F*ck John Lewis ads, f*ck Black Friday, f*ck the Queen's Speech, this is the true spirit of Christmas. Jesus would be proud.

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But apparently no one owns it, or if anyone does it's RBS who we the public own 73% of.

Out of interest would you rather see homeless people left starving on the streets this Christmas or fed with a roof over their head?

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The Salvation Army, as much as I support them, have nowhere near the resources to feed and bed the thousands of homeless in London. Having worked in soup kitchens and known people who run homeless shelters, I can say that one of the hardest things for a lot of these organisations is having to turn people away, either due to alcohol or drug issues, or simply because they don't have the space.

Why is there so much homelessness in the capital? Because outside of Monaco and Hong Kong it is the most expensive place to live in the world, despite the fact that Kensington and Chelsea is one of the most uninhabited boroughs in the country. If some activists want to do a good turn to some hungry folk, and raise the issue of social inequality which causes so many to be in such a situation, I say fair enough.

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Seeing that the Salvation Armies forte so to speak is dealing with people with Alcohol and Drug abuse I'd say that they are very adept at dealing with these sort of people also 'resources' I'd also argue that The Salvation Army are vastly more monied than the ne'er do wells at Trafalgar Sq. Also out of Interest they say they are doing this for 'Christmas' let's see if they are still there after January 5th 2015?

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I could get in to an argument with you, J, but you seem to be accusing me of disrespect towards the Sally Army when I have nothing but respect for what they do; just saying that they are far from being the absolute solution to the housing problem, and like all charities, offer a temporary but not permanent solution. Is it that these squatters are explicitly political that makes you trust the SA but not them, when they are in effect proclaiming to do the same thing?

The whole thing is f*cking sickening, and I hope some brave journalist confronts the Met and whoever sent in the bailiffs and asks them what f*cking right they have to evict these people. You know, on Black Friday people were physically assaulting each other for the latest piece of tech. I mean genuinely grabbing like animals, meanwhile the police did sweet FA and the media covered it with a sort of elevated amusement at the filthy proles participating in such tribal acts of aggro. Yet here are a few likeminded activists willing to give up their Christmas by attempting to feed and house homeless people in a building that's been unoccupied for A YEAR AND A HALF, and within hours you have bailiffs, police etc. knocking at their door demanding that they leave. They abided by squatters' regulation as they didn't break and enter, they haven't knowingly been found to be doing anything illegal, yet all of a sudden an 'emergency high court ruling' is brandished and they're f*cked. Now the building can remain in peace and quiet over Christmas, rotting in its own vacancy, while hundreds across the capital sleep rough in freezing conditions without food or company this Christmas. It's a f*cking joke.

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No disrespect aimed Serial, but have had dealings with The 'Army" and have nothing but the greatest of respect for all the stuff they do. It always appears to me that the Salvation Army are not deemed to be 'Sexy Hip or Trendy' enough by people especially on the left but in my eyes they go about their business in a quiet resourceful manner unlike Brand, Bono, etc.

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