06/11/2011 The Politics Show Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Coming up in the half an hour. The continued and very secret expansion

of this Yorkshire spy base. The families who say they are being

forced to live in a run-down area. And the job fears of a wannabe

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generation according to Richard Welcome to the Politics Show for

torture -- for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Coming up. Why peace

campaigners are stepping up their opposition to this controversial

spy base. Plus the families who say they face losing their homes

because of a reduction in benefits. And the political apprentice from

Lincolnshire who fears many young people are facing a bleak future.

know some young people who have failed in 150 job applications.

exactly one year's time, the Americans will go to the polls to

decide whether Barack Obama should remain the US President or whether

there should be a new phase in the White House. Whoever the new leader

of the three world happens to be they will face the wrath of peace

campaigners from Yorkshire. Guided walks in the rural North Yorkshire

are fairly common, but not like this one. This is the cm deep

guided walk to men with hell. They have even printed their own

pamphlet. It is important that people get to see things in the

context of where the left. This is nominally an RAF base. A but many

Americans were here for the intelligence and security agency.

Each of these golf balls is part of a system for eavesdropping on

potential terrorists or tracking hostile missile launchers. This

expansion has not stopped despite the end of the Cold War. These last

two domes were only finished earlier this year. It brings the

total to 33. Status is the launch. This is what are the latest

expansion in Yorkshire is about. This is firing missiles into outer

space. There are fears of a rogue states like Iran. Technicians here

will be controlling those new missiles. On Tuesday night, as she

does every Tuesday night, this veteran police campaigner held a

small demonstration at the gates of the base. She had high hopes that

incoming Barack Obama would stop the expansion here. That simply did

not happen. This is an American base operated and controlled by the

Americans. It is secretive and out of the control of the British

Government. If the United Kingdom had bases in the US, can you

imagine the American authorities allowing us to carry on the air

without telling them exactly what was going on? Of course they would

want to know. As for the British Government, they say this is at RAF

base which operates with the United States and it is part of a

defensive screen for the whole of the Western world. Our guests today

are local MPs. Some would argue that if they were really keeping an

eye on the bad guys they should be applauded and not subjected to

constant protest, is that a fair point? I think it is. If you want

to keep the peace in Britain you have to keep an eye on potential

terrorists. You cannot do it as one country on your own. These days you

have to work in tandem with other countries, countries which are

members of NATO. The listening mechanisms need to be further away

from the attacks are likely to happen. That is why Britain is the

place where some of these interceptor missiles are. Fabian

Hamilton does not agree been with you. He makes a fair point. If we

wanted a spy base in Alabama the Americans would not allow that?

do have British personnel so bonded to work within US military

establishments. It is one of the things that comes from us being

part of a military alliance will stop it is not a million miles away

from you Pudsey constituency, do we have a right to know what goes on

there? With the Cold War may be over, there are still other rogue

nations have out there and we still need to be secured. Parliament has

a vast array of mechanisms to ensure we communicate with those

working in this place. It is vital that we have the facility

protecting us for our future. er you totally happy with the fact

that missiles which could be fired from the Czech Republic are being

controlled from North Yorkshire? is because we are potentially a

target that we have to have defences against people who have

malign intentions. We know from the cold war period that having weapons

to retaliate against an attack actually deters people from

attacking. Sadly, well intentioned as they are, CND by were wrong then

and they are now. Now we want to talk about the decision to close

the Leeds faced a hard unit. This little lad here was saved there.

His parents were glad he did not have to travel to Newcastle for

surgery. This is what will happen if we switch to fewer regional

centres. I believe you are one of the MPs against the closure. It is

inevitable that it will close now, is that the information you are

getting? Not really. None of us know, that is the point. There is

the judicial review that will be held which will delay it until

December. The final decision has not been made and we have picked up

an argument for why it should remain. There is a very strong

message. It is not over yet. Even if it goes against as there are

still avenues we need to consider. Are you still optimistic? I am a

very optimistic person and be a campaign is so strong. It is not

just about as losing leads. If Leeds closes I cannot see how

Newcastle can reach its 400 operations per year as suggested.

People in South Yorkshire would gravitate towards Birmingham.

Others would gravitate towards Liverpool so Newcastle would

struggle to reach their figures which I believe we then make them

under threat leaving the whole of the North of England with just one

unit. That is not acceptable. Politics Show can reveal that many

of our town halls have had an increase in the number of inquiries

they receive from people who are worried about losing their homes.

