Broken Brighton: Seaside City With Shocking Homeless Crisis 🇬🇧

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  • @WendallExplores
    @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +31

    If you're struggling, consider therapy with BetterHelp #ad. Click betterhelp.com/wendall for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a credentialed professional specific to your needs.

    • @M88ULV
      @M88ULV 6 місяців тому

      👏🏼

    • @eliminated95
      @eliminated95 6 місяців тому

      Only people with mental retardation go to therapy

    • @djzrobzombie2813
      @djzrobzombie2813 6 місяців тому +5

      You always see more male homeless than females... I wonder why ?

    • @ignoblesurfer6281
      @ignoblesurfer6281 6 місяців тому +1

      I'll say this for them: I used them for about two months. In two of those sessions I got very, very useful and actionable advice that I use to this day. But after a while I didn't really have much to talk about, so I stopped paying for it. I don't regret it at all because the advice I got, the mental and coping strategies, seem so obvious looking back on it, but having a professional walk me through it made a lot of difference.

    • @boobootheballbreaker2092
      @boobootheballbreaker2092 6 місяців тому

      Maybe because women are forced to do "favours" for cheap or no rent.. maybe because women are far less violent..

  • @FreshGreenMoss
    @FreshGreenMoss 6 місяців тому +70

    For any addicts struggling in Brighton. Go down to the project and get yourself some treatment.
    If you're willing and homeless, you'll get in quite fast.
    Best thing I ever did.

  • @Faye-vr6jc
    @Faye-vr6jc 6 місяців тому +80

    i have nothing but admiration for people like Paul who has dedicated himself to not just helping people but SAVING peoples lives. His attitue is absolutely commendable and his endless empathy is admirable

  • @CambridgeCookie
    @CambridgeCookie 5 місяців тому +39

    Dear Solomon seemed such a bright & beautiful soul. I'm rooting for him and hope he succeeds in his journey to sobriety and a place to call home ❤🏡❤

    • @leahwhite5910
      @leahwhite5910 4 місяці тому +3

      I had the same feeling about him, a lost poet of sorts. I too hope he finds his way

    • @Ned88Man
      @Ned88Man Місяць тому +2

      lovely guy, but I was shocked about the 2 liters of vodka a day but, how does that not kill?

    • @oliverattwell8013
      @oliverattwell8013 Місяць тому +1

      @@Ned88Mantolerance, it would kill most people.

  • @martinp4810
    @martinp4810 6 місяців тому +52

    Love Paul’s passion, we are lucky to have people like this in our city.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +2

      He’s a true superstar

    • @user-yf3mh3zu5y
      @user-yf3mh3zu5y 5 місяців тому +1

      Totally agree

    • @Nick-fg4dq
      @Nick-fg4dq 2 дні тому

      ​@@WendallExploresoff the fence won't distribute tents to the homeless..... Why

  • @rog3833
    @rog3833 6 місяців тому +117

    When i was street homeless - Brighton was the first place i headed too, purely cos i knew there would be support for me, with night shelters and food runs. It was the middle of winter then, so ended up in First Base and a Church for a couple of nights. To say it was stressful - is an understatement.

    • @isabellemat9160
      @isabellemat9160 6 місяців тому +6

      ❤❤❤You and Paul are Angels!!! I appreciate so much what you doing!! I also wanna help homeless People I know what is like I was homeless to...

    • @sarahturner522
      @sarahturner522 6 місяців тому +6

      How have things gotten this bad on the streets of Britain 🇬🇧.
      I feel so sorry for those homeless folks 😢.
      Pity they have had bad situations in life and dealt a bad hand. I really hope things get better for them soon. 🙏
      Thank goodness for that kind man who is helping many people. Wish there was more people like him and the country would be a better, safer place.
      I’m not good in a financial situation, however i will be donating to this charity.
      Keep up the good work all, proud of you 👏.

    • @Storm.Z.4u
      @Storm.Z.4u 6 місяців тому +6

      So the "support" in Brighton is clearly a magnet for those who choose to be homeless, they also get the benefit of living by the seaside for free.

    • @Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living
      @Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living 6 місяців тому +6

      You are ignoring the fact there are serious issues that can happen to a person that can seriously affect there mental health thos issues end up leading to somone being homless there is nothing at all wrong with somone who is homless choosing the best supporting place to get help

    • @jadedwitness9840
      @jadedwitness9840 6 місяців тому

      ​@@Storm.Z.4utake your fetid ignorance somewhere else braverman

  • @Scrobbles
    @Scrobbles 6 місяців тому +39

    Better Help is “accessible” if you have the money for it. A lot of people have mental health issues due to a lack of money to pay for the basics, it doesn’t matter if you give 10% off, these services should be free.

    • @ol1ver89
      @ol1ver89 6 місяців тому +9

      Agreed , and actually it s about of a sell out by oli doing this when he knows these people can’t do it for money !!! I love his videos but I’m a little bit gutted as I got the feeling it’s a bit of a sell out this better help !!! I know it’s about getting paid but yeah it defo should be free

    • @tsurugizaki
      @tsurugizaki 5 місяців тому +2

      There have also been a lot of issues with better help specifically. Lack of professionalism from the therapists and them not handling more serious issues appropriately.

