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The time for tinkering at the edges is over
Growing numbers of rough sleepers and rising in-work poverty show radical change is what’s needed, says RICHARD LEONARD
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The left must confront both far-right bigotry and the undeniable problems the exploitation of migrant workers by the ruling class creates — but there are few lessons from the global left on how to strike this balance, laments NICK WRIGHT
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FOR just one person to die while homeless and sleeping on the streets is one too many. For there to have been at least 450 deaths last year, 94 of them in Scotland, is heartbreaking and tells us that something is drastically wrong in our economic and political system and this has to radically change.
These figures were published in the autumn but as the festive season approaches, and the temperatures drop, they take on even more significance. Shelter recently published a report that showed the increase in homelessness meant someone lost their home every 18 minutes in Scotland last year. Across the UK, rough sleeping has more than doubled since 2010.
We all do what we can when we see someone sleeping rough. And charities do great work, providing outreach, advice and warm clothing. But charity is not, and should never be, a substitute for true social justice.
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