We the undersigned do not believe Mr Heseltine is fit to hold the position of Councillor and should be suspended with immediate effect.
The local Councillor made the following remarks at Bradford City Council’s regeneration overview and scrutiny committee regarding the homeless:
He claimed homeless people were putting off visitors and they needed to be "eliminated", adding, “What we need to do is get them by the scruff of the neck and deal with them.”
He claimed while plans to redevelop the city centre were all well and good, the investment had been ruined by the homeless.
Updates
November 23, 2016
The momentum is undeniable. This response shows that the community will not tolerate such dehumanizing language.
20 Comments
To follow Cllr Heseltine's actions would be committing an offence of assault. It's disgusting a Councillor would suggest we break the law. Perhaps a more humane approach would be to find out how these people ended up living rough and help them. Instead, we close day shelters & reduce beds in hospital for alcohol and mental health related issues. Perhaps a bit of "care in the community" would be a better alternative.
He should be sacked, I'm trying to help the homeless at the moment and they don't deserve to be on the street and some don't want to be there. They need our help not discrimination
This is the man who had to resign over his perv web browsing, he consistently shows his unfitness to hold offfice
this man is a complete disgrace
Supporting all vulnerable members of a community should be an integral part of all councillors' remit.
His words about the homeless are dispicable. We are all suppose to be striving for (Hope not Hate) but his cruel verbal language is assault on Liberty. He must be suspended for his lack of humanity.
these people could be re-housed very easily. buy a lot of old shipping containers, re-fit them with toilet and furniture and you could have 1 bedroom containers , 2 high, in groups on some brown site land for about £20k each, and once housed they can claim benefits and pay rent, bringing back the cost of making them in the first place. gets them off the streets, gives them an address so they can apply for benefits and jobs. 30 of them re-fitted and rentable at a cost of around £500k, 30 rents coming in wouldn't take long to pay that back, then its profit to build more if needed and still bringing in income for the council. rocket science? hardly!
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We the undersigned do not believe Mr Heseltine is fit to hold the position of Councillor and should be suspended with immediate effect.
The local Councillor made the following remarks at Bradford City Council’s regeneration overview and scrutiny committee regarding the homeless:
He claimed homeless people were putting off visitors and they needed to be "eliminated", adding, “What we need to do is get them by the scruff of the neck and deal with them.”
He claimed while plans to redevelop the city centre were all well and good, the investment had been ruined by the homeless.
Updates
November 23, 2016
The momentum is undeniable. This response shows that the community will not tolerate such dehumanizing language.
20 Comments
The responsibility of Bradford Coucil is to ensure that those people sleeping rough on the streets of the city are provided with safe and secure accommodation. I abhor the comments made by Cllr Heseltine, he has a collective responsibilty, along with his elected colleagues, to ensure a humane policy towards the homeless of Bradford is complied with.
To follow Cllr Heseltine's actions would be committing an offence of assault. It's disgusting a Councillor would suggest we break the law. Perhaps a more humane approach would be to find out how these people ended up living rough and help them. Instead, we close day shelters & reduce beds in hospital for alcohol and mental health related issues. Perhaps a bit of "care in the community" would be a better alternative.
He should be sacked, I'm trying to help the homeless at the moment and they don't deserve to be on the street and some don't want to be there. They need our help not discrimination
This is the man who had to resign over his perv web browsing, he consistently shows his unfitness to hold offfice
this man is a complete disgrace
Supporting all vulnerable members of a community should be an integral part of all councillors' remit.
His words about the homeless are dispicable. We are all suppose to be striving for (Hope not Hate) but his cruel verbal language is assault on Liberty. He must be suspended for his lack of humanity.
these people could be re-housed very easily. buy a lot of old shipping containers, re-fit them with toilet and furniture and you could have 1 bedroom containers , 2 high, in groups on some brown site land for about £20k each, and once housed they can claim benefits and pay rent, bringing back the cost of making them in the first place. gets them off the streets, gives them an address so they can apply for benefits and jobs. 30 of them re-fitted and rentable at a cost of around £500k, 30 rents coming in wouldn't take long to pay that back, then its profit to build more if needed and still bringing in income for the council. rocket science? hardly!
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The responsibility of Bradford Coucil is to ensure that those people sleeping rough on the streets of the city are provided with safe and secure accommodation. I abhor the comments made by Cllr Heseltine, he has a collective responsibilty, along with his elected colleagues, to ensure a humane policy towards the homeless of Bradford is complied with.