Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

Civilised London

Stray Dogs By Tsai Ming-Liang

UK housing Crisis? Well, imagine  what would have happened  if we let those refugees and migrants who drowned in the sea in our tiny country. Unaffordable? Why cannot you work more and harder? Few new houses being built? Why should developers build affordable houses and banks give you a mortgage if there is no profit to make? Where is the incentive? How is our economy supposed to grow?  Jack lives in a cupboard and says that  some people "might find sleeping in such a small space would make them feel claustrophobic but Jack insists he doesn’t mind it." That's the great British patriotic attitude and spirit we need, espcially in times like these (Brexit, etc).  Inside the housing crisis

How poverty in modern Britain echoes the past

Business first ... and austerity  I witness this everyday in London: a "civilisation" that cannot provide toiltes/access to toiltes. In many cases, one has to pay for a drink/food just to use a toilet. Greater London has a population of more than 8 million, visitors not included. Big chaines like Pret a manger do not even have toilets. Some Wasabi restaurants do not have toilets. It seems there is no legal obligation that these busineeses must have such vital facility. Next time when you are in London make sure you empty your bowels very well before you go on the street. There is  no particular right to access a toilet in public  and local authorities do not have a duty to provide them Businesses that provide toilets for their customers have no legal duty to do so for non-customers Public toilets in London "Why is San Francisco covered in human feces?"

The number of homeless people dying on the streets or in temporary accommodation in the UK has more than doubled over the past five years to more than one per week. The average age of a rough sleeper when they die is 43, about half the UK life expectancy. Homelessness in Britain