England's homeless are becoming cave-dwellers
"With much of the world still reeling from economic crises, a portion of England's booming homeless population has taken up residence in cliffside caves. Investigators have found people nesting within a network of sandstone caves in Stockport after homeless numbers increased by 42 percent in the last year, overwhelming local shelters. Though the caves offer some protection from the elements, their precarious location has caused some dwellers to fall into the river below. Charity worker Jonathan Billings says, "We have got to pull together to help people, whatever their situation. Nobody wants to see people living in a cave."
http://now.msn.com/homeless-people-living-in-caves-in-stockport-england
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and made jokes like this while they were at it
George Osborne jokes he only ate burger because there was no McLobster as he plots further cuts in welfare
11 Jul 2013 20:04
He suggested his war on benefits would ramp up “over the years ahead” - in order to cut the deficit without hitting the rich
Silly burger: George Osborne answers questions from the Treasury Select Committee
Shameless George Osborne today signalled a fresh attack on welfare – as he joked about eating lobster.
The Chancellor’s quip about dining on the delicacy came as he suggested he would ramp up his war on benefits – in order to cut the deficit without any tax rises on the rich.
Mr Osborne told MPs: “I don’t think we’ve reached the end on welfare.”
Cutting the deficit without any tax increases would mean another £6billion of cuts after 2015.
But Mr Osborne told the House of Commons Treasury Committee: “I am clear that tax increases are not required to achieve this.
"It can be achieved with spending reductions.”
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At the gathering of journalists in Parliament, Mr Osborne said the revelations that he ordered a posh £10 Byron burger the night before the Spending Round had got a key fact wrong.
He said: “They thought I had ordered from Byron because Byron delivers, when in fact it was because McDonalds had run out of McLobster.”
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/george-osborne-jokes-ate-burger-2045950
Here's what *austerity* looks like