    • @DMWBN3
      @DMWBN3 3 місяці тому +1

      Plenty of free accessible charities in Brighton.
      Getting in a prescription & some hostels.
      Brighton is a bit like a beacon for homeless. Most are from out of the town.

    • @ZZZ77-
      @ZZZ77- 2 місяці тому +1

      Better help is a scam

  • @NihilisticHedonism
    @NihilisticHedonism 6 місяців тому +60

    The High Streets are dying and as a result these problems are becoming ever more visible to the naked eye walking around most British cities. I wonder how many of these homeless people are criminalised as a result of their lifestyle, and their lack of private space from which to live their lives which leads to them feeling and being outcasted by the system.

    • @ukskywatcher9598
      @ukskywatcher9598 6 місяців тому +3

      Wel said

    • @djzrobzombie2813
      @djzrobzombie2813 6 місяців тому +1

      You always see more male homeless than females... I wonder why ?

    • @NihilisticHedonism
      @NihilisticHedonism 6 місяців тому

      Fair point@@djzrobzombie2813

    • @sabrinajohnson7611
      @sabrinajohnson7611 6 місяців тому +1

      Wow, extremely insightful words! 👏 I 💯 agree with you 😢

    • @simonlee498
      @simonlee498 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@djzrobzombie2813​ government are more likey to house homeless women an even more likey if drug . The same reason you don't see kids homeless is the same as women they are more vulnerable .. drug addiction is now seen as a victim they are " addicted" it's not there fault 😅 government doesn't want Todo a thing cause solving homelessness an drugs is no profits

  • @marymungleandmidge4080
    @marymungleandmidge4080 6 місяців тому +26

    So many ridiculously rich people in the world and so many poor people, the balance is so wrong, but I can’t see it ever getting any better. I’ve lived in Brighton most of my life and the amount of homeless people has gone up every year. Great to see these people helping these unfortunate people.

    • @ArualCrisp
      @ArualCrisp 5 місяців тому +6

      I agree with you that the balance is definitely off but a lot of the people on the streets are there because of the addiction to drugs. Rich people work for their money while others spend it on drugs and are unable to work and support themselves as a result because of their addiction. I don’t think we can blame the rich people but more the failure of the government to tackle the vast drug problem in the whole of UK. Not necessarily even a drug problem, but mental health issues which often lead to drug abuse.

    • @denismcgrath8983
      @denismcgrath8983 5 місяців тому

      Jamie's net worth is reportedly over £240million norman cook net worth UK £300million

  • @IndieHorrorWilly
    @IndieHorrorWilly 5 місяців тому +14

    Paul warms my heart, what an angel. Also Salomon has such a beautiful smile, hope he continues to better his life, such a hard cycle to break out of.

  • @sagescott3117
    @sagescott3117 5 місяців тому +27

    I grew up in Brighton and Im 55 now, I hardly recognise what I've seen here... Paul Young, you brought tears to my eyes and Wendall thanks so much for highlighting this... I work for an animal charity and he's right, get involved, whatever you can do, anything to help the homeless and their fur buddies, it will make such a difference. Much love to you all xxx

  • @SarahLeanneWarbyUK
    @SarahLeanneWarbyUK 5 місяців тому +14

    I live in Brighton myself, thank you for highlighting Paul and this wonderful charity! Will be contacting them to volunteer and do my bit too 💪

  • @coast_2coast
    @coast_2coast 6 місяців тому +24

    I was homless on the streets in brighton a few years ago. I slept on the streets just down from the station. I was adicted to heroin crack and boozze. 7 months clean now thankfully. My mental health was terrible and i had complety given up on life.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +7

      Good work my friend well done 🙏

    • @coast_2coast
      @coast_2coast 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@WendallExploresthanks buddy, one day at a time. Keep up the good work. People need to see this stuff

    • @lisax23
      @lisax23 6 місяців тому +2

      Well done you

    • @debbiebartlett6526
      @debbiebartlett6526 6 місяців тому +2

      Well done 👏

    • @pamelamckenzie2685
      @pamelamckenzie2685 6 місяців тому +2

      Fantastic to your 7months keep going.

  • @azzzza1045
    @azzzza1045 24 дні тому +2

    I lived in Brighton in my 20’s and spoke to many homeless people during that time…so many told me that they were in London but when the 2012 olympics were held they were rounded up, given a train ticket to Brighton and never left to ‘improve’ the image of London for the Olympic tourists

  • @richardknapper3404
    @richardknapper3404 6 місяців тому +12

    What a fantastic guy Paul Young is. A man with vision, strength, kindness and an eye to spot the "phoney" beggars. If only our councils and politicians could show so much care and have his drive.

