OVER the past eight months I have befriended a homeless gentleman in the town centre. I get him coffee and something to eat. He is a really nice polite person. He never begs or asks for money. He keeps himself to himself and never causes any trouble.
I am disgusted with Swindon Council. He has been told he will not be allowed to sit on the seats in the town, or sit in empty shop doorways.
I ask these people why they are moving these people on and badgering them. Where do they expect the homeless people to go?
They should be finding them shelter, if we can have refugees and immigrants who are not from here and give them roofs over their heads, then we should be able to help our own people to get shelter. The council need to get their priorities right and stop wasting money in other areas. Charity begins at home.
C HOLMES
Old Town
Swindon
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