death knell of the lower classes. So, who is going to do those jobs? Machines, that's who. As such, what benefit does it suit to keep a bunch of poorly-educated, entitled, generally-impoverished folk around in the inner city, taking up space that could be used for more financially-/socially-valuable sites? There is none. People don't like to hear it, but the reality is thus: Human resources in low-income fields will likely be phased out, in many (most) sectors, within the next 2-3 decades. The question remains: What will happen to all those low-income workers? In rather blunt terms, what will become of the servant caste when we've machines that can do the jobs the servant caste are suited for, and do them better than those of the servant caste ever could hope to do? The answer seems simple: We need to reduce the number of the servant caste. And what's a great way to reduce the numbers of the low class? War, what is it good for?... Absolutely something.

[@fupabox]

nilesrock024 soyent green perhaps..? :P

[@pinkpearl1967]

***** People working for public agencies provide valuable things to the public. You want health inspectors checking the kitchens of restaurants you eat at? You want roads maintained, rubbish collected? You have to pay for it.

[@fupabox]

pink pearl My stats for my initial comment were wrong ..roughly .22% of the working population works for the government..of the 65 million population ,only about 30 million are employed. 6 million by government 24 million by private companies. The other 35 million are children, retired or on assistance..Since government employees don't add to the public coffers, that leaves the 24 million private employees to foot the bill for the other 40 million...it is an unsustainable ratio. Of course there are necessary government jobs, but there are many that could be eliminated and no one would even notice. Greece is the perfect example of a bloated public sector killing an entire economy.

[@Cosmo1093]

pink pearl The question isn't whether or not we need health inspectors, but rather how many health inspectors do we actually need?

[@korpifox5445]

So basically London is turning into Pyongyang...Lovely.

[@edwardbernayse6665]

***** its actually looks like its turning into a lot of cities in the usa. this exact same thing happens in the usa.

[@korpifox5445]

Edward Bernayse666 At least in London, they keep them all pretty looking like in north Korea to fool some people I guess, but if you talking about American well thats a different story...The abandon buildings are disgusting, especially in the "rust belt" like Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland..etc, and also the small struggling towns around the cities I live 5 minutes away from a town called Brownsville, which looks like it was bombed from the crumbling abandon buildings.

[@edwardbernayse6665]

***** the brownsville part of brooklyn?

[@korpifox5445]

Edward Bernayse666 No, a small town that was a booming part of the coal industrial, south of Pittsburgh.

[@danieljohn8499]

I live in SE London along embankment... London is a big place! There are bubbles of tight nit communities which are not shabby... London is not NY City.

[@friskyflamingo8945]

this is so stupid if you keep bringing up prices for normal working class people your nurses, garbage men, people in retail, just general people who keep the machine going so the fat cats can collect massive pay checks are just going to move out! then you have a society of rich people in massive fancy units that go to the hospitals and get told "sorry we dont have enough nurses you are going to have to wait" or their garbage piles up because not enough people are on that shift at the dump and they cant go to their shopping center because the people who used to work there cant be bothered going so far away for a job where they arent going to be paid enough its like ??????? you are digging yourself into a hole and there is no way out

[@friskyflamingo8945]

***** the issue is that if you start replacing people with machines where do those people go? and with education costing more and more it creates a cycle of wealth disparity and then we have fuckin elysium up in the sky in only a few years. We only need a certain amount of "educated" people and the "educated" wont be paid a higher wage if everyone out there is educated. The system will fail. If everyone in your factories who was originally making your product is out on the street without a job who is earning the money to buy your product??? its pretty simplistic

[@friskyflamingo8945]

***** listen as a 16 year old im pretty set my family has a good income, i go to a private school, I live in a good neighbour hood ect but I can still see the system will fail and I live a pretty sheltered life. its about supply and demand if you have the biggest classes who are the middle and lower classes buying your junk food or catching your buses without any jobs or money to buy your junk food or catch your buses everything will just topple over. History repeats its self and trust me if you have a majority of people out of work or being paid very little to the point where they are slaves i can assure you heads will roll.

