Boris Johnson said recently that he “would not accept any kind of Kosovo-style social cleansing of London”. But it really is happening – a number of London councils have made such proposals. It is difficult to believe that such crass policy can be enacted.
For families, such moves are deeply disruptive. Suppose you are a single parent who works as a part-time teaching assistant, living in a flat that costs more than you can afford with the new cap. What must it be like to know that you will lose your job, move away from your immediate family and friends, find a new school, make new social networks and try to find new work where there is barely any to be had? Even the bravest of us would find that a daunting prospect.
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