Perspective

[maggiebee]

700 people died last year sleeping rough on the streets.

70 people have tried to cross the channel to the UK since November 2018

Guess which one @sajidjavid is calling a crisis?

[ladybirder]

Thanks for the link Maggie but I don't see how it says it's even higher than the 700 you mention. It says at least 449.
The good news is it also reports:
//A Ministry of Housing spokeswoman said the government takes any homeless death "extremely seriously".
She added: "We are investing £1.2bn to tackle all forms of homelessness, and have set out bold plans backed by £100m in funding to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it by 2027."\\
I hope it makes a difference but of course if we keep letting more in when we can't house those already here ...

[Theland]

Taking it extremely seriously? Well that's OK then.

[maggiebee]

ladybirder - yes, but these figures are for England/Wales. There is also Scotland and Northern Ireland to take into account which changes the figures somewhat.

[naomi24]

// Migrants drive 50% rise in rough sleeping//

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/migrants-drive-50-rise-in-rough-sleeping-ftxchhjql

A good enough reason to ignore illegal immigration, Maggiebee? :o/

[mushroom25]

//There is also Scotland and Northern Ireland to take into account which changes the figures somewhat. //

your government aren't very good with this, and haven't (as of today) ever logged any data on the homeless. the best figure available for the last year in Scotland is 94. but bear in mind that's "HOMELESS" - not "LIVING ROUGH", which therefore includes hostel inmates, sofa surfers, etc (note "homeless" and "sleeping rough" are not necessarily synonymous)

[dave50]

I am sick of hearing the usual people on TV saying they are trying to cross the channel because they are desperate. Desperate to leave France, why? What a load of rubbish.

[Guilbert53]

>>>700 people died last year sleeping rough on the streets.

About 1,700 people a year die in the UK in "road" accidents, but few politicians ever seem to do anything about that, or even talk about it.

[Old_Geezer]

Different problems. Opening the door to all who want to sneak in is a crisis, needs to be nipped in the bud. Homelessness may be a crisis also, but it's been with us "forever" and no one has found a workable solution yet, so it's more accepted as near inevitable.

[Jackdaw33]

I would love to go back to France, where I have spent many happy days, but ill-health prevents me.

[margarettom]

I didn't think homelessness was part of the Home Secretary's remit.

[-Talbot-]

I think Heather Wheeler should be the subject of maggies ire.

Maybe she just doesn't like Sajid.

[youngmafbog]

Two very different problems although the way these newcomers seem to get housed so quickly should at least raise some eyebrows.

They are not desperate coming from any EU country, they are perfectly safe and should apply for asylum (if they qualify) there. But then, that is probably the problem they dont qualify but they do know that the UK wont care about that and will lavish them with housing health and a myriad of other benefits courtesy of the tax payer.

The Mayor of Calias was quite correct when she said we should address this and stop the benefits.

[bainbrig]

Maggiebee. Glad you're not intimidated by the usual suspects round here who want to nitpick your question, not share your horror at how such tragedies can take place on our 'civilised' streets.

Just been reading Jack London's 'People of the Abyss', about the plight of the capital's poor at the beginning of the 20th century, and it struck me that the main difference between then and now is cardboard boxes (they didn't have any).

More power to you, Maggiebee.

BillB

[maggiebee]

Thank you BB

[-Talbot-]

Maggiebee. Glad you're not intimidated by the usual suspects round here who want to nitpick your question, not share your horror at how such tragedies can take place on our 'civilised' streets.




Yes, we can all guilty of ignoring the horror and tragedies that can take place on our 'civilised' streets...can't we Billy.

[bednobs]

maggie is this your post or have you just regurgitated a political tweet?

[-Talbot-]

*be guilty

[-Talbot-]

Is maggie scanning the twitter feed to post an answer?

[hereIam]

It IS a crisis all these illegals trying to get into the country and I am with him 100% on this. Hope he continues to call it a crisis and acts on it.

[naomi24]

// Migrants drive 50% rise in rough sleeping//

…and Bainbrig says ‘More power to you Maggie’.

Clearly neither are recognising the horror that Bainbrig speaks of. How sensible. :o/