[@friskyflamingo8945]

***** its happened many times in history rich people getting to big for their boots and the poorer classes come through and deciding to start waving the red flags or they might drag out the gullotine and to be honest i dont blame them. As i said history repeats its self and if you want to continue pulling the wool over the eyes of the lower classes you have to give them a fantasy to look forward to like an american dream and you have to pay them so they are happy and well off but they arent millionares like the people sitting in their ivory towers. Its honestly just a massive balancing act and once everyone starts getting too greedy the biggest group will be the ones who always win i promise you that much and you dont need much education to figure that out.

[@friskyflamingo8945]

***** I think capitalism as an idea is just leading to this to be honest. You only need so many engineering masters in a society its not viable. Im currently studying to go into law so I really dont know whats going to happen to my job i mean if you could create an aware being that also has a concious then perhaps but for now im not to stressed

[@friskyflamingo8945]

***** thats scary as hell man we are literally going to drive capitalism to the breaking point with all of this.

[@aboolaylaa1984]

As a working-class Welshman from a provincial industrial town, I often think to myself whilst walking through Hammersmith and Fulham: “That lamppost is probably worth more to them than I am.” It saddens me to no end.

[@ieuancallaghan8607]

Why didn't she grill those real estate salesmen - where were the deep questions about gentrification and homelesssness? A missed opportunity in my opinion.

[@phantomthiefirwin9631]

I thought NYC was bad this is horrific!

[@unknownv8462]

Theres a lot of guettos in london Don't panic

[@thepeakoflife]

Regeneration? Who's the new Doctor?

[@LJMownage]

rayzer Not even a good try, just an all out fail.

[@karstenlaqua4156]

After Brexit there will be cheaper housing soon. Its funny that the guy that was one of the leaders of the Brexit movement talks about international investment and movement into London.

[@airdream245]

The London (city) government is refusing to cut regulation on creating residential buildings, which is forcing a stagnation in available supply of residential buildings. This, combined with massive foreign investment, is causing a large inflation in London real estate. To solve this problem, we must recognize that the government is blocking the natural evolution of the housing market and causing much more harm than good.

[@unknownv8462]

THIS GOVERNEMENT IS NOT LIBERAL, BECAUSE IN A LIBERAL SYSTEM THE GOVERNEMENT HAS TO DO NOTHING NOT HELPIN INVESTER

[@mamasadie5219]

Social cleaning through and through

[@matt211291]

What is it about people who live in public housing? Public housing is a short-term stop gap until you get on your feet. It shouldn't be seen as a life long right! Maybe it's different in Australia, but I can't get over the 'gimme', 'gimme', 'gimme' attitude of people. We can't ALL afford to live in the big cities - get real and find somewhere that you can actually afford.

[@JaredReabow]

i have two thoughts, these people aren't protesting because they are afraid of change, they are protesting because they have no where to live and are being pushed to the streets, But i agree with borris on a small key point, the country needs to invest in the people who will build and strengthen the economy not just bleed money into benefits. these people who say they deserve Homes etc should re think their opinion, they only deserve Homes if they actually benefit society, just popping out a kid in london does not give your the right to be given everything

[@lozza19901]

True, but think about the child born into that family. That child deserves everything to make sure that they don't make the same mistake and so make a positive contribution.

[@JaredReabow]

Lauren G ah but that is exactly what doesnt happen, as shown by the interview with the young woman... i think she was a she.... either way, not exactly trying to excel her parents.

[@Flourikum]

But some protestors have jobs and families and are actually trying to help. They aren't just the classic hobos seen in the United States that just bum off of people. That is the major issue. Richer people doesn't mean they are good members of society. All it means is they know how to save money in certain respects. This is just proof of the worlds over population and soon what will happen when there isn't enough space on land anymore? If only we could spend time attempting to make more homes in new places such as the huge ass blank space in the Atlantic Ocean.

