More than one homeless person died every day in the UK over the last 12 month. More than 449 homeless people have died on streets or in temporary accommodation in the UK in the past year, an investigation has found. Charities have called the deaths a national disgrace and have blamed soaring homelessness on austerity, expensive private rents and a lack of social housing.
A former soldier, an astrophysicist and a Big Issue seller are among the hundreds who have died since October 2017. They were found dead in shop doorways, hostels and camping in tents in woodland, with some lying dead for months before their bodies were discovered, requiring forensic testing for identification.
A former soldier, an astrophysicist and a Big Issue seller are among the hundreds who have died since October 2017. They were found dead in shop doorways, hostels and camping in tents in woodland, with some lying dead for months before their bodies were discovered, requiring forensic testing for identification.
The BIJ project found 69% of deaths were men, 21% were women and no gender was recorded for the remaining 10%. January was the deadliest month, in which at least 33 people died. Deaths were caused by violence, drug overdoses, illnesses, suicide and murder, among other reasons. The average age at death was 49 for men and 53 for women, but those who died ranged from 18 to 94.
Jon Sparkes, the chief executive of the homelessness charity Crisis, said: “To learn of the sheer scale of those who have lost their lives in the past year is nothing short of horrifying. This is a wake-up call to see homelessness as a national emergency.”
Polly Neate, the chief executive of the charity Shelter, said: “This important investigation lays bare the true brutality of our housing crisis. Rising levels of homelessness are a national disgrace, but it is utterly unforgivable that so many homeless people are dying unnoticed and unaccounted for.
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It seems that the September SS has disappeared from this site. I was to say under the article announcing a pamphlet in zionism that this book might be a good book to consult:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R9TDTL3Y3CBML?ref=pf_vv_at_pdctrvw_srp
(Although the One-State-Solution is hardly the example of either 'universalism' or 'proletarian internationalism' that the reviewer thinks it is, at least he is opposed to both nationalisms. )
And beyond that, it is to be hoped that Stefan will have considerable input into this pamphlet.
The 'search' facility brings it to view.
https://socialismoryourmoneyback.blogspot.com/search?q=September+2018+Socialist+Standard+
The pamphlet is now availble at H.O.
Now available at £2.00 (+£1.50 P&P)
Cheques payable to ‘The Socialist Party of Great Britain’.
Copies from the Socialist Party,
52 Clapham High Street,
London SW4 7UN
https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/pamphlet/why-socialists-oppose-zionism-and-anti-semitism/
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