Andrew Gwynne MP: A Twat on Twitter

I know I've already done a post on housing benefit, but some of the "outrage" being pumped out on this subject is worthy of a little scrutiny because it's not only hyperbole but in many cases it's pure unadulterated bullshit.

Take, for example, the Labour MP for Denton and Reddish, Andrew Gwynne who said on Twitter in some consecutive tweets the following,

Ed Miliband was right to go on the changes to housing benefit proposed by the Government. It will clobber thousands of people hard.....
I'm not talking about the London situation, but the Greater Manchester housing market!....
Where are my constituents expected to move to?....
It's the 10% cut I'm concerned about; all it'll do is push families into B&B accommodation. Still, we're all in this together!

Now, let's take a look shall we. The housing benefit proposal is, according to the Socialist Worker for a cap of £280 per week for two bed properties and £400 a week for four bed houses, and there will be a 10% cut in 2013, so that's £252 per week for two bed properties and £360 a week for four bed houses. So, variably that is £1120 per month falling to £1008, and £1600 per month falling to £1440.

Andrew Gwynne's constituency in Greater Manchester must be pretty pricey huh? Ahhhh who am I kidding, you know the answer to that already don't you. It ain't.

Let's just see now, in the ward of Audenshaw, the most most expensive three bedroom property to rent is.... £650 per month. In Reddish you can get a four bedroom house for.... £895 per month. Meanwhile, over in Denton, there is a lovely six bedroom detached, yes, six bedroom detached for..... £1000 per month.

Forced into bed and breakfast my fat hairy arse. The MP for Denton and Reddish is evidently not only sitting on his elbow but his arse is full of it too.