[@nilesrock024]

But they do have places to live... That's kinda the point, isn't it? Every time I saw mention of people being evicted in this program, it was followed by discussion of being moved someplace else or into temporary housing. Thus, what you say is false - they aren't complaining about being thrown into the streets, they're complaining about being pushed out of the city, or out of the neighborhoods they're accustomed to, into places that are less convenient or appealing to them. Their entire complaint seems to originate from a place of entitlement: "I get subsidized housing, am not a significant contributor to the city/society (the work I do will likely be automated in the coming decade, and I'm dirt poor even while so-employed), but I shouldn't have to move out of this slum I live in just because development of the land it sits on could bring vast sums of capital and enterprise to the city!" Flourikum Richer people actually do tend to make better members of society, because - by their very nature - they can contribute more. If you want to get into moralistic shite, that's another matter; but in societal terms, one who has more capital to spend almost-certainly has a greater contributory factor within the context of society than one who has little/none. As for over-population: That's just silly mate. I'm not saying YOU'RE silly, but that concern is, at least in the short-term (next century). There are vast regions on-land that haven't been developed to any appreciable degree, which could be worked on long before advancing towards the sea. What's of greater concern in the short-term is automation of low-income jobs - what do you think is going to happen when the work most of these low- to midlow-income folks do is converted to automation over the next decade or two? What happens to all the McDonalds workers and gas station attendants and, hell, even taxi drivers, when we've got machines that can - and do - perform their jobs better than they do, or even can? Answer: A lot of poorly-educated, unemployed, impoverished, (likely-entitled, going by this docu) butt-mad people. Never a good thing.

[@antshall8225]

JWSoul YOUR RIGHT ON THE BALL JWSOUL. IT IS AMAZING HOW LACKING IN EMPATHY & MANY OTHER ERSTWHILE HUMAN ABILITIES THESE MALBRED YUPPIE PESTILENT VERMIN (THAT CAUSE THE MESS) ARE. FASCINATING TO SEE THEIR ENTITLEMENT & INBRED DEVIANCY.

[@aurematic]

Virus Johnson is so funny: we need international investment... 5 years after we got Brexit

[@TheTaintedTango]

I'm just saying, The Girl presenting this was fucking awful. She seemed to Do this Fly insult each time she opened her mouth with her "I'm A MILLENNIUM" Antics. The also general tone of the Girl was such that she was giving me the Impression of someone who couldn't care and was getting excited about been near rich people... This is sad, She is very intelligent from everything she has said. I'm simply hating on her Personal Presentation.

[@clarkjamesdigital]

i'm not from London but another major uk city, I have a pretty good job but i dont think it's anywhere near enough to live in London, not that I really have much interest in living in London anyway. I can see why people that are born and bred London don't want to be pushed out by gentrification, but on the flip side you're competing just like everyone else, just because you have history in London doesn't give you some automatic right to live there, right now I live in an area in another city that is on the cusp of regeneration, so I suspect I might be pushed out by increasing prices or just flat out evicted as we have out flat renovated, as much as i've made this rented flat my home, nothing stopping me from doing the same elsewhere- have lived in 10 flats across 5 cities now so i'm not scared of change or upending, I 100% agree about social housing being necessary but I dont think central London is the place for them to live- besides why would they even want to live in London anyway it's expensive as hell!

[@JohnLee-qe1ys]

Agree, very good point, folks think they bigger than the business as they were born in that patch of land. Things change around us and sometimes it's out of our hands, if u want to stay, earn more and stay...if not, do as your told n settle else were. These big block buildings are horrid and the place looks depressed.

[@JohnLee-qe1ys]

This 8s our home, we want to die here, why are humans so stubborn, sometimes u can't choose where u die or hold onto sorrow, memories u hold within the house. It's all in the mind, just shows, these poor people are materialistic because, they are crying above leaving, crying over material.

