Cameron's 'sink estate' strategy - social cleansing by another name?

The Ecologist
Jan 23, 2016, 2:39 pm124 pts
Demolishing 'sink' council estates is no way to solve social problems, writes Loretta Lees. All it does is force low income communities out of affordable housing, and open valuable urban sites up for profitable redevelopment. But then, maybe that's the point?

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