occupy a deep breath,sit down and face the inconvenient truth: this crisis won’t be solved until property owners give up some unearned privilegesWhen you lend rooms to the homeless, expect cheers of approbation; when you explain why they are homeless, and expect howls of execration.
This is not to diss what Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs own done – far from it. Allowing homeless squatters to stay in the building they are turning into a luxury hotel is a true act of kindness in a sector characterised by cruelty.
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Source: theguardian.com