I'm so sorry I'm late to this thread! I was literally in another part of the country visiting my family and lost track of time 
. Anyway, what's going on with Druids Heath is absolutely appalling 
. It sounds like the council is just prioritizing profits over people, which is so unfair 
. I mean, can you imagine someone knocking on your door to tell you they're going to knock down your home? 
That must be incredibly scary and stressful for everyone involved.I think it's also really worrying that the government is pushing for more of these gentrification plans
. It's not about just building new houses, it's about displacing people who have lived in those communities for years 
. And what does "affordable" even mean when it comes to housing? Is it really just a matter of throwing some money at developers and expecting them to make it work? I don't think so.I feel like the council is being really short-sighted with their plan
. They're not thinking about the long-term consequences of what they're doing, just how much money they can make 
. And that's not right . We need to be building communities, not just houses 
. We need to be supporting people, not pushing them out of their homes 
. This whole thing is just really disappointing 
.
This whole thing just feels super dodgy to me. Like, the council knows that these people have been living in Druids Heath for years and now they're just going to come in and demolish their homes without even talking to them? That's not exactly transparent or community-led, you know? 
I mean, £180k really isn't gonna go as far as Corin Ennis said, so who's really benefiting from this plan? The developers or the people who actually live there? It just doesn't feel right.