[@DavetheChimp]

thank god Boris is gone. How was that muppet ever mayor?

[@123macbookair]

Foreign secretary

[@ihrstinkt100]

Will be Prime Minister soon-well done GREAT BRITAIN

[@insertnamehere5146]

He is now EL Supremo of the UK.......Bet you didn't see that coming 3 years ago Dave :)

[@Mr--_--M]

Well this comment didn’t age well lol

[@antonszandorlavey1797]

Now he's prime minister!!!!!!!!

[@Murray_Brown]

Maybe if we cut the military budget and increase taxes on families that make over £300,000 a year then we could make more homes in unused land for the Woking class

[@DookLeto]

David Spaguetta cant make homes in bomb craters.

[@uddaside]

Dook Leeto Bombs from who?

[@BROLYCURLYable]

David Spaguetta the tax thing is misleading. If you earn £150k or more you would be taxed at 50% so try again. Which is higher that some earning £20K a year.

[@Murray_Brown]

Don't fire servicemen/women, just put cuts on things like drones, missiles and ships, if you join the military, you're supposed to be fighting, not controlling a drone from a warship 500 miles away from your enemy, that's not what the military is about. And what's the point in even having nukes too, no one is ever going to be ballsy enough to use them so why don't we scrap them and use the materials for energy which could open up more job opportunities for people, and don't tax those who make 150k or more by 50% that's ridiculous, maybe 200k by 40% and 300k or more by 50%, we would make less money but we could do other stuff too like shut down all private schools, in fact just shut all private services, in terms of political position I am a tiny bit to the left, I believe in social equality and just equality in general, but we shouldn't tax the rich just for being successful, we SHOULD tax the rich who live off "daddy's money" as they don't work for anything but if you earned your riches you should be able to keep most of it.

[@1rtwilson]

How about the foreign aid budget? What a complete waste of money, why are we helping other countries when our own is such a mess! Let's just send our aid to India, where they don't give a fuck about their people and just use it for space programs, yeah great idea! -_-

[@goddessnadiya]

I don't know if London has considered what they are doing in Canada. They found that these housing projects created slums, so instead what they've done is created tax incentives for private buildings and cooperative buildings to offer some of their units as social housing, with guaranteed market value- subsidized housing. It's a win win, with even the government saving money from having to maintain entire neighbourhoods. They found that when people are integrated into buildings like these they do much better, they are more motivated to pursue income and education, and feel part of thriving communities filled with successful, productive people. It's been a big success in Toronto, much more ideal then creating these isolated low income complexes. High crime areas have been greatly diminished... lack of low income housing is not the fault of any foreigners, it's entirely about putting smart and effective policies into place.

[@JustMe-uc1lt]

They have started doing something like that in the UK.

[@unknownv8462]

Canadian and swiss are really smart ppl

[@JS-te2vj]

Can I just ask - council housing is free housing given to the poor, right? If they haven't payed to buy it, can they complain when asked to leave? Yes, they'll have to give up living in a prime area, but if they are given other homes in other cities, I think that's still pretty generous in comparison to many other countries out there. I'm not British, but not many countries in the world spoonfeed the poor with free housing. Even if I'm kicked out of Hendon, if the state is gonna give me housing elsewhere, I'd be grateful.

[@clorox1676]

Council housing is not free. I don't know anywhere in the world where people get homes for free. And certainly not a single developed nation would do such thing. Social housing is less expensive than housing from private real estate market, yet you still have to pay a rent. I have absolutly no idea why people think it's 'free' because it doesn't make sense at all. You gotta be completely out of reality to belive such things.

