In Working Class Districts, You Had Several Families Living Together In The One House, And It Was Very Difficult To Get A House, Because The Politicians Who Controlled Housing Were Doing So In A Very Discriminatory Fashion. - SearchQuotes

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In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and it was very difficult to get a house, because the politicians who controlled housing were doing so in a very discriminatory fashion.

John Hume

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