Stories

News

Arlington House reopens

North London landmark overcomes a tricky refurbishment
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Blocking tactics

Aberdeen Council rejects a proposal for a much-needed homeless hostel
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Dying rough sleeper found alive and well...

...despite a lack of interest from the UK's press   more...

Features

A dog's life?

We revisit being on the streets with man's best friend
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The Act

We now know how much the Vagrancy Act is being used
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Coalition plans

We look at the new government and what it's likely to mean for our readership   more...

Interviews

Food Not Bombs

We talked to Keith McHenry, co-founder of an innovative organisation   more...

The Pavement talks to London Mayor, Ken Livingstone

The Games have every chance of making a valuable contribution to tackling homelessness in the capital   more...

Mayoral candidates: Boris Johnson (Conservative Party)

The celeb Tory politician and columnist wants to get people into some of London's 84,000 empty homes   more...

Letters

Questioning statistics

Thanks for tackling the myth
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Rough count update

The number of rough sleepers just keeps growing...
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A taxing question

We ask HM Revenue and Customs about homeless buskers' income
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Information

Company warns over dangers of sleeping in bins

Waste management company Biffa claims it sees on average two incidents a week   more...

I say, I say...

Join the SHIEN network and make yourself heard
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Benefit cut appeal letter

Download our letter and appeal
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Opinion

Absurd Vagrancy Act must go

Idle and disorderly persons can be branded criminals under 200-year-old legislation   more...

Misuse of the Vagrancy Act

The number of times this outmoded legislation has been used has trebled in recent times   more...

What does the word 'recovery' mean?

Rightly or wrongly, when you use drugs in chaotic and harmful way, you abrogate many of your rights, and society turns against you   more...

Cartoons

Street Shield 15: A diamond in the rough

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Street Shield 14: Battle Royale

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Street Shield 13: On the prowl

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