[@deniseg-hill1730]

Jun Shibata no it was low rent housing. Nurses teachers tradedpeople cleaners hotel workers etc. They can't afford market rents on their wages. Even people on £50 000 + can't afford market rents or to buy. £1500 per month rent never mind council tax, water rates, gas/electric etc. Foreign buyers nice investment for them. A lot of luxury apartments left empty. You are not allowed to do this in Germany where I now live. Non residents of the UK should not be allowed to buy. For e.g. my friend lives near a huge 6 bedroom house in NW3. The owners are only there 8 weeks a year.

[@kill2thisx]

You know why I don't live in London? Because I can't afford to.

[@CoolGirl007]

I has been living in London for 2 years and witnessed how expensive the living costs was affected peoples, truly expensive

[@sweetrowanne]

Amazing docu - I think this young woman in this video needs an award for journalist skills & delivery.

[@concerned1]

In this light Grenfell doesn’t look like an accident.

[@donnablackman3954]

Good for these ppl standing up for their rights♥️ we need more people like them 👍👍👍♥️

[@AnonymousPacifist]

Over crowded slum.🐕🍓🍉🍒

[@FredThaSlayer]

So if you become homeless the government helps you out? What a weird fucking place. Here in america we just push the homeless out of sight and out of mind lol

[@FredThaSlayer]

***** haha good joke

[@LiberaLib]

***** We don't have a choice when it comes to subsidizing the war on drugs and killing brown people overseas. When it comes to promoting and perpetuating death and misery, we have no choice. but when it comes to helping people or improving our own society it's true, we're free not to bother. The USA has become a culture of death.

[@sherwynsharma479]

Aren't you from Finland?

[@nilesrock024]

The US has myriad programs and efforts in place to aid the homeless, and, to clarify, I'm pretty sure the council houses in Britain weren't about getting homeless off the street, but getting impoverished people into better states (ie, poor people out of slums, not homeless off the streets - you still have to pay to live in a council house, IIRC). Fact is, despite what one might want to believe, many - most - homeless people are homeless for a reason: Mental illness, drug addiction/abuse, just plain rotten folks (fight, steal, lazy, etc - these do exist, in great quantity no less), etc. You can't always fix a problem by throwing money at it, especially if you're leaving it up to a government to handle.

[@evantspurrell]

America is a bigger place than england

[@VanlifewithAlan]

As a regular Vice viewer I am surprised how biased and ill informed this film is. What they are saying is that those who are lucky enough to live in council houses expect the rest of us to maintain them only they call it putting profits before people. If they paid the full rent for their homes that others have to pay then they might think differently.

[@DerperyPooslinger]

The same thing is happening in the United States. Cities like Cincinnati, Ohio and Nashville, Tennessee are watching from the suburbs as their inner city communities are torn down and rebuilt into small, over priced urban flats. In Cincinnati, Over-The-Rhine has seen an explosion of expensive restaurants and housing projects while the areas farther north on Vine Street are struggling to have clean water. In Nashville, the historic recording studios that built that city are being flattened by the highest bidding contractor and rebuilt into expensive high rises that only the richest can afford.

[@TheCodkiler]

And the the thing is that most of these luxury high rise apartments are unoccupied owned by foreign speculators that's why the government banned squatters rights in residential property

[@lanneydon-ell9970]

When the guy said it's a form of social cleansing I winsed at the horrific truth of his statement

[@MissSunshine_xo]

Here is an idea why don't they prioritize those who were born here with housing, so unfair that those who are born here and pay taxes have to wait behind people that rocked up to the uk yesterday, shameful.

[@1rtwilson]

Maybe if these people did something beneficial for society than just sit and claim benefits, they wouldn't in this situation. I think if you live in social housing, you're given a house free (or at least subsidised) by the British taxpayer, you technically don't have the right to chose where you live, why should they live in London if they don't even pay for the house! The benefits system and these social housing only encourages people to be lazy... It's understandable for people that are genuinely working and can't afford to financially help their family, but a lot of people are just lazy scumbags.

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

rtwilson Yeah some of them are lazy scumbags, so might as well fuck 'em all. Who cares, right?

