Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
No. If you actually pay full whack for your own property and it burns down, the government just thinks you're a sucker and gives you sweet fùck all. If, on the other hand, you spend your life relying on the state to keep a roof above your head, they will apparently hand you a wad of used notes and upgrade you to something nicer within two weeks.
To be fair, they just crawled out of a burning building. I'd bung them a few quid, no problem there. But a luxury pad in Kensington is taking the ****ing piss.