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Theresa May and the "Compassionate Conservatives" refuse to back bid to scrap Dickensian law that criminalises rough sleepers Calls for the 1824 Vagrancy Act to be repealed - but the Prime Minister refused to back it. Theresa May has refused to give her backing to a bid to scrap a Dickensian law that criticises homeless people sleeping rough. Lib Dem MP Layla Moran has called for the "draconian" law to be scrapped after it was used by local authorities more than 2,000 times last year. Most recently, Windsor council wanted to use it to ensure homeless people were "moved on" ahead of the Royal Wedding. Conservative Simon Dudley said beggars could present the town in a "sadly unfavourable light" when Prince Harry marries American actress Meghan Markle in May. He drew criticism from figures including Prime Minister Theresa May after a letter to police earlier this month, in which he complained about "aggressive...

Councillor asked charity to close early because homeless people are 'unsightly' The chairman of the charity says they were asked to close three hours early because important investors were visiting the nearby Town Hall A homeless charity based across the road from Torquay Town Hall says they were asked to close early one day by a senior Torbay councillor on a day when major investors were coming to discuss a multi-million development - because homeless people were an ‘eyesore’. Chairman of Humanity Torbay, Ellie Waugh, says that the councillor phoned her at home and asked the charity to close its doors to the homeless three hours early or else it wouldn’t be in ‘Torbay’s best interests’. since then, Ellie has vowed the charity ‘would never do something like this again’, and that it was ‘disgusting’ that they were pressured into closing early. Tory Councilor quits after Adolf Hitler joke  Torbay Council has not denied the incident but say...

Two vans carrying the slogan: "Go home or face arrest" aimed at undocumented immigrants were driven around the country in 2013. The then shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, accused Ms May's government of using the "language of the National Front". The campaign was also criticised by UKIP, whose former leader Nigel Farage later endorsed another divisive immigration poster. Shocking Esther McVey news resurfaces  The Conservative immigration minister, Mark Harper, defended the poster saying: "I don't see any problem with saying to people who have no right to be in the UK… they can't be here anymore."  The pilot scheme, which was going to be rolled out on a larger scale, was later banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. Now it just gets worse she has Anti Homeless posters. 

I'm sick of them, Sick of their begging for money all the time, sick of the scrounging from our Tax money whilst sitting on their arse's day in day out. it's time to abolish the Royals.  What the Tories Want The leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, home to Windsor Castle, Eton College and Ascot racecourse, has demanded police use legal powers to clear the area of homeless people before the royal wedding in May. Simon Dudley, the council’s Conservative leader, wrote to Thames Valley police this week seeking action against “aggressive begging and intimidation” and “bags and detritus” accumulating on the streets. The letter, seen by the Guardian, follows a series of tweets sent by Dudley while on a skiing holiday in Wyoming over Christmas, in which he referred to “an epidemic of rough sleeping and vagrancy in Windsor” and said “residents have had enough of this exploitation of residents and 6 million tourists pa [per annum]”. He...

If you never had enough evidence that the media ignores Corbyn and the good things he does well this is it. Instead of smearing the man, making things up about him and blatantly twisting everything he says and does they should be reporting on facts and real events but the Elitist mainstream media will never do that will they? why? because he wants them to pay tax. it's as simple as that. On Christmas day Jeremy Corbyn visited a homeless shelter a thing no other British Politician has ever done before. It wasn't for political points it was because he cares. Today was my most insane shift in my 12 years doing #CrisisChristmas . Physically & mentally exhausting. And then @jeremycorbyn popped by which was pretty fucking cool. pic.twitter.com/Uv62uIzgEL — Miss Gray (@MissGray) December 25, 2017 This isn't the first time he has been ignored this year for doing something great, only a few months ago he was awarded his second peace award the media...

BENCHES have been removed from a public space in Belfast city centre used by rough sleepers. Belfast City Council said it had taken away the benches from Jubilee Square, at the junction of Victoria Street and High Street, as part of "general improvements" aimed at reducing "any potential for anti-social behaviour". While the concrete slabs remain in place at either side, the wooden slats used to make seating have been cut off. The move follows complaints to the council from businesses and members of the public about anti-social behaviour and crowds gathering in the area. The Met Office has also issued weather warnings for snow, ice and strong winds as Storm Caroline hits Ireland and Britain today.   In 2015, an anonymous group placed a 'hi-pod (homeless intelligent pod)' in Jubilee Square. Offering temporary shelter for those who sleep rough, the pod came equipped with a light, mobile phone charger and a radio. Belfast City Council said the ...