“New claims have emerged that the government was warned the airport in St Helena, in the South Atlantic would be dangerous because of strong winds.
It is claimed that the Department for International Development (DfID), which approved the project, ignored a report by consultants a decade ago revealing serious concerns about the cliffside airport on the remote island.”
Swire retweeted this:
“Gavin Barwell MP @GavinBarwellMP
New figures released today show since 2010 government schemes have helped 330,000 people buy a new home #OwnYourHome”
NO! NO! NO! It has not helped 330,000 people to buy new homes!
When you follow the link it says: 185,000 people have bought new houses BUT, when you read further, actually it only talks about 91,000 of those homes having used various government schemes.
The press release says ”
The government is committed to helping people achieve their aspiration of home ownership, through the range of Help to Buy schemes, including: ISA, Shared Ownership, Equity Loan, London Help to Buy and Mortgage Guarantee.”
Remember that some of these schemes allow wealthy people to buy homes worth up to £650,000 for their children with huge discounts, that the ISA was revealed to only be helpful AFTER you had bought a home AND paid a deposit when people thought they were signing up for help WITH deposits, and equity loans grab a share of your home as does shared ownership.
Nowhere does Mr Barwell, or Mr Swire, explain where the figure of 330,000 comes from – except to say that it is “since 2010” when ?some ?all, ?most of these schemes did not exist!
Donald Trump, eat your heart out – post-truth politics flourishes here in the UK!
East Devon Watch 