On the recordAugust 19, 2026
It shouldn’t be happening here. But we’ve lived with it for so long that something that used to shock us now feels like part of the scenery.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
theguardian.comIt shouldn’t be happening here. But we’ve lived with it for so long that something that used to shock us now feels like part of the scenery.
Commenting on the normalization of rough sleeping.
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