Lisbon Housing Protest: The Tent Camp Is the Only Rent Not Rising
From the BBN segment “Protests over housing spread to Lisbon and Milan”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (The Guardian) →
From the BBN segment “Protests over housing spread to Lisbon and Milan”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (The Guardian) →
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: The Guardian.
Gloria VanceThe protests that shook Spain and France in recent weeks have now spread to Italy and Portugal, with housing and the cost of living at the center.
Gloria VanceIn Milan, rioters clashed with police and set property on fire after Saturday's march, and Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni said hooligans exploited it.
Hank LedgerSo the march was about housing, and the government's answer is that the march had the wrong crowd.
Gloria VanceIn Lisbon, hundreds have set up a tent camp, and The Guardian quotes one of them saying, we are suffocating. Officials have promised nothing yet.
Hank LedgerThey're camping out because of the rent. Is the tent cheaper?
Gloria VanceConsiderably, Hank. It's the only property in Lisbon that hasn't gone up, and it doesn't come with a lease.
Hank LedgerGood location, though.
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