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Man, you pumping out content like crazy, bro Man salute man for you know being a voice of the real voice of the people the real voice of the people in need man Anyway homeless crisis in England's poshest city where is that? London London posh we consider London posh anyway, welcome to bath or If you're posh of a me bath generally accepted as one of the most well-to-do cities in the UK is in the UK First of all, what is this? What is this? Is this a damn like what's going on here? We're in the UK or Italy. What's happening? I'm here today because a few months ago. I came to this place and Didn't realize there was such a large homeless problem as there actually is it's surprising because it's seen as such a well-to-do wealthy city and There are people here that are struggling on the streets You got to give it up for the homeless though, man. Like they're smart. They're not done. They don't they know where to go Like it makes sense that they're here They don't want to get robbed. They don't want to be a mess to it. So they come here It's posh here and nobody gonna people just gonna look say say some posh stuff and then keep walking They're not in a place where people are in need of what they got They don't got to be worried about what's over they back. You know, it's smart. It's a good move It's the best move that they could possibly make. I think most people will agree but when they think of bath they think of amazing architecture and Tourism and a very well-to-do city the Roman baths there and the amazing bath Abbey in front of me But scarcely do they think of homeless people people living on the streets and a homeless problem. What's your name? I love rainbow what's that again rainbow rainbow. Yeah, that's a beautiful name. Oh, thanks Yeah, I had my child taken off me the social services took my child and I never went back again They haven't got no homes for us the night shelter you have to be referred to 369 pound a week. It's a little pod. This is why does me it's got one bed. That's it No, and a light. There's no no no power pack things You can open the door with a fork people are robbing each other As far as I know the night shelters here or it's the least in the Chicago. It was like $15 a night There was a cause for People dying in there because they're selling drugs in there and the staff are just ignoring it they just got million pounds to refurbish it and All they did was the floor because they got relocate. How long have you been on the streets in Bath since 1990 really? So you are a veteran. You're a veteran. Yeah, tell me a little bit about what life Why does he have a tongue ring? Okay, his life on the streets in bath hard. They call us tramps crack eggs Tell us to go and get a job spit on us set some fire Piss on us all sorts of things, but there's a lot of pretenders that pretend they're homeless Like the ones in town with their signs. They're not homeless at all. They've got homes I keep getting told I'm a I'm not I've got flat right flat. I wouldn't be just like this. I wouldn't be here Yeah, it's horrendous people are so judgmental because they're so rich and the hierarchy council Whatever you want to call them don't want us so that's interesting because a lot of people that you know Live outside of that and aren't homeless here. They would think that like bath would be a very safe and good place to be homeless But you uh, you're saying that because it's so well to do that you get treated with a lot of stigma Yes, yeah, I get that's crazy that she said that because I just said just now like They probably get looked at a certain way and maybe like, you know, I'm saying but nobody's trying to rob them Um really badly insulted by the police They've told people I was an unfit dog owner. Where's the dog now? Have you not got your dog now? No, they took it off me. The police took your dog off you. Yeah, they took my dog off me had him put down Really? Yeah, because he bit someone but I told the people please don't touch the dog Uh, I mean I rescued him from uh wows because he was a mess It was just a bundle of pee and I cleaned him up and popped out a staffy cross patterned out Which was fangs like that and I say people please don't bend over me. Please don't touch him. No, he was all right He'll bite me. No, and I've been bit by dog there Bit there. Yeah, I see a little bit of scar. Yeah, he got me there And yeah, but yesterday I made one pound fifty because there's so many people around You've got the romanians pretending to be homeless You've got people with flats and I say you're taking the food out of our pockets I see he cut that part when they got to talk about the pretending to be an homeless I wonder what she had to say about that. They steal our stuff They always get my stuff and stolen all the time. Do you sleep in the town center or do you go out to safe places? You know, it's crazy window can window regularly gets 100,000 plus views on those videos And he only has 28,000 subs like that doesn't even make sense that people watch this man that much And won't hit the sub button like hit the sub button for the guy like what are y'all doing? Y'all be tweaking sometimes And in town I just it was not down the car park because it's all cameras, but they say they don't see but they see other things They see me shout They had me arrested for shouting But they don't see anyone attacking me being a alone female on the streets here Obviously, like, you know that gentleman there. Have you got like a group a circle of people? No, there's a dog dog world and they just robbing each other See you try and you ride solo mostly. Yeah, I try to till I have a bit of money and then I've got a posse It's only when I've got a bit of money. Yeah, I only get 200 pound of fortnight And now I have them following me because I'm soft and I care he left that there so we could go in the shop Otherwise I'm on my own most of the time. It's all right. I prefer to be on my own So I got punched in the mouth. When was that? This was a couple years ago. The guy was touching me up while I was asleep So I woke up and I and I jumped up and went what And he