Here's another for you @SuellaBraverman. 18 year old boy from Enfield. His Mum dies and he has no family. He ends up homeless living in a shed. He gets my contact details and I help him. I put him in the Travelodge on the A10 for 2 weeks until I can find him a room in a housing association. I knew the staff so this was possible. He was scared, cold, wet, and starving when I picked him up. He cried for hours. Anyhow we looked after him and now he's doing a degree in engineering. It was not a lifestyle choice for him. And I'm sure he'd be more than happy to educate you on this.
@ccwild79 @SuellaBraverman You did the job this rotten government is supposed to do… helped a vulnerable person in need. Thank you for your compassion, conscience and heart.
In the late 90s, a bloke walked in to our office with a handwritten CV and an ill fitting suit he'd got from a charity shop. He'd been selling the Big Issue and was homeless for a few years. He'd been going around the Industrial Estate giving out his hand written CVs and trying find work. Our director gave him a chance, because he was impressed. The guy ended up being the regional sales manager, after a few years, before we were all made redundant, and then he relocated to Staines. I few years later I worked in relocation services, and he became one of my clients, and he was relocating to Ontario with a massive Canadian Tech company. I often think of him, when I think of homeless people. I wish I could remember his surname, if love to know what became of him.
@ccwild79 @SuellaBraverman From last night’s Lewes Bonfire Night. Cruella Braverman is a disgrace to humanity. And the fine town of Lewes knows it.
@ccwild79 @SuellaBraverman You are a good man Chris, well done for helping that lad. 👏
She didn’t say “every” however, I can point you towards an official “excuse” by @AndyBurnhamGM that he published a while ago that for “some” it is a choice because “some” have refused shelter and refuse to use hostels etc…. For various reasons. I’ll agree that what she said was actually quite distasteful on the whole………. But she certainly didn’t say “ALL” Taking her comments completely out of context doesn’t do anyone any good.
@ccwild79 Suella has to go down in history as one of the most heartless people to ever walk on this planet.
Damn this is still going on 😞. Many years ago at 17 I was homeless (foster care system) I was told there was nothing they could provide for me. Spent a few nights wandering the streets. Sofa surfed friends homes etc. Managed to find employment working mon-fri through the night & Saturday-Sunday through the day so I could say I was full time employed to rent a home. Always fell asleep in class at sixth form but I finished & went to Uni. The council told me if I was pregnant they could help me. Very sorry to see children/young adults still being let down like this.
@ccwild79 @SuellaBraverman THAT’S EXCELLENT❤️
@ccwild79 @SuellaBraverman Bless you Chris Please let me know if I can signpost engineering contacts for him Highly recommend he looks at joining G4C I can put him in touch with some other young engineers I work with if of any interest ever g4c.org.uk/membership/