The Diary of John Bloggs – Chapter Three
Chapter Three Left St Marys Paddington. What next? Find work? Find somewhere to live? But it dawned on me I don’t know London it’s so Big. Only worked in London… […]
Chapter Three Left St Marys Paddington. What next? Find work? Find somewhere to live? But it dawned on me I don’t know London it’s so Big. Only worked in London… […]
Chapter Two I’m skipping a few years… but let’s just say working. Never been afraid to work. Have a strong work ethic. Left home as such. Got my place, a […]
Introduction I first became aware of John on Twitter around 5 years ago as @bullringbash He stood out, amongst the crowd of organisations and individuals in the homelessness sector, since he […]
Doorway Don’t remember me as you last saw me. I was feeling down, rough; useful life past and the present cold, hard, edgy. You see you gave me food, clean […]
If you read my column last month then you will remember that two of our rough sleepers failed the Pereira Test since they were deemed, by the council, not to […]
So Nearly There Painted man, upon your skin Danced pictures of your coloured past Hard on the outside, sweet within Through storm and sunshine you held fast To love of […]
There is a very little known legal assessment tool that establishes the vulnerability of those who are homeless called the “Pereira Test”. This test instructs authorities to ask the question, […]
I attend Doorway on a Thursday lunchtime for an hour in my role as a Recovery Worker for the Wiltshire Substance Misuse Service, currently run by Turning Point. This provides […]
Way way back, 25 years ago, in November 1989 the Berlin wall was brought down by the people of Berlin. Not by the authorities but by the people on both […]
I’m up to my elbows in the washing up bowl trying to clear up the debris from dinner when out of the blue my husband comes out with a blinding […]
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – May 2014 As he heads out of the door, at the end of a drop-in session, B turns around and […]
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – April 2014 My job title of ‘Chief Executive’ is somewhat misleading considering the variety of tasks and responsibilities that I […]
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – March 2014 As I am stood, bent over double, with tears streaming down my face there is a truly […]
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