Rishi Sunak announces the opening of the beggar kicking season

[Guy Profumo]

I looked for this on the Braverman thread, as I'd expected this to be endorsed with the stamp "from the desk of the Home Secretary"

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presente...abelled-cruel/

[Gangster Octopus]

Just tell us what he's saying.

[ChrisJ]

The Chief Executive of homelessness charity Crisis says the Prime Minister's anti-vagrancy plans are 'counterproductive'.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to 'crack down' on beggars in his new plan to tackle anti-social behaviour, he has announced £1000 fines will be issued to those engaging in 'organised begging'.

Matt Downie, who is the Chief Executive of Crisis the homelessness charity, spoke to Shelagh Fogarty about the proposed plans.

After recognising that organised begging does need to be eradicated, Mr Downie pointed to the "wider issue".

"We've worked carefully and very steadily over many years to try and repeal the concept of criminalising homelessness and the Vagrancy Act of 1824... that says that homelessness and egging are criminal offences," he shared.

[diggedy derek]

‘Aggressive beggars’ sounds like some kind of scare-story from the John Major era. It's completely absurd and makes next to no difference to the vast majority of people's lives.

[Nefertiti2]

‘Aggressive beggars’ sounds like some kind of scare-story from the John Major era. It's completely absurd and makes next to no difference to the vast majority of people's lives.

Aggressive beggars smoking dope outside your children’s bedroom windows- whilst the water company chucks turds in your rivers and on your beaches