  • @ywiggan
    @ywiggan 6 місяців тому +21

    Its good to talk 👄 i always stop and chat and ask if they need anything. Remember, people, we are one paycheck away from being homeless

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +5

      Amen

    •  2 місяці тому +1

      If you are one paycheck away from homelessness you are not organizing your life correctly. If you are earning a paycheck you should be saving enough to build up a 6-month emergency fund. Any financial expert will tell you this.

    • @ywiggan
      @ywiggan 2 місяці тому +1

      I am lucky not to be in this situation. However, many are that is what I am saying. Some jobs out there are really low salaries look at jobs on indeed 20k pa

  • @javierlav
    @javierlav 5 місяців тому +11

    What a really nice man!!!! God bless him!!!!

  • @cathtf7957
    @cathtf7957 6 місяців тому +21

    I've watched dozens of these homeless docs
    This one seemed to get at the heart of the matter. Great work.

    • @user-yf3mh3zu5y
      @user-yf3mh3zu5y 5 місяців тому +2

      4 years clean from heroin and cocaine

  • @AceSkates
    @AceSkates 6 місяців тому +35

    I lived in brighton during 2012, london were transporting people who were living rough down to brighton! They completely abandoned people on the coast and left these humans to rot, ut was so horrific and all the aid services were so overwhelmed

    • @meestermeesterhastings.3159
      @meestermeesterhastings.3159 6 місяців тому +13

      Your right they "cleaned the streets" for the 2012 games so the visitors would not see the real problems...

    • @lisapinfold506
      @lisapinfold506 6 місяців тому +8

      Happens in a lot of coastal places. Not the land of milk and honey councils think it is😑

    • @gthbtn
      @gthbtn 6 місяців тому +2

      They shipped me off to Birmingham from Brighton in 2014! 😂

    • @Antpeople1
      @Antpeople1 6 місяців тому

      YES YES Can relate. I was attacked by convicted criminals, one of whom was mentioned in the national news as mugging the elderly in shared council accommodation and my life put in danger by the authorities! I have evidence against the council as well as council meeting minutes published about this. I have been physically tortured by the local mafia i.e Council and Police and slandered for exposing the TRUTH!

    • @Antpeople1
      @Antpeople1 6 місяців тому

      @@meestermeesterhastings.3159 JUST THE SAME WAY THEY DID FOR THE ROYAL WEDDING WHICH COST A FEW BOB OF TAXPAYER'S MONEY!

  • @simonjenkins1533
    @simonjenkins1533 6 місяців тому +20

    I'm a Brightonian and don't recognise my town today. I think people percolate down through the country, then when they get to the coast, they can't go any further. They become stuck, sometimes for years. Heartbreaking.

    • @Storm.Z.4u
      @Storm.Z.4u 6 місяців тому +2

      Well they can, we have open borders and they are free to leave the UK, perhaps France, or Germany, but then the benefits system is not as generous there.

    • @MiaSummer-cm6cy
      @MiaSummer-cm6cy 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Storm.Z.4uyou think the homeless get thousands in benefits every month ?

    • @jonathanlamb9024
      @jonathanlamb9024 5 місяців тому

      I'm pretty sure if they were on benefits they wouldn't be on the streets to be honest there like pigeons on the street, cast out by society as there no longer needed.

    • @andrewcheatle4691
      @andrewcheatle4691 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Storm.Z.4u You couldn't be more wrong - UK has the lowest welfare benefits in Northern Europe, bar none. Stop getting your facts from comics 😂

    • @intranix
      @intranix 3 місяці тому +1

      weird, I'm a Brightonian also, but to me, it's the same as it was 20 years ago. There was a massive homeless problem then and there is now. nothing has changed.

  • @tims7793
    @tims7793 6 місяців тому +9

    I've donated to Paul's charity. I'm now a very long way away, but had the pleasure of visiting Brighton for a short time, 20 years ago, when chasing a local lass. The world needs more people like Paul. Nice work too, Wendall

  • @JohnHowlett
    @JohnHowlett 6 місяців тому +8

    When i left prison in 2013 I was homless in brighton i was fortunate to have a job to come out too .. but antifreeze was amazing i turned up there scared and confused i left with full military kit trousers jacket sleeping bag and a backpack full of socks and toiletries and most important a full belly ..im doing very well now but if it wasn't for those guys helping me until i got my first months pay theres a very good chance i would still be homless now

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +2

      Glad they help you turn things around mate 🙏

  • @MrPiranBlyth
    @MrPiranBlyth 6 місяців тому +20

    This channel has become one of my favourite on UA-cam. I have experienced homelessness in Cornwall and was housed in st Petrocs in Newquay, in a much better place now luckily in truro. the message needs to be spread so thanks for what you do wendall😊

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +3

      Thank you for the kind words, glad to hear your situation is better now

    • @MrPiranBlyth
      @MrPiranBlyth 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@WendallExploresthanks. I really enjoy watching the conversations that you have with people, especially jappa from Torquay he was a real gem

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +2

      @@MrPiranBlyth Jappa superstar 🙌

  • @BonnyBrown
    @BonnyBrown 6 місяців тому +26

    What a guy Paul is 👏 if only we had more people like him

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +6

      Superstar

    • @ignoblesurfer6281
      @ignoblesurfer6281 6 місяців тому +2

      When he meets that homeless guy in the graveyard you can tell he's not just faking it, he genuinely loves the guy and wants to help him out.

