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He could feel the Santa Ana winds ripping up the coast and through the canyons.

It was uncovered when the carpet was ripped up for a refit made possible by a £1,000 fundraising appeal.

"So his legislation would rip up the very foundations of democracy, which is that everybody is equal," she said.

He wants the policy on social housing flooring to change, "Why are they ripping up perfectly good carpets and putting them in landfill?"

Some ideas include buying some cheap dishes at a thrift store and breaking them in the driveway, ripping up an old T-shirt or hitting some rocks with a hammer.