http://www.oft.gov.uk/News/Press+releases/2006/68-06.htm

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You’ve all made the point that they both could treat the homeless better.

Lets get back on topic, this is a good one!

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I’m 42. Boris is, I believe, 41. And according to the document I was reading, during the Black Plague, life expectancy in London was 46. Progress, my friends; the hamster on the wheel really thinks he’s going somewhere.

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Amazing, isn’t it.

We live in such a civilised country.

We spend billions killing innocent men, women and children in foreign countries – but we can’t find a few million to help our own.

Such a lovely country i live in.

Such a lovely race i belong to.

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The average life expectancy for a homeless person in London is…

Can you guess?

42.

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It’s a shame government departments that give consumer advice don’t have the conviction to say this more proactively. What is it with this government and the banks? Anyone any ideas?

There’s another web link worth reading if you’re interested. It’s a press release from the OFT about their investigations into penalty charges. There was a big Treasury Select Committee meeting (is meeting the right word?) about it where the banks basically refused to give them any details about the charges because it was ‘sensitive’. The problem with the OFT is that although they have good intentions, they come under the DTI, and like I say there seems to be something about this government and the banks.

The link is http://www.oft.gov.uk/News/Press+releases/2005/135-05.htm

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Sue the banks for your penalty charges. When they try to sting you for going a couple of quid over your limit, or paying your bill two days late, whack county court claim in for it. Many people think the contract terms they use are unfair.

Okay, the small claims court can be a lottery but if everyone tried to claim they’d soon stop. They have to pay their solicitors £100 per hour preparation and attendance, they can’t usually claim it all back, even if they win. What do you think they will do when every Tom, Dick and Harry starts threatening to sue them?

Maybe people should start sticking up for themselves a bit more and not relying on everyone else to do everything for them all the time; and then complaining when nothing happens. Another symptom of the nanny state methinks.

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Thank you. I will check him out.

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Have you heard that the New York Library system has made it mandatory to have a library card to use their computers? Sounds perfectly reasonable, except that you need a HOME address, proven by receipts (ie shelters, etc do not qualify) to get a library card. Now the homeless cannot even email their representatives, never mind conduct a jobhunt or research shelter options.

There are some very articulate people living without shelter at the moment. For an example, you may want to take a look through the archives of The Homeless Guy, who, although no longer homeless, spoke for many and continues to speak out against the vicious cycle of marginalization of the already disadvantaged. He wrote most of that in public libraries, and it’s a valuable resource.

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