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The Long March for Change – Crisis setback
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As was widely reported at the time, David sold his
London house in 2003 and donated the money to Crisis,
the charity for the homeless, in order to fund houses
for London's destitute. Five years on, local opposition
has halted the Urban Village scheme which was to have
housed up to 400. |
In an article in today's UK 'Observer' newspaper,
Crisis describe how a combination of London's
labyrinthine planning laws and local residents'
opposition has halted the scheme, at least for the
time being. David is quoted as saying, 'Obviously
this setback is a disappointment, but I am determined
to make a success of the Urban Village project here
in London and to continue to work with Crisis to bring
real change to the lives of homeless people'.
One early London supporter was Rabbi Julia Neuberger,
a Liberal Democrat peer and mental health expert who
in 2003 was head of the King's Fund think-tank. 'If
we can't get a scheme like this running in London,
with all of its wealth and all the great need for
housing, that's pretty poor. There is a lot of nimbyism
around, but we have to find a way of making this work.
We can't give up on it.'
Click here
for the full article. If you'd like to help Crisis
and their excellent work in tackling the problem of
homelessness, please visit their Web site
here. |
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