[@VitalemRecords]

So then the government should lose their jobs because they are doing something that is detrimental to society. And when they lose their jobs they would only have themselves to blame for harming society in this way. You don't see the inherent irony in your statement?

[@iBOXRIVER]

They are not " given" council houses you moronic fuck, they are renting them and some have bought them. No different from buying a house elsewhere or renting from a private landlord.

[@DerpEye]

Yeah, because reducing social housing even though the poverty rate is rising, and giving the land to the rich, increasing artificially its value so that no normal person could afford an accomodation, is a right thing to do. So, fuck all the poor people, 'cause they are poor, right?

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

DerpEye Not to mention, it'd exacerbate the economy and increase the poor/rich divide. When the poor get desperate, they'll take any kind of work, even low paying. Then the poor have less money to spend. Which means less money for companies, and less money for people that want to start their own businesses.

[@NmpK24]

Some fools really need a reality check. Every big city (specially one with a population of 8 million+) needs people to do all those low paid jobs. So where are they supposed to live? In slum conditions with 10 other people? Or 30-40 miles away? And how do they get to work or afford to? The UK has some of the most expensive public transport in the world (per mile) and it's very overcrowded and far from perfect, specially around London. Can't drive either, congestion charge, expensive parking, traffic jams, high car insurance This is why this housing is so important. So when you see a block of hundreds of flats that have been empty for years you can understand why people are so pissed off.

[@siilias7345]

As a European that just moved to London last year, I really do understand the locals and true Londoners that are slowly cleansed out of their homes, to give way to huge new glass tower-blocks. But at the same time, I really can't stand the utter stupidity of left wingers shouting "housing is a right". No, housing is not a right. You work and you build your home. If you can't afford it, the state has to help you. But in that case, you should't be allowed to be picky on where you want to live, because you're on benefits. What has to be done is to stop foreign investors/oligarchs/petrol money twats from buying properties in bulk. Somehow there must be a cap on how many homes you own. But then again, that wouldn't be capitalism, wouldn't it? UPDATE: Yes, council housing IS a right.

[@unknownv8462]

Nice comment

[@bobjary9382]

That's all good but the nice rich folk need low waged folk to do all the jobs that make the place run . The rich won't clean their own toilets or drive cabs or be nurses or teachers or service industry workers. Us low waged London ers will end up in Milton Keynes or Swndon whether we like it or not but we will get jobs there and London will become a rich man's estate. Before covid there was 100,000 empty commercial properties . I don't know the current figures but it could be twice that . Plenty of nice towers every apartment with a balcony and many empty as mere investments for the rich in flakey nations like Russia or China. Walk in the city , the architecturally significant parts ,t h e Strand , Bloomsbury....empty shop after shop .. We used to have town planners ...there's no planning now just get rich schemes

[@MissSunshine_xo]

A lot of working class areas are being gentrified so that rich hipsters can move in purely for the aesthetics

[@LAmourDeViva]

Welcome to New Orleans post Katrina. Please remember! There is alway a bubble!

[@notyourbusiness2074]

if the government could destroy poor people they would do it . then the rich would have no more worries

[@patrickdoyle8542]

these mealy mouthed property developers taking about the "offering" make me sick.. the oonly offereing theyre interested in is offering public land for sale to the higest bidder for the richest of interests.

[@nowbeing1]

And they send money to Ukraine not tefurnish buildings

[@xBB4L_Airsoft]

things are going to be a mess in the future.

[@kidaz]

If the council owns my 'home' I'd be looking to move out sharpish! I want somewhere that has more security. That means buying on the *open* market.

[@MsSovereign1214]

in layman's term the mayor of london is a noob at simcity

[@urdead15]

Doom4you Lack of SimCoins. GGwp.

[@lennon8435]

Simcountry

[@manbearpigmofo]

Why does everyone feel the need to live in London, a city that is too expensive for them in the first place. Move some where more affordable for your life style. Shame that all to many people in England feel they have the right the claim benefits (life) benefits...

