http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... reet-shock

Even by the current crop's standards he really is thick. Labour's making potential electoral strides on every aspect of the economy (they'll never be able to pull it off but what's new?) and he's creating bogeymen for a core vote that might not even hold up come election time.

The creation of ghettos was boosted considerably by the clampdown housing benefits. The show was a farce since they only concentrated on those on benefits when the majority of the households are working.