Local Families Priced Out | Migration, Mears, and the Working Class | Paul Porter | Ep 24

🏘️ Private contractors. Postcode targeting. Rents soaring. Local families pushed out.

In this explosive episode, Alderman Paul Porter joins Forward with Truth to expose the growing scandal surrounding the Mears Group — a private company contracted by the Home Office to house asylum seekers.

What began as quiet property acquisitions has turned into a housing crisis for working-class communities. Mears is targeting deprived areas, forcing up rents, and leaving local families displaced — all while government agencies look the other way.

📊 We break down the postcode data, reveal what Mears told Paul behind closed doors, and ask the question:
Why are loyalist estates always the ones paying the price?
And why is the mainstream media refusing to cover it?

🎙️ Also in this episode:
✝️ Paul’s faith journey and how his Christian convictions shape his public service
🔵 The reality of being a working-class loyalist in today’s political climate
🎓 His council work on special educational needs and supporting vulnerable families
🏠 The challenges and victories in representing Lisburn South

🔥 This is the episode they don’t want you to hear.

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Chapters

0:00 - Title video.
0:04 - Welcome and Intro.
1:20 - Paul’s background.
3:00 - Paul’s Dad evangelist to everyone.
4:34 - Entry into politics.
7:35 - Paul’s greatest political accomplishments.
10:00 - What is Mears?
15:45 - Mears policy incentivises landlords to rent to asylum seekers.
18:45 - Why was this policy not implemented for local residents?
20:35 - The impact of Mears on rental market.
22:56 - Media silence.
24:39 - The moment Paul realised this was a Big problem.
26:15 - Housing Expert Mears portfolio having impact on housing supply.
working class areas.
29:13 - I told them 4 years ago this would happen!
31:34 - Which areas are being impacted?
35:38 - We need URGENT transparency.
36:44 - A lack of justice and equality.
39:31 - This is a cry for all sides of the community!
42:10 - Working class communities are struggling.
44:21 - The impact on legal migrants.
47:10 - Paul’s experience of this policy in working class areas.
49:01 - We need a full investigation into this issue.
51:55 - The big issues facing working class communities.
54:37 - The demonisation of unionist communities.
57:21 - Celebrating the contribution of Marching Bands.
59:09 - How Ulster Elites could better understand unionist culture.
1:01:38 - Our community’s greatest need is Jesus.
1:03:45 - Conclusions.
1:05:38 - Closing title.
1:05:58 - End