[@lillustpotion]

I'm a property guardian who's living in Newham. I can't afford anything else but feel that I'm contributing to the problem. The locals don't like is because they think we are 'rich'!

[@YourMom-mt9ld]

Usually you will be comparatively, you have to earn a certain amount to be considered a property guardian.

[@__BERSERKER__]

I'd be more worried about the number of Immigrants and who they are. There wont be an England in 50 years. Just a Palestine West.

[@furdiebant]

Just live in Kensington like I do. Loads of room.

[@JazzyJ96771]

Not with your block towers burning down and being left to burn until it got really bad. Doesn't sound too great a place to live

[@baconmasterXD]

This is what happens when you vote away all your rights to the government. My friends are always like,"Let's move to London!" No thank you. I like to visit. I like the city, but I'll stay here in Colorado with a few more rights in my pocket. One of them being legal weed.

[@JaredReabow]

this is the only good vice episode i have seen in a long time

[@sampsalol]

What is the song at 24:30?

[@jaywest3734]

I'd honestly rather be in the gentrified version of London than a shithole dump. At least with all the regeneration happening it doesn't like a slum anymore.

[@Stringbean421]

You just don't fucking get it do you!!!

[@thepeakoflife]

How the fuck is the Royal family making money?!

[@Lambieschmoo]

It happened in Chicago. Many mental health and social service outreach workers went out into the streets (sometimes working overtime for no pay) Fortunately, they were able to find housing for most except those that refused.

[@MultiJamesman]

Actually, if you think about it given how long the buildings have sat empty, they are really kicking the poorer people out of London just to kick the poorer people out of London.

[@SimonDouville1]

Something like this is going on in my city and people don't even seem to notice it. Worst they saw this gentrification as good, and see the expropriation of people as mere casualties done for a greater good. It's reassuring to see people of London fighting back.

[@numbnutone]

I am convincing my kids to leave the UK everyday. Once they hit 20 and are done with their education, leave.

[@milenowska]

I live in Newham, around 10 minutes away from Stratford. It has been so many years, so the council could've done some good in that time. Personally, for those who are struggling to get a house/flat in London, I think there's still a long way to go until they finally listen to what the citizens are saying. London used to be such a nice city and now it's just a dumping ground for people who can't afford a nice house themselves.

[@tifius]

Is that bloke smearing shit on the window at @19:30? Proper class

[@EduardoHernandez-wo5hm]

Good, I wanted to watch the full length :D

[@EduardoHernandez-wo5hm]

***** You do realiza that would be fucking incest, right? :O

[@EduardoHernandez-wo5hm]

***** wtf?!?!

[@EduardoHernandez-wo5hm]

***** ;)

[@perovskaya]

You don't have enough homes because you have dumped the Middle Class!!!!!!

[@max-zl1vm]

the mayor looked pretty drunk. how impressive.

[@xPUR3xSHOTZx]

Boris Johnson is a boss.

[@wolverineeagle]

I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan and even here we are facing this issue albeit at a much smaller level. Too much spent on houses for a tiny minority and too little for a large majority. That is backwards.

[@Plutoniummatt]

This is like a fight between two creatures, one called socialism, another called capitalism.

[@Flynbrd68]

Who is regeneration for? Certainly NOT the working class locals! !!!!

[@niamhmckenna815]

This is one thing that really annoys me, if a person buying a house for themselves with their own hard earned cant afford to live in London they my get a little annoyed but I doubt they would start protests and marches. So why do people living off the government getting their houses practically for free, feel the need to get mad and angry when they are told they cant live there. If you cant afford to live there its though but sorry you need to live somewhere you can afford.

[@randyloren4550]

Look and listen this will happen everywhere this is the sign of the future, work will set you free (fucking slave pay your taxes to you politician your politician will kindly repay with higher taxes you know rest.

