Chameleon Magazine

 🏚️📈Scotland just saw a 9% rise in emergency housing, and yet the official line remains a smug chorus of “There’s no issue with population, thank you very much.” Meanwhile, councils are treating housebuilding like it’s an optional side quest in a game they never plan to finish. Welcome to the UK—where the waiting list is longer than a Glastonbury toilet queue and your “temporary” B&B stay comes with mildew, misery, and a side of bureaucratic gaslighting.

🧱 “Build? In This Economy?” – The Council’s Housing Strategy 😴

You’d think a 9% surge in emergency accommodation use might trigger some kind of urgent response. A few blueprints. A planning meeting. Maybe even a brick or two. But no—councils are treating the housing crisis like it’s a Netflix series they gave up on mid-season.

Instead of addressing the boiling-over demand, they’re stuck in a Kafkaesque loop:

“No, there’s not too many people.”

“No, we’re not building houses.”

“No, we don’t see a problem.”

Meanwhile, families are crammed into shoeboxes with leaky roofs, while local authorities channel their energy into approving vanity sculptures and closing libraries. It’s almost performance art—except the suffering isn’t metaphorical. It’s just real, cold, and includes someone crying in a Travelodge family room because there’s no next step. 🛏️💔

And now, let’s address the deluxe elephant in the room 🐘🛎️: hotels being used as long-term migrant housing.

If you thought emergency accommodation was scarce before, congratulations—you’re now in the bonus round. With hotels across the UK repurposed as ad hoc asylum shelters, the chance of your local authority finding you a roof (with heat, plumbing, or dignity) just dropped faster than their willingness to tell the truth.

So, if you’re hoping this all turns around soon… don’t.

They’re not building, they’re not planning, and the supply’s already spoken for.

💥 Challenges 💥

Have you had enough of the spin? Of the silence? Of being told everything’s fine while entire families live out of bin bags in borrowed rooms? Vent. Rage. Mock. We want all of it. Drop your story or sarcasm in the blog comments—not just Facebook. 🧱🔥