London Tower Fire

[TheReal_ND]

[SuburbanFarmer]

Goddamn commies. Those people should be left in the street, as God intended.

[Ex-California]

Even though the State shouldn't be requisitioning other people's property for this those flats were being vacantly held by foreigners as investment properties. Citizenship should be a requirement for real estate ownership everywhere, otherwise, what's the point of sovereignty?

[Fife]

It appears that it's not really relevant in the UK, as the crown is the de facto owner anyway, no matter whose name is on the de jure title.

I would expect that the deal was structured in a way to provide a reasonable rate of return to some foreign investors (who had the ear of the crown) looking to dump some inventory.

Funny, it looks like the kind of deal that Trump Inc. would love to work over here in the States.

How far is the step from Kelo (taking for economic "development") to taking for economic "justice?"

[SuburbanFarmer]

Even though the State shouldn't be requisitioning other people's property for this those flats were being vacantly held by foreigners as investment properties. Citizenship should be a requirement for real estate ownership everywhere, otherwise, what's the point of sovereignty?

While I agree, we can be pretty confident that this will never happen.

Your question is not rhetorical though - What IS the point of sovereignty in the 21st century?

[TheReal_ND]

Wtf? I'm an economic justice warrior naow

[Fife]

gibs

[Speaker to Animals]

Even though the State shouldn't be requisitioning other people's property for this those flats were being vacantly held by foreigners as investment properties. Citizenship should be a requirement for real estate ownership everywhere, otherwise, what's the point of sovereignty?

This.

[Fife]

If your title is shit anyway, how much is it diluted by having foreign investment in the market?

Whistling past the graveyard.

[Okeefenokee]

Even though the State shouldn't be requisitioning other people's property for this those flats were being vacantly held by foreigners as investment properties. Citizenship should be a requirement for real estate ownership everywhere, otherwise, what's the point of sovereignty?

Was it Russian foreigners? I'll bet it was. Those sonsuvbitches.