Newsbot Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Plans are being made to find a building to house a winter night shelter for the Isle of Man's homeless. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7050191.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homarus Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 What was wrong with the old Villa Colonnade??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsticks Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 How the hell do we have any homeless people on the island? It's not like we're short of a few bob overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 How the hell do we have any homeless people on the island? It's not like we're short of a few bob overall. Drink, drugs, mental illness etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I understand that a fairly substantial building on Victoria Road will be vacated fairly soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsticks Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 How the hell do we have any homeless people on the island? It's not like we're short of a few bob overall. Drink, drugs, mental illness etc. Yes I understand how people end up being homeless, I don't understand how we don't already have solid provisions in place to make sure they will always have a roof over their heads should they want and/or need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I guess it must be a relatively new problem. I know there have been homeless people for years, but they've not always wanted help. And it's not like poor people are ignored on the island. There are more than enough council houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deejay Denzel Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 How many homeless do we have? It can't be that many, My mate has a shed he is willing to donate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 speaking of which, there is a guy and his pregnant girlfriend protesting about housing outside the town hall now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelslikeitshould Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 speaking of which, there is a guy and his pregnant girlfriend protesting about housing outside the town hall now How chavtastic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 How chavtastic.... Not really. If I was in their position I would be less than happy about the housing allocations & the time it takes to get a council house. I hope they got approval from the Town Hall before staging this protest..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelslikeitshould Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 How chavtastic.... Not really. If I was in their position I would be less than happy about the housing allocations & the time it takes to get a council house. I hope they got approval from the Town Hall before staging this protest..... I hadn't made that comment in total seriousness, as I don't know what they were protestig about. They could've been going on about the state of private accommodation, much of which I wouldn't wish on a grotty dog, nevermind having to pay £120 a week for it. But we shall assume, for the sake of argument, that they were protesting about not being able to get a council house and so: Why did they get themselves in that position if they haven't got a house? Why should corpy have to give them a house, which they probably don't deserve that much or they would've had one by now, just because they were daft enough to get pregnant? Unlucky, deal with it, everyone else has to, why are they any more special? At least they have the benefit of the fct the baby hasn't actually been born yet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsticks Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Why did they get themselves in that position if they haven't got a house? Why should corpy have to give them a house, which they probably don't deserve that much or they would've had one by now, just because they were daft enough to get pregnant? Unlucky, deal with it, everyone else has to, why are they any more special? At least they have the benefit of the fct the baby hasn't actually been born yet..... Maybe they had a house and lost it due to unemployment or some other life-changing event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 They'll be able to stay in the winter night shelter soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelslikeitshould Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Maybe they had a house and lost it due to unemployment or some other life-changing event? Maybe. The system is the same for everyone though, unless the arguement is that there is something specifically wrong with how housing is allocated, which thebees seems to be subtly hinting at.... What is wrong with the way housing is allocated? If they were protesting because they want a house and they think protesting will get them one, helped by parading a pregnant girlfriend, then I'm not sympathetic. Housing has been allocated in the same for what, 5 years? If they thought getting pregnant meant they would get a house when there aren't enough houses, then they were sadly mistaken and really quite foolish. If their issue is that they feel the current system dicriminates against them due to the fact they have fallen on hard times that couldn't be avoided, then their protest may well change the way housing is allocated in the future and that, in a democratic society, can't be a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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