    • @boobootheballbreaker2092
      @boobootheballbreaker2092 6 місяців тому

      You got a spare room? You're free to house one of these males, or give them money.....

    • @BonnyBrown
      @BonnyBrown 6 місяців тому +1

      @@boobootheballbreaker2092 was gonna reply until I realised you’re a troll 😂 good luck with that 👍

  • @marcoroams
    @marcoroams 6 місяців тому +8

    You are doing good work my friend! 🙏🏽

  • @cultfiction3865
    @cultfiction3865 6 місяців тому +19

    I also think that a big reason that contributes to homelessness in U.K. is the astronomical house prices and rents, which are way out of reach for most people of the younger generation. Their Salaries aren’t high enough to cope with the outrageous cost of property here

    • @Westhamsterdam
      @Westhamsterdam 6 місяців тому +3

      Not normally substance abuse is by far the biggest. Before 2009 when the U.S. government gave the Méxican cartels a monopoly on meth production, tent cities were virtually unknown in the U.S.. It was only after 2009, when meth(amphetamine) flooded the whole U.S. cities that tent encampments became a regular fixture. I think it is widely accepted that meth (not really found in Europe, it does exist but very small) is responsible for the tent cities. You hear Fentanyl! Fentanyl! Fentanyl! It´s not the real problem in the U.S. meth is.
      Saying that since the arrival of Spice, homelessness in the UK has exploded. There is a saying in politics "nothing happens by accident" who really was responsible for introducing spice in UK drug culutre?

    • @cultfiction3865
      @cultfiction3865 6 місяців тому

      @@Westhamsterdam Yeah you are probably right that meth probably has caused a lot of these tent cities to shoot up in the US. And in the U.K. I’m not sure about the connection between spice and homelessness. A lot of homeless people appear to use Spice, but I don’t know if that is an effect of been homeless or whether it’s a cause. Much like with alcohol they probably use it to zombie out in a stupor.
      But I doubt Spice would lead to mass homelessness like meth since Spice has effects almost identical to regular marijuana except it’s less safe.
      Here in U.K. I would think that the extortionate cost of housing and wage swallowing monthly rents are a big cause, since social housing is hard to come by here now in most places. The demand for it is too high and they haven’t replaced all the social housing that’s been sold off. And even unemployed people often don’t get all their private rent covered since it’s so expensive in England that it leaves a shortfall. Then there is also bedroom tax in addition to this. So this seems to be a big reason here. Drugs don’t seem like a huge problem here like in US

  • @vc4154
    @vc4154 5 місяців тому +6

    God bless you Wendall and the off the fence Guy, It warms my heart to see and know how much you all care for those in need.

  • @redmeth07
    @redmeth07 6 місяців тому +8

    There is no chemical solution for a spiritual problem.
    We all have these issues. Everyone of us. All homelessness is, is the eternal struggle of soul manifested consciously into reality. Right there projected onto our streets. For all of us too see. It’s scary it hurts and it’s just sad. We all walk the path of denial.

  • @ConorMcHedor
    @ConorMcHedor 3 місяці тому +1

    I know Keo, it's heartbreaking to see him living rough, like he said he's a intelligent dude and deserves better

  • @kevinkiso4579
    @kevinkiso4579 3 місяці тому +1

    Much respect to the gentleman, Paul, for reaching out to these people.

  • @uktye3871
    @uktye3871 6 місяців тому +19

    i lived in brighton for 15 yrs and i met a lot of homeless people and most of them made the trek from london to brighton thinking its an easier way to make money etc. Maybe so in the summer months but even brightons tourists fade away during the winter months

    • @buy.to.let.britain
      @buy.to.let.britain 6 місяців тому +3

      the search for a free lunch continues.....

    • @robdubz1510
      @robdubz1510 6 місяців тому +4

      Exactly i live in east sussex and tourism is dead at this time

    • @buy.to.let.britain
      @buy.to.let.britain 6 місяців тому

      im in sast eussex and things are fine.@@robdubz1510

    • @Leojw10
      @Leojw10 6 місяців тому

      ​@@robdubz1510except in Brighton and hove/eastbourne

    • @robdubz1510
      @robdubz1510 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Leojw10 i live in polegate in eb lots its way quieter than summer the bars on the beach shut for this reason not just the weather.

  • @geoffbreen2386
    @geoffbreen2386 6 місяців тому +11

    Paul is a hero. What a legacy of good, and handing it on to others to continue their work for good.

