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trisher Wed 11-May-16 11:29:02

I watched it but felt that there was probably a lot more going on than was revealed. He had so much stuff at his mum's house and never mentioned the children's mum. I did wonder if the children were being used and would return to mum when he was housed. It was all a bit mind boggling, including the woman who claimed she had been thrown out by her landlord, although he said she asked him to do it so she would be housed. Strange lives people live!

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Cath9 Wed 11-May-16 10:24:06

Did anyone watch the programme last night about how the council choose who should and who should not, be eligible for a council house?

If not, there was a young lad, only 21 yrs of age, who already had a lot of children, but had no place of his own, so had to remain with his mother, who wanted him out.

Maybe the mother of the children had died, or whatever. Even so, as it happens often, why do these lads have so many kids when they cannot afford to keep them and obviously at such a young age.

My DL from Tanzania was horrified the way that they all get help, then they call the people from Africa, poor. To get any education they have to pay for it.
I was talking to one African guy, who was in charge of the swimming pool at the hotel.. He told me that he was only able to pay for two years of education and showed me a tiny scar that he had on his arm, which was the reason they wouldn't accept him into the army.

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