Boris Johnson Admits He Will Miss London Rough Sleeping Target

by liamssoft | December 12, 2012 at 12:29 am

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There is no more visible and tragic sign of the failure of housing policy than people sleeping rough on our streets. It is a scandal that in the 21st century, in one of the richest cities in the world, some people are still forced to sleep outside.

In 2009, London mayor Boris Johnson made a bold pledge to end rough sleeping in the capital by the end of 2012. He reiterated this pledge during his re-election campaign in May. Yet, with less than a month to go until his self-imposed deadline, he has admitted at a mayor’s question time that he will not succeed.

The number of people sleeping on London’s streets has increased every year since Johnson took office in 2008.....Read more

guardian.co.uk