I almost am scared to post in this thread after reading some of the posts.
I was brought up on the Falkner Estate off Parliament Street - very dire, and I now live and work in the city centre.
My job isn't well paid and it isn't minimum wage either, but if you look around there is new build property for less than £500 / month which if you share with your partner, isn't that expensive. Especially when you think of what you could gain by living and working the city.
- No commuting - saving money!
- No parking fees - saving money!
- Everything on your doorstep, Church Street, a myriad of restaurants and bars etc
- The River - great for evening walks etc
- The general city centre buzz
People have the impression that people in the city centre are some sort of different breed out of towners, but nothing could be further from the truth. I know plenty of people who work in clothes shops, students, bar workers who all live in the city centre and there is nothing 'out of town' about them at all.
As regards the empty property - its just a matter of time before these are filled. If you take into account how many apartments have appeared in the last few years, Kings Dock, Manolis Yard on Colquitt Street, London Road, Beetham Tower and all the rest, it can hardly be expected to fill all these straight away, especially when you consider that it wasn't so long ago that Liverpool City Centre was almost a ghost town.
I would love to live out in Aigburth, (I'd get a dog straight away) but I know for a fact I wouldn't be able to afford a car and the travel costs would be expensive too. I wouldn't be able to afford to park my car even if I did have one and there are too many cars on the road anyway so that doesn't bother me.
What Jericho says is true. I don't think the city centre is the best place for bringing up kids, there simply not enough green space etc.
Also, I agree with Liverpolitan on the Polish issue. They should be welcomed to the city. We should by all means try and encourage our own to take apprenticeships and learn the skills that the city needs but what happens when they just don't want to do them or there is a shortage?
I think anyone who complains about 'these foreigners' coming not just Liverpool but the UK, should do a quick google and find out how many people from Liverpool or the UK go abroad each year to find work.
How many times have we heard about the 'falling population of Liverpool' and the 'great exodus out of the city'? Where have all these Scousers gone? Hopefully they have all found new jobs and got new lives, we wouldn't wish any less for them.
Well if Brits and Scousers can be welcomed into other countries / cities then its only fair that we do the same isn't it?
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