>Explain to this former colonist what cultural cue he's missing, because how is it possible that 42% of a country's population lives in public housing? Because

>Explain to this former colonist what cultural cue he's missing, because how is it possible that 42% of a country's population lives in public housing? Because they criminalized private construction of housing. It can only be done after a lengthy procedure where you beg for permission from a bureaucrat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_and_Country_Planning_Act_1947 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_and_Country_Planning_Act_... >The Act established that planning permission was required for land development; ownership alone no longer conferred the right to develop the land.[1]