The pretty seaside town that charity fears will ‘turn into UK’s Skid Row’ | UK | News

Next year, a street law of homelessness, which has been standing for 200 years, has been abolished throughout the country. Some campaignists welcomed the change, while others are afraid that some areas turn into something like San Francisco and Los Angeles’ bad -fame “sled line” areas.

The 1824 Vagrancy law will be changed with “targeted measures” that will enable police to have the authority to keep communities safe.

Youtuber Joe Fish He went to Bournemouth in 2022 The worst homelessness statistics outside of LondonTo see how people in the town feel about the prescribed changes.

Evsuz Social Assistance Group Presidential Andrew Talbot We are human beingsHe said to him angrily: “They will put more people on the streets. This is planned.”

Authorized, accusing rude sleep, the government’s police forces to ignore the increasing problem of homelessness, he says.

Andrew adds that the band supplies free food to about 800 people every week and that there are about 120 people participating in free kitchens on Saturdays and Sundays.

Since Joe is increasingly dragging more and more people into poverty, the demand has increased with the “definitely the figures passing the roof”.

Bournemouth’s High Street is a sad event while most of the large retail areas are empty.

This economic collapse, less and less work and increasing prices create a feedback cycle that leaves more people in a way that does not return. “When he sees that retirees and families have been made homeless, he tells a lot about our country,” Andrew said.

The original 1824 Vagrancy law was introduced in response to many British soldiers who came home from Napoleon wars to find themselves unwanted and homeless.

This story has been repeated many times since then, and the veterans of countless foreign war retired to a ungrateful nation. But now Andrew Talbot says the demographic features of the homeless of England have changed.

He currently explains that he often sees “teachers and retirees ve in his free kitchens, and from his point of view that the changes in the law are introduced only with the expectation of a great increase in the number of people living in the streets.

He warns that the towns in the UK can soon see the equivalent of Skid Row, which is famous for its homelessness, crime and outdoor drug markets.

However, the latest figures show that Bournemouth returned to a corner with the problem of homelessness. The government in 2024 shows the fifth highest place for homelessness outside London under the government Stastiics, Somperset, Bristol, Brighton and Leeds.

And not everyone accepts Andrew’s evaluation. Matt Downie, Homeless Charity CEO CrisisHe welcomed the new legislation: “This is a turning point that will change lives and prevent thousands of people from being pushed into the shadows.

“For 200 years, the Vagrancy law meant that the homeless ones were treated as criminals and second -class citizens.

A spokesman from the crisis suggests that the 2022 government figures claimed that autumn rude sleep is the highest of London, and the latest figures emphasized a significant development.

They also drew attention to the total number instead of the rate per population.

A spokesman from the Bournemouth Council objected to these figures and added: “The Vagrancy law was a date of dated legislation without any impact on our business. As a council and a partnership, we are determined to help those who find themselves homeless.

“In addition to our partners, we continue to take a compassionate and collaborative approach to ensure that everyone has a safe place to live.”

But clearly, Bournemouth still has a long way. Joe explained: “Last year I visited Bournemouth and a [drugs overdose] In a few minutes after coming in the streets, the shocking living conditions that people have to endure. “

Stuart, “last night was cold,” he said. “Autumn is coming now.”