  • @neiloldfield8661
    @neiloldfield8661 6 місяців тому +8

    Paul is an absolute legend
    Love his passion for his hometown
    Talks very well
    I’ll be making a donation

  • @TommyAtkins-bd5ky
    @TommyAtkins-bd5ky 6 місяців тому +5

    I very much hope your channel grows my friend....you have a kind heart and warm personality. Its often portrayed by media and the like that Britain is cold damaged etc... however there is a lot of love warmth and compassion too. More power to you my fellow Briton.

  • @tomebers8683
    @tomebers8683 6 місяців тому +34

    Suprised to see my hometown here, the homelessness here is very high but we do have a number of services that help the homeless population like BHT(I've used them personally and they're really helpful I now have a flat because of how welcoming and understanding they are with opportunities & it's the first time in years I can say everything is mine again it takes it toll after a while never knowing what you're doing or what's yours), YMCA, stop over. Though it's not say Brighton isn't thriving even though we have the retail downfall as well (We have an IKEA coming soon, I look forward to that) but out of every place I visit I always want to go back to Brighton as it has everything you'll ever need and the nightlife is tiers above most places (Minus the bouncers) and Brighton is different from everywhere, it has a lot of character.

    • @no_soy_rubio
      @no_soy_rubio 6 місяців тому +3

      Surprised, really? All you need to do is walk up by the station or the Pavilion Gardens to see there's a big problem in Brighton. And it's nothing new, it's been like it for years

    • @tomebers8683
      @tomebers8683 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@no_soy_rubioI'm surprised as Wendall normally covers northern places 😊 but not to the homeless population I know what it's like currently

    • @no_soy_rubio
      @no_soy_rubio 6 місяців тому +1

      @@tomebers8683 gotcha mate ✌

    • @gthbtn
      @gthbtn 6 місяців тому +2

      When I was street homeless in Brighton BHT kept sending me back to Brighton and Hove council, who kept sending me back to BHT... so I never found either of them any use...

    • @Antpeople1
      @Antpeople1 6 місяців тому +1

      @@gthbtn Yes, I can relate! BHT is a scam like the rest of them. I have been through the ENTIRE 'system.'

  • @v666edd
    @v666edd 6 місяців тому +10

    Another great video. It’s great you’re getting this content out there and showing what’s really going on.

  • @kathyn8780
    @kathyn8780 5 місяців тому +2

    what a great example of a grassroots support worker, cannot beat it .......... thank you for your support sir

  • @scottal
    @scottal 5 місяців тому

    Top man. Keep up the great , caring stuff you do. Wishing u all the best into the new year.

  • @BabyBooHoot
    @BabyBooHoot 4 місяці тому +2

    Eye opening video. As i said in another video comment I left Ireland in the mid 80s and got work in England. Newhaven was where i had a job to start. Eventually bought a house in Portslade at the time , worked in Newhaven, laterly in a hospital in Haywards heath. This city gave me the start I needed when I was 20 ish, now nearlly 60. I arrived in Brighton weeks after the grand hotel bombing, being Irish was not a good thing then. Some people hated me , understandable, equally I managed to gain the trust of others from this great town. I got my start, being honest I didnt see so much Homeless ness then, perhaps it was there. Paul is a great man, he so sees the situation for wat it is and doesnt judge. Top man doing a great thing! Wel done on another interesting video. Hope the 2 gents who have got themselve sorted get back into a good place . Good people who deserve a chance!

  • @stevelytton
    @stevelytton 5 місяців тому

    some absolutley kind folk out there, helping the needy and less fortunate ...love your chanel lots of love and respect from Australia

  • @robertpetre9378
    @robertpetre9378 Місяць тому +1

    I’ve been living in Brighton now for more than 14 years now and sadly I’ve seen the gradual decline in the quality of life and rising prices of living which have been pushing local people out of the city centre. I started to notice this at least 10 years ago with agent furcation which came from which people coming down from London and buying up cheap properties predominately in London Road and causing the rent to skyrocket and making it impossible for local people to have any hope on getting onto the property ladder at all.

  • @StuartWhelan-up8vs
    @StuartWhelan-up8vs 6 місяців тому +5

    Love watching these videos l was homeless when l was young helped a few folks over the years saving a bloke trying to take his life well done Wendell ❤

    • @Antpeople1
      @Antpeople1 6 місяців тому

      You won't save someone from taking their life unless you help them with their circumstances, sorry not being funny but I have been up Beachy Head many times and been abused in the psych unit run by psychopaths. Many people want believe their own good deeds make a difference and many of them do not listen and invalidate. Society has this narcissistic notion that if we sweep people's problems under the carpet and tell them to leave it in the past until it happens again and again...those lives you think you saved may have and may STILL end in suicide! I don't mean this as a personal attack, I just know because I have been there many times over and am still getting this narcissistic treatment and I am still homeless. I have been tortured physically and emotionally by the corrupt authorities for the past 7 years. The people paid to help me helped push me and other patients to suicide! Some did suicide.

  • @YoGemmy
    @YoGemmy 6 місяців тому +5

    Wendall you're doing such amazing work. Thanks for these videos.

  • @murringo9
    @murringo9 6 місяців тому

    What an amazing video, Wendall. People need to see this. Thank you.