went bam straight in my mouth Was this another homeless person? No, this was a some guy. Yeah, some guy just you think they've been out drinking and all that Yeah, some some old. I don't know. I didn't even see him. Yeah. What type of weirdo is that? That's weird Well, how down bad as a regular human being do you have to be To be drunk Can't get any You know I'm saying and they'll go find a little homeless person like that's weird That is weird I would have been confused because she just woke up and then they call me a tram Or a crackhead and go and get a job. I'm like and I don't care about not having a job Yeah, right. I was gonna give me a job. I've done too long on the street Do you know what I mean? Just give us a bit of attention We're not all the same. We're not all on the street begging for drugs and alcohol Some of us are just begging for just to get on and have some food the people in the night show They're rubbing all the shops waitrose test goes moversons I've lived there loads of times they let them feed off each other there if you go in there and you have a look You'll see that it needs repairs Yeah, it needs painting. It's a black mold. You've got to like be on a list for ages They got what they call pods. Yeah And it's just a little cupboard with a bed in it. Yeah, it's always fighting. It's always screaming I want to be one of those people that say it's better than sleeping on the Hard concrete in the elements, but I don't know if it is better You know something by the way they're making the sounds it's not Nagging it's not nice. It smells if you get it the um The fat, you know the extractor fan if one person's ill they all get ill and there's 20 people in there. Hello If I know you yeah, my to my friend Sarah they asked me if I'm okay. I go live in the dream When you scratch just a tiny bit under the surface You come to realize that homelessness rarely fits within the predefined stereotypes a lone female Living 30 plus years a life of hardship on the streets of one of the uk's most well-to-do cities I'm brock. I'm not. I'm not. Hold on brock. Nice to meet you mate. So I'm not even from the cap, man After 30 years at some point It becomes a choice Yeah, I don't think I'm wrong for this, but you a 30 year homeless veteran like when I say veteran I don't mean war vet. I mean you've been on the streets for 30 years. You are a professional homeless person You are homeless for a living like is that not a choice? Like I say if you down bad you down on your luck you just need like and I'm trying You know I'm saying you can if you're trying that one thing for 30 years You're going to be great at it Like if I'm if I'm out here trying my hardest to be Housed or trying my hardest to switch my situation like eventually it's going to switch 30 years You're not trying I'm sorry. I don't you're not trying in 30 years But she's letting herself. I don't mind being homeless. Like that's the attitude that you hear it She gave you the whole scenario. She don't care 30 year wet. She's not trying to be homeless. She's not trying to switch that Some people just like being Free Oh, you're on the streets. You're living on the streets here in Bath. Yeah And what's life like on the streets here in Bath rough rough a lot of people think of Bath as like quite a posh well to do place But there's a lot of wealthy people a lot of wealthy people but everybody glides by Okay, so I've heard this from other people I've spoke to today Because there are so many wealthy people here. They're saying that they're ignoring the homeless more It would seem like that. Yeah would seem like that. Yeah, definitely. How long have you been on the streets here? 15 years really I spoke to some people outside the it's like the christian place with the pods They house people. Oh, yeah, do you know and they've said that the conditions are not good there? I won't go in there. Their pods are smaller than a cell. Yeah much room. They're bad Yes, we do mate So you were just saying brock you don't drink. No, I don't drink. No, no gave up 20 years ago 20 years ago. So 20 years off the booze on the streets Yeah, 2002 21 years. Yeah, so we were just saying off camera me and brock for a lot of people Stigmatize the homeless and as alcoholics by default just by looking at them And then you sit here and I can tell by sitting talking to brock that he doesn't drink That he's sober as a judge and has been for 20 years So folks don't jump to conclusions when you walk past people Yeah, is there anything that you'd say to the people that watch just about how they should think rethink about the homeless? Judge everybody's individually. I think everybody is unique I would have to agree with that man. You've got to take everybody as their own individual person because you know like You know, especially in america black people get judged by Other black people's actions all the time And and like other coaches get judged by the other people and then they think and then they get generalized instead of looking at the man instead of Everybody you got to look at the man the the woman, you know No, yeah, I agree my name's kev kev. Nice to meet you. I've been homeless now for about two and a half years To be honest homelessness in bas How can I explain it? There's a massive divide rich and poor. Yeah And I think that's just the way the bath is there isn't sort of any middle ground Homelessness is kind of swept under the carpet if you get what I mean Do you think it's inconvenient for the um the tourist face of the town as well exactly that? I mean the council went round um a few months back just literally tearing doorways and and Tearing up bedding it was left in doorways and stuff because it didn't look right For the for the tourist tree. It didn't work. Obviously because there's still a massive homeless Yes, I move back from Oxford where I was working But you can't even really like If this is bath is like a tourist and they're generating a lot of money from tourism But at the same time I do feel for y'all man, that's that's tough That's tough y'all into like y'all between the rock and the hard place The chef to look after my mother city is not helping bath