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The home secretary, Suella Braverman, has described rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” while defending her decision to restrict the use of tents by homeless people on the streets of Britain.

According to Whitehall insiders, Braverman plans to crack down on tents that cause a nuisance in urban areas such as high streets – amid growing numbers of rough sleepers and what the government considers a rise in antisocial behaviour.

The home secretary has also proposed the introduction of a civil offence, which could lead to charities being fined if they provide homeless people with tents, the Financial Times reported.

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Braverman defended her proposals, saying: “The British people are compassionate. We will always support those who are genuinely homeless. But we cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice.

“Unless we step in now to stop this, British cities will go the way of places in the US like San Francisco and Los Angeles, where weak policies have led to an explosion of crime, drug-taking, and squalor.

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[–] Chozo@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I dunno, but I feel like even "homeless" is a more-encompassing term, since it affects more than just your sleep situation. I feel like "rough sleeping" is really downplaying what homelessness entails.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Homeless people are called homeless. But not all people sleeping rough are homeless. For example someone ejected from their home by an abusive partner might be sleeping rough, but wouldn’t be homeless. It’s a question of being precise and not assuming things about someone’s circumstances

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If i got ejected from my home.. I would consider myself homeless..

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I imagine you’d actually be pretty pissed ofc that someone had ejected you from your home. I doubt you’d just shrug and say ‘I don’t have a home anymore. Legally it’s still your home. You’d want help to get back into it.

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

That's assuming we are talking about getting evicted from a place I own. Majority of people don't own a home for whom homelessness is just what happens if they can't find a place to rent or afford it.

[–] guy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

And not all homeless people are sleeping rough, some are in temporary accommodation etc