  • @BrunoRodrigues-uq6xd
    @BrunoRodrigues-uq6xd 29 днів тому +1

    From United States. New subscriber. Im enjoying your videos. Keep going brother.

  • @philclark6250
    @philclark6250 6 місяців тому +12

    I never thought somewhere like Brighton would have a homeless problem .great content wendall

    • @francishandscomb8108
      @francishandscomb8108 6 місяців тому +4

      It’s gone up a lot in the last ten years

    • @tomfitz-tm6tz
      @tomfitz-tm6tz 6 місяців тому +2

      Always had huge problems...alcahol..drugs...it's a depressing town..I won't visit again.

    • @no_soy_rubio
      @no_soy_rubio 6 місяців тому +2

      It has done for many years, it's just that it's getting worse

    • @CRD250
      @CRD250 6 місяців тому +1

      It’s renowned for it.

    • @wackywall
      @wackywall 5 місяців тому

      Coastal towns have become a dumping ground for homeless and poor people with complex issues by the tory government. As London becomes more and more gentrified and a money laundering centre for crooked Russians etc who buy up swathes of property the more people that get priced out or moved on. It's social and ethnic cleansing of the working classes and the poor and vulnerable. With that it creates huge issues for where these people are decanted without choice. The council services, housing and support structures outside of London simply cannot cope with what's been forced upon them by central government.

  • @bobjary9382
    @bobjary9382 6 місяців тому +10

    Ive been homeless in and around London and the south , the most recent spell was for four years only ending two years ago.
    I have nearly always managed to be part of a crew and squat somewhere.
    It's not easy, but it seems to suit my temperament more than being an individual rough sleeping (although I have opted for that occasionally fleeing the squat for the sake of safety and sanity!)
    So Brighton takes a really dim view of squatters. It feels like a zero tolerance policy with extraordinary measures for anyone attempting occupation. I know they can be fussy about some of their fancy old buildings, but they come down very hard on anyone in derelict buildings or in out of the way situations where they are no trouble.
    I am sure this contributes to the increased numbers on the street and must affect their mental and physical health . I would have suffered pretty badly if I had to sleep rough bc there is nowhere to squat .

  • @charmainepriestman915
    @charmainepriestman915 4 місяці тому

    Off the fence is amazing 👏
    Paul cares so deeply you can hear it in his voice. What a beautiful kind man
    I feel sorry for all the homeless including the addicts but the families with kids thats beyond heartbreaking 💔

  • @johnmair1697
    @johnmair1697 3 місяці тому

    This is so good literally keeping people alive fantastic stuff more power to you all

  • @patricequinn7733
    @patricequinn7733 5 місяців тому +1

    Paul Young is such a great spokesperson for the cause and such an impressive man.
    He's an inspiration for people trying to help the homeless,wherever they are!

  • @allenprice-uu3sy
    @allenprice-uu3sy 3 місяці тому

    Thank you Wendall for helping these people.

  • @rickyjames4228
    @rickyjames4228 5 місяців тому +2

    The guy with the blue scarf I feel like hes doing good and could sit down with him and have a good convo

  • @treeoflifeguitars
    @treeoflifeguitars 6 місяців тому +3

    fair Play Soloman! Against all odds he chooses to win! Love that

  • @pistophercrul3743
    @pistophercrul3743 3 місяці тому +1

    great documentry mate paul deserves a king medal what a lovly bloke he is RESPECT PAUL

  • @abbeyjanegreen703
    @abbeyjanegreen703 5 місяців тому +3

    Paul is an inspiration on so many levels ❤

  • @lurchmusicofficial9929
    @lurchmusicofficial9929 5 місяців тому

    I really love your videos man - keep going!! The world needs a bright light that you're carrying :)

  • @tokingreens
    @tokingreens 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for being the change that the world needs.

  • @ropa2142
    @ropa2142 4 місяці тому

    This really made me think. Thankyou.

  • @moonbeammoonbeam5739
    @moonbeammoonbeam5739 6 місяців тому +16

    The rich -poor divide has got to be the worse it has ever been.
    I'm shocked at the stats for Brighton.
    I truly feel the government is just allowing this to happen.

    • @krisbowditch827
      @krisbowditch827 6 місяців тому +5

      I agree, absolutely disgusting what’s happening. There’s no empathy or support with Tory rule . Yeah it’s a lifestyle choice,FFS🙈💩

    • @Westhamsterdam
      @Westhamsterdam 6 місяців тому

      "I truly feel the government is just allowing this to happen". If truth be known the government (elites) are behind the drugs trade. Drugs (none recreational) are there to destroy them but at the same time if you feed them & look after them on the streets (just like Kessington/Skid Row) you create a type of prison where they can´t escape this is how the elites manage it they keep them to certain areas away from rich.

