The ethnic cleansing of Southport - via authoritarian stealth
How they are killing off our Sandgrounder heritage
Guns and bullets are not the ‘only’ way to cleanse an area of its
native people. There are other, more clandestine, ways to eradicate an identity
and what follows marks one classic example.
The makeup of Southport has changed so much over the previous years and
at times one is hard-pressed to find genuine Sandgrounders. This was not helped with the outrageous hospital cuts of 2003, which in
a way marked a form of creeping ethnic cleaning.
They shipped our Children’s
A&E and Maternity services to another county. This ruse naturally meant
that kids from Southport would largely from that point onward be born ‘outside’
the town and thus be unable to call themselves, ‘Sandgrounders, born and bred!’
The result was (is) a loss
of cultural identity for our Southport families.
Some of us fought
these moves
The self-seeking authorities eradicated the ability of Sandgrounders to
have their offspring born in their OWN town.
This was of course of little
consequence to folks who had moved into our town from outside but a huge blow
to locals who were set to lose their Southport identity, their local birthright.
Remember also that we are apparently controlled by an aloof and largely belligerent
‘Sefton’ Council, run by a smirking women who has at times been paid more than the
UK’s PM.
Big city takeover
Some have said to me, with a tangible urgency in their voices, that
Southport should now be renamed as ‘Little Liverpool’, after noting how housing
authorities are swamping Southport with tenants from the Liverpool province.
One is compelled to ask if this is really true or just a basic human fear
of being invaded by outsiders from the big city.
I cannot speak for all parts of Southport but where I live we have noted
that the One Vision Housing Authority has indeed filled many vacant premises
that were previously inhabited by locals with outsiders.
This has resulted in
some resentment and especially by elderly locals who are not socially
interacting successfully with the newcomers. That is factual and a matter easily proven. There are of course good and bad people in all towns and we cannot
generalise over such matters in any negative fashion.
It is however a matter of
concern when local folk are observing an increasing number of dwellings being
given away by the housing authorities to people from the big city region, instead of Southport when many young locals are still in
need.
This social movement only pushes out our own Southport residents and further increases the
loss of Southport’s dwindling identity.
I have asked some officials about this matter and they also appear to be
less than happy with what their big city - orientated superiors are busy implementing for housing needs,
behind the scenes.
The controversial NHS cuts ensured that Southport is being screwed out
of its birthright and many sit back and let it happen. Some even help this appalling
eradication of the town to occur and do not even know it!
More recently a petition was created to help try and regain some of our lost
Southport children’s services and also additional care services for our elderly
in need.
Will you take a few seconds of your time to sign it?
I will ‘say
it as it is’ and not as I am
'expected' to say it, via a link to any restrictive political, media or other
grouping.
Numerous local people have said
the very same thing to me - therefore I am just laying it down sincerely here
in words so please, don't shoot the messenger!
The powers that be are effectively killing off our Southport identity on
a daily basis.They do it largely because we allow them to do it!
Perhaps it’s time to wake up, think about the future and start kicking
back.
Southport deserves better!
Pat Regan ©
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