Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
I spent many years working with the homeless in Bradford, Oxford , Bridgend and Cardiff

This is the score

There is naff all money put into housing for homeless people , naff all money put in psychiatric and psychological support , naff all money put into addiction services

And under the conservatives since 2010 its got worse

Until this changes , nothing will change
These people don't vote Sludge, they only become an issue for Governments and Councils when handfuls of voters are complaining about having to walk past beggars. Most of the rest of us see the situation, sympathise, then go back to life without giving a second thought, I include myself in that.

My grandfather once told me, "you're only one bad day away from being there yourself". The pandemic is likely to create a lot more homeless people, and I am also fearful for people who may have ended up locked up with abusive parents/spouses/partners during lockdown. Which is why the actions of Cummings were particularly galling.