The royal wedding.

The answer ginny is no, but this is a huge public event and will generate even more tourism than normal.
I suspect it’s not the eight rough sleepers they are worried about but all the extra beggars that will make a beeline for Windsor that day.
Nothing can be done about that really, unless they are causing an obstruction or aggressively begging.
Actually if I was a tourist I would be more worried about the high number of pickpockets likely to be buzzing around.

Would any other wedding draw the same number of people?

The question I would ask is ‘ would they move them for any other wedding ?’

www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/eight-people-found-dead-past-1013389

www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2018/jan/05/removing-rough-sleepers-windsor-homelessness-problem

Some good responses here about the homeless in Windsor.

www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/05/homeless-deserve-a-royal-wedding-invite

Someone wonders how many of them are ex-military.

Once again May has proved that she follows rather than leads.

What personal remark would that be lemon?

Such a shame you have to constantly indulge in personal remarks whitewave
Stick to the subject in hand.

I’m surprised that HMRC aren’t following these people up if the living is so good.

Are they the undeserving poor in your world lemon

Windsor have done a lot to reduce peoples need to sleep rough, it was 35 until a couple of years ago and it now stands at 8, so the Council there have worked at it.
Beggars go to where there is money and tourists who will hand it over.
All charities who help the homeless say please give money to us to help them, not give money in the street.
There are plenty of beggars who are not on their uppers but make a good living out of it.

newsthump.com/2018/01/05/streets-of-windsor-to-be-clogged-by-notorious-family-demanding-free-hand-outs/

Another heartening story about someone helping the homeless.

www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2018/01/02/the-man-who-wakes-up-at-4am-every-day-to-feed-the-homeless

May tells fibs.

www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2018/01/04/may-s-hypocrisy-over-windsor-homeless-comments

A heartwarming story about builders helping a homeless woman. A 71 year old pensioner.

www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/builders-homeless-woman-hotel-bristol-uk/

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-windsor-homeless-people-royal-wedding-tory-council-leader-simon-dudley-berkshire-meghan-a8142341.html

www.24housing.co.uk/news/charities-condemn-call-to-clear-homeless-ahead-of-royal-wedding/

The councillor who said it is on the board of the Homes and Community Agency.
Couldn't make it up.

All characterised by poverty.

There is a difference between the homeless and those who have accomodation yet beg.

Your last post sounds to me lemon very like a Victorian, distinguishing between deserving and undeserving poor?

Sorry, can’t wade through the whole thread , just to say that Windsor has about eight rough sleepers ( genuinely homeless) the rest are beggars.
My own (tourist) city is full of beggars and has been to my certain knowledge for over 30 years.Reading anything to do with history shows in fact it has been since medieval times.
Give money to homeless charitues and not street beggars.

Make the government build more affordable property and not allow so many large luxury properties. get the proportions right. Loosing homes to family break up is a big problem.
There are also a proportion of those homeless due to mental health and substance abuse whose lives have been so chaotic due to childhood neglect and abuse etc who are so emotionally damaged they are extremely hard to help.

I hope that at the very least Markel is against social cleansing.

Their work load last year was low,

Charles carried out highest number of duties

Anne second

Queenie third

William and Harry lower than queenie

Now I am no Royalist, but why do people feel the need to run down William and Harry (and Kate) when they are clearly trying to change the way the Royals act in the 21st century?

Diana regularly visited Centrepoint unannounced in London to spend time with young homeless people. Both Harry and William went on visits with their mother to hostels too. William took over as the Patron of the charity in 2005 and makes private as well as public visits. It was the first charity with which he chose to get involved.

When Harry was in the army I doubt he was ever in any real danger, but every serviceman I've heard talking about him has had nothing but good things to say about him. He's very involved with service personnel past and present. We've seen him trekking to the South Pole with them and he set up the Invictus Games. Like his mother, he's also involved with Aids work. The Cambridges and Harry set up the Royal Foundation in 2009 as the umbrella organisation for all of the good causes with which they are involved - and there's a lot. From what I can tell both brothers are far more involved with the public than any other generation of Royal. Diana wanted her sons to have a broader range of experiences than other young Royals and I think they're doing a great job of honouring her memory.

Yes, they were born into a world of privilege, but it doesn't look like they are taking it for granted. Instead they seem to be trying to use their situation to make a difference. Give them a break.

No, as paddyann said this country is not overcrowded. It's one of those myths that has been said so often that people think it is fact. Take a look at this table from the BBC in November.