International, Arbitrary Homelessness

The government wants to make changes to give tenants more protection. In effect, they are shifting the problem of homelessness on to landlords, many of which use their properties as a pension. Why should a landlord subsidise tenants who can't pay? Perhaps government should underwrite the rents of those who can't pay and where eviction would lead to homelessness. Better still, councils, who have an obligation to house people who become homeless - it would probably be cheaper to underwrite rents than to provide bed and breakfast accommodation.

Shamima Begum is to get legal aid. Quite right too. To deny legal aid where it is applicable is to make justice arbitrary and subject to the pitchfork model of justice.

Sajid Javid has admitted he could have ended up in a life of crime instead of becoming home secretary. He's still involved in a life of crime though, but he's gone from breaking national laws to international laws.