Royally Homeless in Windsor: Sleeping rough amid royal wedding preparation

A formal dress rehearsal of the Royal wedding did take place today in Windsor and thousands were on the streets to enjoy the sunshine and watch proceedings. The couple have said they wanted a People's Wedding, but are all people being treated equally?

The Council here received some criticism over how they've gone about trying to get homeless people of the streets in the run up to the wedding.

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[hobbyable]

Sad commentary on modern Britain and that really nothing changes. In 1820 there were homeless beggars outside palaces, in 2018 still the same. 30 million quid spent on a family where inherited wealth and privilege by birth is the norm and people without even a roof over their head watch them go by.

[davidellis]

I think it is disgusting the amount of public money has been poured into this wedding, the Royals are Multi Millionaires in their own right and should not expect the tax payer to pick up the bill, it's amazing how money suddenly appears for this sort of thing when there are people living on the streets and people going to food banks, I am not anti Royal but let's have a bit of fair play because it gives Corbyn a massive axe to grind and the worst of all he's right.

[seelondon]

Solution - Windsor Castle a lot of rooms...

[peaceLove]

It's true the poor help the poor.

[Howard_Family_Presence]

Just saying that if anyone was wondering, the royal wedding cost $45 million USD. Instead of using that money for the homeless, they used it on the wedding.

[davidellis]

All this nonsense about the Royal Wedding and the homeless being moved on, a lot of people are saying get a job and get off benefits, if they have no address they can't claim benefits as they don't exist, it's a pity they don't get the same treatment as the refugee immigrants who come here and get housed with everything they need, pots, pans, cutlery, fridge, washing machine, beds, furniture and anything else they need, I know this happens because my friend supplies it all, it's a disgrace.

[TheCanadiangirl]

I'd love to know which shop he owns so I can avoid it on my trip to England.

[FeedScrn]

Good temporary solution: Most homeless, .. at least those coherent enough and able to drive would appreciate a car, or for a couple - a van ... given or loaned to them. It's shelter. They probably don't need overnight heat, but if they do, people seem to like the propane Buddy Heater. Maybe the gov can provide electric hookups with oil-filled space heaters in the cold months.... kind of like a drive-in. In cities like LA or in Florida - probably just a sleeping bag or a couple of blankets, and a pillow would do. Give them a weekly gasoline allowance, free vehicle maintenance, insurance, and special license plates as well. All these would be ran by the government, to keep these vehicles running....

Yes it will cost money, but this is a lot cheaper than the $millions that is spent on stick-and-brick public housing now. IMO, housing the homeless in buildings is a 20th century, expensive now obsolete solution... Buildings built as public housing almost always degenerate into massive slums... where even the people who live there want to leave. They also breed ill will for people who live near them as well. NIMBY.

The homeless in vehicles is safer for them than sleeping in homeless shelters, on the street in some corner or doorway, or in 'the projects'.. Houseless, no longer homeless. Sometimes mobility can make all the difference.

Soup kitchens should remain open for those who can use them.

There's a whole community who live in cars and vans - who actually like it. See youtube channel Cheap RV Living (all one word- no spaces), Rolling Earth-Ship, etc. for details.

[oikawasthottiestpotato]

I knew two of these guys really well (man with dark hood on and beard and his friend), I always hated how this was made to happen, the two of them were so proud of my when I got my exam results back and I’ll always remember that.

[lfc]

I don't even think Windsor's police station is open in the evening. The only time you see a copper is when they change the guard's. 🙃🙃🙃🙃

[c.mor]

Next week this channel will be covering the stupid wedding same as everyone else, this is just virtue signaling.

[aliciabryant]

SO NOW HARRY AND M&M EANT TO HELP THE HOMELESS?? MY MY MY. HOW INSULTING TO THOSE IN THE COLD FAM STREETS..YOU TWO. PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS, KIDS!!

[karmendillon]

We have this exact issue of homelessness along with the same reasoning behind it in our inner city here in Kansas City, Kansas. Our Church has outreach ministries that include men and women's transitional housing then onto their independent housing in apartments. We help them find employment to gain their independence. For those who end up back on the street, 99% of the time it's the addiction. Whether it's alcohol, meth, crack, you name it. And they want nothing more than to be free of their addiction. We had a man last month who finally gained employment, we found him an apartment and within weeks, got high and jumped out of his apartment window. He's a good man but is fighting to kick the hold that meth has on him.
In the meantime, we open our doors as a cold weather shelter in the winter and on the weekends during the summer, spring and fall. We serve dinners, talk and work with them on the resources that our city offers. Christ used the physical needs of people to feed people spiritually and it's his example we do our best to follow. It's a never ending uphill, all energy, constant check in and up on battle that we refuse to throw the towel in on.

[lfc]

Windsor spends a fortune on coach parks for the tourists and hanging baskets. It hasn't done anything for the kids or the locals let alone the homeless.

[Bluedragonfly]

Those people have mental issues, mostly. It’s sad and pitiful.

[decoloniz_afro]

THIS HOMELESS MAN LOOK LIKE PRINCE HARRY LOST BROTHER

[decoloniz_afro]

watching from africa HOW GREAT IS BRITAIN I CAN SEE GOD IS BLESSING THE akaQUEEN

[davidwood]

Yet this country has just spent tens of Millions on the Royal Wedding. No expense spared...every detail sorted down to the Wedding car's number plate. But...we can't find the resources to sort this out.

[lfc]

A lot of aggro at night due to the night time economy, not very posh at midnight.

[demonic]

weirdly similar to down and out in paris and london, and I feel almost less sympathy to these guys than I did to the tramps in that book.