    • @no_soy_rubio
      @no_soy_rubio 6 місяців тому

      The government don't give a toss

    • @stevenparrott4924
      @stevenparrott4924 5 місяців тому

      labour run council before that green party who had worse recycling rate in country what a disgrace

  • @chrissmith8526
    @chrissmith8526 4 місяці тому

    What an inspirational bloke Paul is very moving we need more people like him

  • @user-si8kn4ox4f
    @user-si8kn4ox4f 5 місяців тому

    Great! Work you do Paul. Take Care x

  • @davesawyer
    @davesawyer 3 місяці тому

    Going through your historical content since your video on Bath. Eye opening, Brighton like my home town is a lovely city, but has a bad homeless problem.
    Keep doing what you are doing Wendall 👍

  • @Helen-ge5ng
    @Helen-ge5ng Місяць тому

    We need more people like Paul.

  • @dddux
    @dddux 5 місяців тому +2

    Wendall, this is some really great work you're doing. Thank you! There is a possibility I might end up on the streets, too... as I've been reckless with my life and now I'm 53 living with my old father... long story... lol.. this shyt can happen to anybody these days. it's terrifying.

  • @realitywinner7582
    @realitywinner7582 4 місяці тому

    God Bless You Wendall -from Ireland 🙂

  • @edenhundsdoerfer7971
    @edenhundsdoerfer7971 5 місяців тому

    Great advice on mental illnesses Wendell!! Am sure you’re helping many people who are suffering from depression and other mental illnesses!

  • @harrytrent13
    @harrytrent13 4 місяці тому

    Great video mate it does upset me on how some people view the homeless most of them are good genuine people and in this country no one should be homeless

  • @robertmccann9631
    @robertmccann9631 6 місяців тому +18

    Wendall I really love your videos, very humanising and important. I lived in Brighton 12 years ago and it was difficult to find a job that paid the rent (1/3 of my income was going on my rent) I can only imagine things have gotten much worse.

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +5

      Minimum rent I saw was £1500 per month

    • @Storm.Z.4u
      @Storm.Z.4u 6 місяців тому

      Only a third of your income on rent, that's not bad.

    • @Threadbow
      @Threadbow 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Storm.Z.4u 12 yrs ago.
      Now will be 1,500 for flat.
      1000 even for house room share
      Plus bills plus food leaves not much after council tax water rates

    • @Threadbow
      @Threadbow 6 місяців тому

      @@Storm.Z.4u actually brighton had agreed to all pay more on council tax to provide housing.
      Think was storage containers
      But judge pickles came down and stopped it. Tories for you.

  • @sigmachad96
    @sigmachad96 6 місяців тому +4

    Perfect timing with this, living in Kemp Town, thanks for videoing my daily life!

  • @seanylilears19
    @seanylilears19 6 місяців тому

    Paul reminds me of the vicar from This Country. What a hero.

  • @reshamdhillon4885
    @reshamdhillon4885 2 місяці тому

    This guy is a beautiful man thanks for supporting the city ❤

  • @shaunmk
    @shaunmk 4 місяці тому +1

    i lived in brighton in the 90s, it was full of love and fun...i used to give food to a few rough sleepers, not been back in decades...hastings is even worse...great videos

  • @krysstle-8226
    @krysstle-8226 3 місяці тому +1

    I was homeless in Brighton when I first came from being kicked out. I live in Brighton in a nice house with my boyfriend for 6 years❤

  • @mrt3946
    @mrt3946 6 місяців тому +12

    When Hostel Point backpackers hotel closed I contacted Caroline Lucas about getting things together to transfer its use to a shelter for homeless. It has room for about 200 people with shared but private showers and a big communial room with kitchens. It was perfect. It could also centralise people so that agencies could help them all in one place at the same time. Caroline Lucas ignored me. Its now going to be a luxury boutique hotel. Just what Brighton needs another one of.....

    • @CRD250
      @CRD250 6 місяців тому +2

      Caroline Lucas has been truly terrible for Brighton & Hove.

    • @dogstar8027
      @dogstar8027 5 місяців тому

      @@CRD250The Greens don’t like or care about their fellow humans. They want power and status. We have to start looking after our own, charity starts at home.

    • @MartinParsons-tr6wi
      @MartinParsons-tr6wi 5 місяців тому

      The environmental movement has been well and truly hijacked

    • @lucydayLucida
      @lucydayLucida 5 місяців тому

      This is both tragic and unsurprising. Choices like this are happening all over the world as the availability of housing disappears and the homeless numbers grow.

    • @andrewcheatle4691
      @andrewcheatle4691 4 місяці тому

      That sucks she ignored your efforts. Good on you though for trying to do something constructive about the issue 👍

  • @ChubbBates-mh5xp
    @ChubbBates-mh5xp 4 місяці тому +1

    In the last few months 2 homeless have died in Kettering.it’s so cold this time of year.People just don’t seem to care.I don’t know what the solution is but something has to be done to help these people.

  • @stephenhumberstone7636
    @stephenhumberstone7636 6 місяців тому +1

    Great work thanks

  • @vjary8142
    @vjary8142 4 місяці тому

    Keep up the great work you're doing.

