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To: Local Council
Open up empty buildings in Slough
Follow the lead of Manchester and open up empty buildings for homeless people this winter. There are plenty such empty buildings in Slough, and if they're not being used for anything else, why should they not be used as temporary accommodation for the homeless?
Why is this important?
Homeless people in this country are treated with so little respect it hurts to see it sometimes. In Slough in particular, I know of a few people living on the streets who literally can't get anywhere in life - that first step up that some many of us take for granted - because of the fact that they are homeless. I cannot imagine sleeping rough in driving, biting winds, snow, ice and winter rain. It's inhumane to carry on letting people live like that, and it's also inexcusable, and quite frankly despicable, when we have so many empty buildings.