Some Yorkshire parents say that a cap on housing benefit will force

them to leave the areas where they were or where they have brought

their children up. This church has been providing shelter for the

homeless for a century. Last winter they struggled but managed to find

a bed for everyone. It is ski area and freezing. No matter what you

have got on, even quilts, it is very cold. -- scary. We are

beginning to see a greater proliferation of people coming,

people from professional backgrounds. A high number of dead

people are between 16 and 25. the people. Low-paid families used

to be able to claim enough housing benefit to make sure they had few

worries about their rent but some say that is no longer the case.

Most of the people I have spoken to say they have a shortfall of �150

per month. When they have approached the council to explain

their predicament they are actually being told to move to a cheaper

area. That presents problems in itself. A lot of the low income

workers are working end teeters on our nursery workers on a working at

the checkouts in supermarkets. If that happens we will lose the

workforce that are keeping the city running. These women are so worried

they have formed a local group. They want to know why low-paid

families are being left to sort out the Government's budget deficit.

The Chancellor has said a new measures are needed because the

cost of housing benefit has risen to �21 billion per year. As a

country he says we are now spending more on housing benefit than we do

on the police and our universities combined. This is the emergency

homelessness hotline at City of York council. Calls you have gone

up by one-third in a year. It is also happening elsewhere. We have

50% of our household incomes around �23,000. There are recommendations

that you should not spend more than 25 % of your income on housing so

they are having problems. Bradford council has seen a 46 % rise.

Private rents in Yorkshire and expected to rise by 20% over the

next five years. The Government is promising a tougher benefit system

following reform. For the next generation there might literally be

no place like home. Some interesting statistics there. The

housing benefit bill costing more than the police and universities

combined, can you understand why they had to take action? The reason

for this is high cost is like York are being grouped together with low

rent areas. The rent paid to people in York is less than people need.

If they lose 20 or 30 miles away for a cheaper rent they lose their

jobs. If you cannot afford to live where you Levet is on your bike?

were right to see the housing benefit cost has doubled over the

last 10 years. We have got to deal with that. A lot of private

landlords are seeing the housing benefit as a benchmark for what

they can charge, we have to get a reality in the housing market. It

is part of a much wider problem. Not enough has been done to build

affordable social housing over the last 20 years. We need to help

people to live where they want to. We heard in the report, Nasri

workers, supermarket checkout staff, low-paid workers being pushed out.

It is the poorest people again bearing the burden of deficit cuts.

People who are on low income and see others who are not working

living on housing benefit in better properties. We have got to balance

that out. We have to ensure there are not unintended consequences but

there is a serious crisis. Where would Labour have find the money to

pay for housing benefit if you were still in power? Social security

policies to incentivise people to get off benefit and into work. If

you force people to move 20 or 30 miles to somewhere where there are

no jobs then you increase the number of people who are unemployed.

Therefore you increase the benefits bill. A short-term attempt to

squeeze the housing benefit will end up costing the Government more.

That is a move in the wrong direction. Stay with us.

Homelessness and unemployment were a big talking point in the House of

Commons on Friday. Members of the UK Youth Parliament filled the

famous green benches. We caught up with the teenage entrepreneur from

Lincolnshire who feels young people have been let down by the older

generation of politicians. first debate today will be sued

university education be made for me? My Name Is Joseph, I am a

serving member of parliament. I am 18. The most pressing issue is

child poverty in the UK and the issue of youth unemployment. We

need to work together to give young people hope and opportunities. We

have to look at the opportunities for young people that need to be

developed. There are a lot of projects that the Government need

to recognise and we need to Unite together to make its young people

feel welcome and feel like they have opportunities. We have to make

sure we have an economically competitive economy because our

young people are the future of that economy. I want to highlight the

skills and talents that young people have. Young people have been

stigmatised and isolated. We need to redefine just how amazing young

people are and make it clear they are the future of our country. I

know some people who have failed in 150 job applications. They feel

they cannot be entrepreneur's. You can be what you want to be. That is

my message to young people. Good morning and welcome. You have only

to look at how many young people vote to see that decisions are made

by older people at the top. message to any key decision makers

is simple, we need to recognise young people's achievements,

celebrate their skills and talents and give them the opportunities

they deserve. I am sure he will go far. He says young people have been

stigmatised by politicians, is that fair? I do not think entirely, but

I do get his point. The older generation do sometimes brush aside

the younger generation. We all see as MPs the tremendous contribution

that young people make to our society. The lobby very effectively

in Parliament. People like Joseph are at Credit. Can you understand

quite young people feel let down by politicians of a certain

generation? Somewhat, some would be the answer. This young man makes us

proud. What a contrast with those we saw in the riots. The message to

politicians is listen to what young people have to say. They want

skills, they want to build businesses, they want to have

apprenticeships and build a future for themselves. Thank you both for