is not the place y'all need to be there We fell poorly and I briefly moved in with her, you know as as is And she passed away And then I was on the street and that's how easy it is and try and get off the street when you're a single man with a bit of savings You got clear your savings first then it's going through the whole Rigma roll of waiting lists and all that There is nothing you get the homeless shelter that will put you up for so many months I heard about that too, especially as a man being homeless It's my cat I guess You are in a room with no windows no ventilation. Is that on a mammoth street? Yes. Yeah with the pods That's the one so many people just die in those pods because they give up because it's registered charity You're late going to and and look at that intact bath I only put a dog in there Do you know what I mean? And I advise you to go and have a look go and have a look at one of these pods And you tell me if it's if it doesn't do wonders through mental health. Yeah, I mean it's windows Did you call lips? I'm curious. You gotta go suffering with depression because you're on the You know homeless as well Get put in a pod me You are one one step away from being homeless. It's a missed mortgage payment. Yeah, it's someone breaking up with you That's you know, I mean give a thought to homeless. Don't just see him. It's it's rubbish on the street You know, just give a smile and I say hello. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, because sometimes it's not about the money It's crazy that bro said that because that's very true, but Like never put yourself on nobody leaves man. Make sure it's like you and that person Because make sure you got some type of hold on the crib. Like you can't just you know what I'm saying Let me and my girl get a crib and I'm not on the lease Like then you got all right to kick me up But if I'm on that lease if I feel like I ain't got nowhere to go like I'm not going nowhere We both want here call the police I'm not leaving you do So I've just come back to the shelter to try and reach out to the staff and any management here that might talk to me And give their side of the story of how hard it must be for them to provide This service for the homeless people in Bath. Obviously, this is a free of charge service for the people that use it And it's incredibly difficult for them to keep on top of the hygiene and the conditions here Unfortunately, no one was available or willing to speak to me. They're a bit worried about speaking on camera But I did speak to a gentleman outside Who was staying in the shelter and he's been very positive about his experience here Basically yesterday, I spoke to a lot of homeless people and they were quite negative about the conditions here So in order to get fair perspective, I thought I'd come here today. It's actually not too bad here Yeah, they got a brilliant cleaning crew in the morning. They'd go right through it I've been here four days and it's okay if you get yourself in here behave yourself It's fine. If you want the help of some kind of institution, there's always some rules and regulations It's all free, man. They're not paying for anything. So I would better respect Certain individuals don't since I've been here four days There's been what two maybe three people have been booted So I've really been trying to get in touch with someone from And low key man, I knew that was going to be the situation. Some people just been booted Some people just can't go in there and do what they want to do And they get thrown out or they can't get a bed because of previous experiences in there and they mad they hate You know what I'm saying situations like that, man Do better Julian house, which is the company that runs the manva street hostel with the pods in which keeps coming up In conversations with basically everybody that I talked to are very kindly being given the number for a lady called Helen and Helen is the ceo of julian's house One of the things that came up when I spoke to homeless people who were critical was the pods and the size of the pods Only really It's intended for short term like like you're not supposed to come in here and be making it a home Come in here get out the streets for a little bit, you know, see how much you can make shake And there you go You don't want nobody to come in here and get complacent and be living in here man be uncomfortable I'm uncomfortable If you're uncomfortable, you're gonna be more likely to get the job done You're gonna be more likely to change your situation. You know what I'm saying I'm the most uncomfortable like the beads out on the street period I'm in a hostel. I don't care if it's what 10 by 10 something but I'm in somewhere. I gotta eat You know what I'm saying I don't know That's just how I completely understand that there are some huge logistical challenges at an organization like yours must face So there's an update to the day's journalistic inquiries. So I've been given the go ahead To go into the shelter and to take a look at these pods Apparently because it's a register window. I swear every video like every time I I think this is my third video I watch a window like every time it gets better and better You're going deeper and deeper and that's how it's supposed to be gradually get greater at what you're doing man. This is tough He going in he can call people like it's tough To charity I am allowed like all members of the public are with an appointment To go and look at these pods Question what is the best e-commerce business to start today? Is it dropshipping from china and selling on Shopify? Long delivery time low margins This is the med center. We have a doctor in twice a week and a nurse in three times a week in the morning This is the mixed area. So we've got a In here. Yeah, they are small, but like I said before to you. This is emergency accommodation Right now. This is the pod. This one's empty. Yeah. Yeah, this one's empty. This is ready to go So this will be fault No cap. They were not lying, but this is emergency combinations You're not supposed to be here like more than a few days, but this is smaller than the jail cell Literally