ConDem social cleansing

John Cruddas, Labour, Dagenham: "It [the ConDem proposed changes to housing benefit] is an exercise in social and economic cleansing ..... families will be thrown into turmoil, with children having to move school and those in work having to travel long distances to their jobs. It is tantamount to cleansing the poor out of rich areas – a brutal and shocking piece of social engineering."