🧵 1. In 2000, the UK govt engaged in an act of self-harm by forcing asylum seekers in this country NOT to work or save money; NOT to pay their own rent; NOT to pay for their own food, heating and living costs. Instead, the state paid for it. And that has been the case for 24 years. 🧵 2. Imagine a government policy that forces people to depend solely on the state for their (progressively worse) housing and living costs. (You don’t have to)