THE demolitions in Drumchapel and Ruchill which were funded by the New Housing Partnership money (contingent on Glasgow City Council's agreement to privatise its housing stock) resulted in low-income families being forced out of their respective communities and a process of gentrification taking place with private developers being given the remit to build houses and flats priced between (pounds) 50,000 and (pounds) 200,000. The same process is now to be attempted by Glasgow Housing Association Ltd on a grander scale throughout Glasgow, demolishing up to 40,000 people's homes, destroying such communities as Carntyne.
GHA Ltd plans to demolish 1000 Winget homes in Carntyne which would eradicate the Carntyne community, hence local Winget tenants and homeowners setting up their Save Our Homes Campaign. GHA Ltd has stopped reletting Winget homes, has stated to homeowners that it would be responsible for demolition costs, and otherwise put out one leaflet and one letter to local tenants and homeowners in over a year - and it calls this extensive consultation.
GHA Ltd should spend some of the (pounds) 45m it has in the bank and conduct the necessary structural repairs to the Winget properties to ensure a further 30-years lifespan. The maintenance of a vibrant community such as Carntyne is worth every penny instead of the wasted spending on politicians and a white-elephant parliament.
Sean Clerkin,
chairperson, Glasgow Campaign Against Housing Stock Transfer,
99 Aurs Road,
Barrhead.
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