smaller than the jail cell, but like you're just supposed to sleep in here really sleeping here. You ain't supposed to be in here like Trying to do a zumba zumba class like go to sleep wake up There's probably a shower somewhere. There's probably a day room. There's probably some different rooms where you can You know what I'm saying, but like this is wild I ain't a lot but to sleep I'm not sleeping here if I was down bad Tonight, yeah, this will be and this will house one person or two one and what's the top book for? That's just a shelf. They put their luggage on. Yeah, they have air conditioning. Yes, the central area That goes on. That's on all the time. So do the people that Are housed here temporarily? Do they have to leave during the day? No, this is their home while they're here This is their home while they're here. Do they have facilities to cook as well? No, we cook for them We cook three meals a day. How long's the waiting list for these pods? At the moment There is a way this is jail I ain't gonna lie like I know what is there for us free is just to get homeless people out the street with like This is jail They serve you your food three meals a day A little room. It's built for how many people can we hold in here It's built for let's keep track of how many People who've been here a year at one time and let's get the grant money type situation And let's put it in the winter Usually we have free pods in the summer and the the the lighter Yeah, it's free But like for like when you're going to go get your grants because it's free like it ain't it's free to them But you're still getting you're also getting free money So nights they tend to choose to stay out in the evening and they're not bothered about coming in But now it's getting colder. They all want to come in so there is a waiting list at the moment You're happy for me to have filmed that without your facing. Yeah, I just wanted to show the people people have been speaking about them And this that is small. Yeah, people speak about. Yes. It's a little bit. Honestly, I'll say it as I see it It's a little bit bigger than I was given the impression by the people that were speaking. I swear to no, it's not no, it's not window Gas like this man. This is not a little bit bigger bro said it's smaller than a jail cell And this is smaller than a jail cell making negatively about them So one of the challenges was security and pro I still wouldn't be speaking negatively about it like I'd be in here If needed, I would say yeah, and this was the solution. Yeah, I'm not hungry. I'm not nothing. I've got a shower I got fruit like I'm good. How many showers are the two? Yeah, there's two here And then we brought a shower in the woman's area and a toilet in the woman's area Also three yeah, the food is, you know, fairly basic. It's not a la carte A lot of soups pulses. Yeah, I'll be honest with you again Rory, I've worked in hospitality for a lot of my life and this is a cleaner kitchen Yeah, most of those kitchens just wanted to show. Oh, yeah, window me too, man. I've been I've worked, um 10 years in hotel business Was it 10? No, it wasn't 10. It was like seven eight What the reality was if I ever had to go back to work, I would go back to the hotel business Just not that brand of hotel that I was at the myriad no offense to the myriad, but Like man, y'all had some bad apples where I was they was they was being real, you know Not races, but they were being like They only wanted certain people to advance and I ain't really with that if I'm doing the job if I'm working hard like, yo Let's see that's the thing though Like it is a certain thing like you can be too good at your position and they will not give you the opportunity to Elevate yourself because they want you right there They will give you to spin around and spin around and spin around and spin around. That's what they was doing I was too good at what I was doing. I was front desk I was the face you see when you walk in and you know what I'm saying You get me like I understand. I get it. But like come on now Of the inside, yeah, of the shelves because it's come up in every single conversation I've had Sometimes people are really positive. Sometimes people are negative about it. Okay. I've come in. It's clean. It's calm And you guys are doing your best. Yeah, we do our best. That's why we work in this in this field, of course, mate Yeah, this is why we do it. We don't do it for the money, but that way I can imagine So I've just met this gentleman who is staying At the shelter at the moment and he's got nothing but positive things to say about it I've been on the streets. You know what I'm saying? If I had no choice like and I've been on the streets for a long time like I'm going in here I'm chilling Five years I've I've been in doorways being kicked by police. I've had all sorts and it's beautiful. Honestly, it's you get food a roof The staff is lovely. Honestly, this will be right out breakfast lunch dinner. You get a pod under small But it's it's it's got ventilation. Honestly the staff are amazing. Yeah, they are amazing I appreciate it. I appreciate you sharing your story for me. So there you go folks Eventually I managed to get permission to briefly film a short tour of the site there at the shelter The manager let me do it. It's quite a clean environment It seems quite well organized and the pods when they're made up initially they seem quite sheltered quite safe and small but For some people Better than being on the streets the picture that I'm but me that would be better managing to come across now That's emerging is that some people They just aren't really, um, happy to play by rules and regulations Which are necessary to keep law and order people just don't like the rules and the regulation and they got some bad to say now Like that's what I thought and to keep it all running smoothly. They'd much prefer the more lawless non-conformist Lifestyle the fruit of the streets. Thanks for joining me on this one. I salute rondo man. I mean window. I appreciate this man This is a actually you want a deep dive. This is nice Probably one of the best videos I've watched from you. I'm gone