Very cynical Mr McGurk.
It is true that sometimes it's 'some' of the people. It is also true that sometimes, Council policy lets the tenants down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpo...ouncil_v_Irwin
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However, the Cornish fishing village which was the Radcliffe Estate was badly thought out and planned. Rats runs, no emergency vehicle access, your car parked in a communal area hundreds of yards away etc. The Easby and Grizedale estates were not dissimilar but more livable but even these have only lasted 40 years which is 10 years or so less than the walk up tenements, not all of which were ghettos.
I think going back to street plans with garden houses has been a success in a lot of areas.
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