Begging arrests in Brighton and Hove rise (From The Argus)

• "This is a retread of the nineties story about the then new phenomenon of young beggars on the streets. I bet very few people begging are doing it for any other reason than they are desperate, there will be one or two high profile con-artists making a bundle, the rest destitute. This type of article vilifies those at the bottom, giving us the excuse to continue to walk on by.
  
  The current government is creating plenty of holes in the fabric of social protection to fall through and the increase in beggars is only just beginning. Fair play to the previous Labour government, (who I think were so dissapointing) they addressed begging and the need to beg over time. Ultimately, it is providing full employment in meaningful jobs that will end this.
  
  Vote Tory for beggars on the streets! Families next."
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