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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (11 children)

Is "rough sleeping" a UK term, or is that as tone-deaf as it sounds to my American sensibilities?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Sounds insensitive alright and I’m not American.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I'm Canadian and the phrase "sleeping rough" is definitely in use here. Many homeless people sleep in shelters or cars or someone else's place, if they have the option. "Sleeping rough" is useful for differentiating those who are sleeping in bus shelters, tents, etc. I most frequently hear it used by people advocating for the homeless.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

c/noahgettheboat

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

"Let them eat cake."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I feel like she has her head so far up her ass that she can taste her hair.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

which could lead to charities being fined if they provide homeless people with tents

Oooweee, can't wait to see that get shot down for first amendment violations.

Oh wait...

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