Property News · December 23, 2017

The Guardian view on rough sleeping: no room at the inn | Editorial


Readers are donating generously to the Guardian and Observer charity appeal. But the growing number of homeless people on and off the streets is a symbol of government failureNext to war, homelessness is the most visible of policy failures. Each pinched face peering from a sleeping bag, each despairing plea for change, tells of a government seemingly too incompetent or uncaring to ensure that everyone who needs a safe, warm bed can find one. Thirty years ago, cardboard cities became the symbol of a failed Conservative government. It is true again now. And while the figure huddled in a doorway is always shaming, at Christmas he or she is a still more potent reminder of the cruel gap between the many who have and the few who have not.Generous Guardian and Observer readers have already given nearly £1m to our charity appeal, donating more than £60,000 a day. It will go to three charities that work across Britain with some of the most vulnerable homeless people. Depaul, No Accommodation Network and Centrepoint support young people and destitute asylum seekers, helping them to find temporary accommodation and the practical assistance needed to get their lives back on track. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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