From The Eye of a Needle This is the handiwork and Council house maintenance work of Mears. I took these photos recently.
Let me know what you think of their work.
A woman I know was recently moved here by the Council...
Nice touch! Welcome to your new home, with kind regards from Mears Group!
Sorry the place is a dive, because, frankly we couldn't be arsed with it but enjoy a cup of tea in one of our mugs!
Also, here's a brown paper bag in case you vomit once you realise how much money we're making out of this business! Crap decorating, great mugs! Or are the real mugs the poor people who have to live in accommodation maintained by Mears and the people of Brighton and Hove whose Council tax money is going to these cowboys?
Damp extraction? What, even the weekend before she moves in? Yes! See, at Mears, they really care for their clients! Even though the company grosses huge profits annually, you get a good return because they are prepared to even extract damp out of walls before you move in! Days before!
Novel use for a Council wheelie bin...
'Did you say these guys also do Social Care?' I hear you cry.
Yes! Yes, I did!
See the attention to detail that the Mears boys go into to keep the customer satisfied!
Oh, but the customer isn't the tenant, no, its the Council, and they've already given the Mears the £200 million contract, so, actually, let's not bother with finishing the walls...
Lovely. A dream home. Or is that nightmare? Still, its only a council tenant so let's not bother to paint the walls or remove the existing wallpaper. Let's leave it somewhere in between!
She lives on a pittance on benefits so let her sort out the carpet and decorating. Maybe the local SVP will help.
Nice work, boys!
Sumptuous decorating. Interior decor that anyone would be proud of.
The Mears boys are well worth the local authority's massive expenditure.
What is that expenditure?
Wait for it...
It's £2 million a month! What a snip! These Mears boys are well worth the money! Great job!
Beautiful isn't it?
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, 'When can I move in?'
Poor? Need accommodation in Brighton? Well, Brighton and Hove City Council have just the place for you, all courtesy of Mears, the firm that just loves to give back to the community...unless you're poor, that is. "Oh well, they're only poor, eh? Nobody's interested in what the houses of poor people look like anyway...right?"
Two tone floor-boards? Something old, something new. Like it!
Hmm...interesting. This is like 1970s British home mixed with a flavour of the Med. Or is it Moroccan-inspired?
Whatever it is, its fantastic!
Of course, this is an exception to the rule. Mears usually provide an exemplary service to the Council and their tenants. This is evidenced by video footage I took of the last place at which the occupier of this property lived. She had someone come round to examine it before she left. They told her that they suspected it had subsidence and that it could fall down any day. Still, that won't stop the Council moving someone in now that the previous tenant has been 'upgraded' to better accommodation, also maintained by Mears Group. 'Mears: Making people smile.' That's their company motto!
I fear Mears will not be smiling when they see this video below and the images above...
Of course, the tenant could have decorated the last place herself with help from friends, or she could decorate the new place too, but, perhaps after having had five children taken into care by social services because she is 'drink dependent', maybe, at some point, she just lost the heart to decorate. And no, its not the same person that I talked with last night.
Five children, all removed by the State and taken into care. Now, that's what I call another victory for women's rights. Where are all the feminists when women really need them? Actually, where's The Argus when you really need them?
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