Comments on: A rug from a homeless man

By: Jim Air

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:25:13 +0000

Hi Max – that sounds hopeful and quite uplifting. Our local MP is Johnathan Coleman. Must follow up.

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By: Max Rashbrooke

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:47:55 +0000

Hi Jim, thanks for those comments. Don’t know who your MP is, but the local MP (re Malcolm’s boarding house, where I stayed) is Grant Robertson, and he is concerned about the issue. Equally the current government did 2 years ago at least start to bring boarding houses under tenancy law, and discussions are afoot about further measures. So there’s reasons to be hopeful!

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By: Jim Air

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:37:32 +0000

Hi Max
Just read your article in the Listener. You are very brave to have spent three weeks in that house. Hopefully some action will take place as it is very sad and depressing for any of our countrymen to have to live in such conditions. I must write to my MP, though I don’t hold out much hope on that score. The politicians will be looking at the bottom line. Will look for more of your articles.

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By: Bill Ryan

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:10:38 +0000

Nice piece Max, I’ll look forward to the Listener article – and hope that those who need to read it, will

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By: Susan Gill

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:47:26 +0000

Hi Max thanks for writing about your experience of the resident’s special generosity. It’s moving. Looking forward to reading the full account that comes out tomorrow.

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