Centinaia di famiglie di Blackpool saranno sfrattate in una “dispersione di massa” di persone vulnerabili | Alloggiamento
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/01/hundreds-of-blackpool-families-to-be-evicted-in-mass-dispersion-of-vulnerable-people
di JackStrawWitchita
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(because the homes are derelict and need to be demolished so they can be rebuilt)
It’s like a type of ethnic cleansing of poor people from certain parts of Blackpool.
They are demolishing 650+ homes and only building 250+ homes to replace them.
This will drive up rental prices as demand outstrips supply.
No doubt many of the council who approved this measure are landlords…
It’s never nice for people to be forced to move out of their homes against their will, but ‘dispersion’ is arguably what’s required in Blackpool – there are such high concentrations of vulnerable or struggling people and families that[ it has 7 out of 10 of the most deprived neighbourhoods in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2025/english-indices-of-deprivation-2025-statistical-release).
Some of the housing around there is in dire need of replacement and the area needs regeneration. It’s obviously important for those who live in the area currently to be supported though (and hopefully to benefit from the regeneration rather than just being moved away to make it a ‘nicer’ area).
This is awful, awful news for the people who’ll now face these individuals and their ghetto lifestyle.
We’ve got enough of them elsewhere in the country.
I feel for the mum of 4 who’ll get evicted from her £650 a month flat. Where will she go, temp accommodation?
I lived in Blackpool for years. Most of my friends from back then have moved for better paid jobs. I still speak and chat to an old friend He’s normal quite a liberal guy but he days I wouldn’t recognise the demographic now.
I guess having moved to a big bit 30 years ago. I can sometimes hear four of five different languages in my local corner shop. It reallly doesn’t phase me at all. I think it was the speed with which the change happened in Blackpool that shocked him. I’m making an assumption that many of these families weren’t born in Blackpool.
I’ve not checked spelling. I’ve am replying to a Guardian piece after alll.
If this is a city centre site – surely the push should be for increasing the amount of properties – creating a more dense and mixed neighborhood? This seems to be more about gentrification than regeneration.
Need to make way for new housing for illegal immigrants.