[@TheFUNNYTHINGS11]

Her eyebrows on fleek though

[@pbjellie]

slay mama

[@mainlinemitch]

Tom Plays Games kill moe.

[@WhateverWasLeft]

Tom Plays Games And her jeans look pretty high and tight too

[@TheFUNNYTHINGS11]

Mhmmm

[@ChrissREPoland]

I don't get that. Social housing only equals tax payers pay for the difference in the price . Because they have to pay extra for the true value of that land. . Soo it's a privilege because That is the capital and housing there allways cost more . Soo basicly rest of UK pays extra in taxes soo you can live cheaper in the Capital

[@arleyki]

A global problem indeed. I'm currently looking to move out of a long term boarding situation that's unfortunately come to an end to get my own flat in my city and have found that even the most basic 1 room flats on the outskirts of the city are way beyond my means. The only option for me is to go on a Gov Housing waiting list (7 years wait approx) or find another boarding arrangement, all of which are also ridiculously expensive. Its not just local councils taking advantage of this, its the private home owners too. If you want to rent a single room close to the city or near a major university people are asking huge amounts per week plus amenities. I will soon find myself far removed from the city i was born and raised in to some backwater dusty hellhole with no friends or family around and long journey's on public transport to get to the city, or simply living on the streets of my city until the wait for public housing is over.

[@Mike81139]

Russell Tyrone Jones Man shut the fuck up.

[@arleyki]

Michael Glenn Man shut the fuck up.

[@satoterror]

*Tories Know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.*

[@dime4026]

These people complaining about being evicted out of a "family" home are a joke. Its state housing to help you get out of a rut not house you for a decade. Its not your family home

[@canturgan]

It is actually.

[@stuckincommiefornia]

***** yes. Fuck the poor, they aren't helping the state make money. Why do I care about some poor people when I can use that money to make more money?

[@MachiavellianHero]

Grinnz marius you clearly do not know what social housing is about

[@wuskul]

Grinnz marius And they are all single mothers lol. Always want somthing for free.

[@iamtheverybestohyea]

Grinnz marius the state is supposed to be for the people you moron

[@BiPolarBear128]

I would absolutely not fight kill or die to live in a toxic , soulless, dirty , crowded , cynical big city ... give me wast expanses and nature ...

[@tedcrilly46]

I too want want a free house in the center of a world capital, preferably near 10 train lines, Europe's biggest underground system, shopping centers and an Olympic stadium.Naturally free medical care and an allowance are expected too. Outside of London is not acceptable, and morally intolerable, nobody lives outside London. Its physically impossible. And frankly not fair wah wah wah.

[@benjoblo]

A sad state of affairs! Selling off London to the rich from all over the world is not going to work long term- the place is meant to be a society, not a business park! I feel for that elderly lady at the end but I'm sure the people who want to develop the place she currently resides into "office space, restaurants or high end apartments" sleeps like a baby.

[@Solado]

I live in the West midlands and an expensive area. I earn a pretty low wage by the national average standards (I think I am under by around 28%). I have no real prospect of owning my own home. At the same time I don't blame the rich. One consultant living in London and paying 40% tax is worth more than 20-30 of these people to the country. 30 unemployable people offer nothing to this country while the consultant pays tax, many of these people in this video are clearly young people who had children and not very well educated. If you can't afford to live in an area then move out of it, simple. We live in a competitive world and the reality is without these rich then who would pick up the bill? There isn't an unlimited pot of money that the country reaches into and magically everyone in the country can have living wages paid out. I think what people need to understand is the world owes you nothing. I decided that I want to do better by me and in 2012 set a challenge of sorting my life out. I now earn drastically more through hard work. I am a firm believer that work pays, if you can't find a job in the area. Move.

[@mrebola9078]

there is happily enough housing for the native londoners, its just london cant house half of india, africa and the middle east at the same fucking time.