A Speech Directed to Politicians About The Problem of Homelessness

A Speech Directed to Politicians About The Problem of Homelessness

Today, we are faced with an increasing problem in society –

homelessness. When we walk down the street, we find many people

sleeping rough, living a life with drugs and alcohol as their only

comfort.

We are all united in tackling this dilemma that forces local

authorities in Britain to take responsibility for housing 110,790

homeless households and in London, 28,610. I alone cannot do it, which

is why I need your help to set up bed and breakfasts, detox centres,

charities and some solace for these people. It is our duty to help our

nation bring itself up to scratch; it is our duty to help each other.

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.

Not only do we need to find homes for the homeless. We need to help

them kick the habit of drugs and get them to hospitals where their

health can be cared for. Homeless people have a frequency of physical

health problems two or three time higher than the general population.

Also, more than half of the people sleeping rough on the street have

mental health problems, more than half. They can be a danger to

themselves and to others, which is why they absolutely need our help.

An alarming thought is that the statistics only count the homeless

people who have applied to local authorities for help, so I have no

idea how many have not been accounted for who desperately need help.

I have heard about too many cases of homeless people who abuse drugs,

which have shocked me and will shock you as well. One of them was a

nineteen-year-old called Francis - he wasn’t that sure of his age,

just like many other things in his life. His teeth were rotting so

badly there were just black shards of them left and he smelled of old

faeces and sweat. His own mother had introduced him to drugs when he

was just a fifteen-year-old and then dumped him and his brother in a