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Caroline Lucas MEP "Shocked" by Council's Answer to 'Temporary Accommodation'
Caroline Lucas, prospective Green candidate for Brighton Pavillion and European MEP and Councillor Ian Davey visited two homeless residents, George and Diane, at a 'temporary hostel' on Saturday. They...
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HMP Brighton Open Prison
Jason Evans is free...apparently. George, Diane and I went to pick him up from Lewes Prison on Wednesday. He looks well, having been inside for 9 months. He's been getting three square meals a day,...
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Across the UK, Shelter is Highly Precarious
Jamie Lindley last night appeared at the Soup Run. It was his first experience of receiving coffee and sandwiches at the Peace Statue.Evicted after an argument and fight with an overbearing and violent...
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An Open Letter to Caroline Lucas from a Recipient of the Soup Run
Brighton17.05.2010Dear Ms Lucas,Congratulations. Laurence asked me to say what I would like from you now that you're an MP. So, I said I'd write something here, free, gratis and for nothing, selected...
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Rough Sleepers and the Rough Sleepers Team
Paul is a regular recipient of soup and sandwiches on the St Mary Magdalen Soup Run. He's been in Brighton for 6 months having left Nottingham and is concerned about what he will do when winter comes.I...
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"Where is the Justice?"
Justice by Raphael SanzioA couple (let's call them 'Sarah' and 'John') who I know have been evicted from a squat onto the street. Currently, I believe they are staying in a youth hostel. I'll relate...
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"This is Brighton Station. Welcome to Brighton Station. There is no local...
A couple sit hunched over with their dog under the arches of Brighton station. Kristian, who sits with his girlfriend, complains of what he suspects is urine that has run from the top of Trafalgar...
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Brighton Man Alleges Glenwood Lodge Evicted Him on False Grounds
Grand Parade, BrightonA Brighton man named Ben has alleged that Glenwood Lodge homeless hostel evicted him at the weekend on false allegations that he spat at one of the workers. The hostel in Grand...
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Brighton Man Alleges Eviction from St Patrick's Nightshelter for Suicide Bid
St Patrick's Nightshelter, HoveA Brighton man has alleged that staff at St Patrick's Nightshelter have evicted him on the grounds that he attempted to hang himself in his room. The man was recently...
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Brighton and Hove City Council Paying Nearly £600 a Week in Housing Benefit,...
In an interview with The Eye of a Needle, a couple who reside in different homeless hostels tell of their frustrations with Brighton and Hove City Council, and their aspirations to build a better life...
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Letting Agents Change Lock on Brighton Couple's Door While They Are Out
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon their honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the...
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The Scandal of 17-19 Grand Parade, Baron Homes and Brighton and Hove City...
Princes House, BrightonResidents of 17/19 Grand Parade agreed to be interviewed about the living conditions of the “emergency temporary accommodation” of inner Brighton. Each resident interviewed has a...
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Fire Alarms and Body Bags
George and Diane have spent the week settling into their new property, owned by by The Baron Homes Corporation. Compared to other properties owned by the same firm, which I hope and trust will one day...
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Olympic Homeless Coming to Brighton
Is there anything more absurd than the Olympics?The Argus carried an interesting story yesterday concerning Brighton's increasing homeless community being caused by the grotesquely expensive efforts...
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The Eye of a NeedleYou’re down and out in BrightonSo now what you gonna do?Though there’s ‘To Let’ signs everywhereThis city’s got no room for youYou’ve got some cash But the agents they want more,...
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Welcome to the World of Mears Group Plc
The company with a stranglehold over Council housingThe Eye of a NeedleRecently, I visited a friend of George and Diane in her Council flat in Brighton. A young lady who suffers depression, having had...
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New Steine Mews: A Place of Change
A friend called Jason has been evicted from New Steine Mews in this the Octave of Christmas. In fact, he was evicted on New Year's Day.Part of the problem with Jason, well, in fact a great deal of the...
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Dealing with Lazarus
For quite a long time, I used to see a young man from our soup run sleeping at the back of the Church of Christ the King (CCK). In an alcove, he placed some cardboard boxes and would sleep there at...
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Brighton and Hove City Council and Mears Group: A Perfect Partnership
This is the handiwork and Council house maintenance work of Mears. I took these photos recently.Let me know what you think of their work.A woman I know was recently moved here by the Council...Nice...
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The Cruel Hypocrisy of Brighton Hostel Workers
Jason two years ago...Just recently I have been struck by the indifference and hypocrisy of some of the hostel workers in Brighton. In particular, New Steine Mews appears to be quite a case in...
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