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The government's policy on public housing - mixed with the ongoing impact of Thatcher's 'right to buy' scheme - means gentrification in most UK cities looks increasingly inevitable. Council homes have traditionally blunted any drives to totally gentrify an area, given the fact that whereever you live, and however expensive the property, you're likely never that far away from a council estate - leading to most urban areas having a healthy (if not always completely comfortable) social mix. As council properties become more scarce it's inevitable that many major cities across England will become increasingly out of bounds to anyone unable (or unwilling) to pay the ridiculous prices set by the private sector.
The answer (obviously) is to buy a big fat gypsy caravan.
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