  • @susanatkinson967
    @susanatkinson967 6 місяців тому

    Very passionate person paul doing his job .beatiful soul x

  • @daniellehaddon565
    @daniellehaddon565 6 місяців тому

    Brilliant video Ol 👏❤

  • @aprilcrooks6424
    @aprilcrooks6424 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the updates wendall, I live in kuwait now and it’s nice to know what’s going on in the uk

  • @AceRamone
    @AceRamone 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for doing something positive about our mental health problem.

  • @JohnSmith-lj1vw
    @JohnSmith-lj1vw 6 місяців тому +3

    In my humble opinion this is best video you made yet mate. Well done!

  • @debbiebartlett6526
    @debbiebartlett6526 6 місяців тому +4

    Great informative video as always,well done ✔️

  • @sabrinajohnson7611
    @sabrinajohnson7611 6 місяців тому +5

    Wonderful content Wendall! ❤ thank you for your continuous hard work! It's so admirable 😊
    I agree it is a multifaceted problem. Mental health and ptsd is a prime example 😢 🙏🏽 people should definitely reach out. X

  • @wolfie498
    @wolfie498 Місяць тому

    I have to comment here. I have had help in the past from off the fence and they are a lovely bunch of people. If anyone was thinking of donating, do it. Your money will be going to a very good cause. Great video 👍

  • @mariagarrettgotch2770
    @mariagarrettgotch2770 3 місяці тому

    Its been horrendous here for over a decade most the people i have worked with have been on the streets for 20 years or more. Off the fence are great as are sussex homeless support. Thanks for highlighting this issue

  • @ywiggan
    @ywiggan 6 місяців тому +6

    Brighton mini London ❤️ I was there last week and yes, lots of homeless people on the streets. Looking at the estate agents rental market one property near Kemp Town rental £3,000 a month to rent 😮😮 crazy money

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  6 місяців тому +3

      Rent there is insane

    • @robdubz1510
      @robdubz1510 6 місяців тому +1

      London holiday homes

    • @Threadbow
      @Threadbow 6 місяців тому

      Because now landlords rent by the night.
      They can charge more than the weekly rent in one night.
      So that reduces the number of flats houses available.
      This is a trend all over the country.
      Air bnb get rich off of your property.
      Then walk past the homeless who have no affordable and very few properties available to rent.

  • @truckingnat99
    @truckingnat99 6 місяців тому +3

    What a fantastic video channel like yours is giving people an insight into issues that they would never have imagined

  • @punkyfish22
    @punkyfish22 5 місяців тому

    Amazing ..x no other words ❤

  • @gingerali
    @gingerali 6 місяців тому +5

    I point the finger of blame for all the drug abuse and homelessness firmly and directly at the Government, deliberately overpopulating the country and ignoring its wellbeing of its own citizens is a crime in itself and those who sit in parliament should be ashamed of themselves!

    • @boobootheballbreaker2092
      @boobootheballbreaker2092 6 місяців тому +4

      Not immigrants fault that people choose drugs and booze. Whobwould you rather live with, a clean immigrant or a conniving, violent addict? Feel free to offer up your couch to one of them.

    • @Gez-C
      @Gez-C 6 місяців тому +3

      Why would immigration cause people to choose drugs and alcohol? It’s down to individuals whether they use them or not (rightly or wrongly I. It here to judge) and beside at some point this country (and other) have always had people coming here, maybe I will blame William Conqueror for my issues as he was an immigrant to this country 😉🙄

    • @princebuster93
      @princebuster93 6 місяців тому +1

      @@Gez-CThe money and resources are going into supporting and funding Immigrants, in clean warm hotels, free food, phones, access to healthcare, education and whatever else they need. The social, mental and physical needs of homeless people is deliberately being neglected, but yes it is a choice to drink, take drugs etc. The issues are a lot deeper though, jobs being lost to technology, high cost of rent, low wages that don’t cover basic cost of living, that’s just a few

    • @gingerali
      @gingerali 6 місяців тому +4

      @@princebuster93 thanks for your response mirroring my own response to the previous two .i would also add that drink and drugs destroy lives of the families connected to these mentally ill addicts . This country used to have mental asylums for these kind of people until some do-gooder decided under the banner ‘ care in the community ‘ to close these asylums as it was stigmatising people and now we have them living in front of of our eyes . This country never had a homelessness problem until recently . I could go on and on but I hope you get my point. The Cabal of crooks sat in parliament are at fault!

    • @princebuster93
      @princebuster93 6 місяців тому +1

      @@gingerali to be honest, you cannot solve a spiritual problem with man made solutions, we can see the proof by examining exactly what you are saying. The Government have become a social engineering machine, that has manipulated society to such a degree that to many people look to the Government to change and solve the decline in people’s social, economic and mental wellbeing. The Government was not set up to be the people’s caregiver or God, but a communist Government will always seek to be the people’s God, = to control them. Come from a poor family, spent a good few years just surviving, but always worked, once I started seeking God and became born again, spiritually, my life changed for the better. I would never ask or expect anything from the Government, in fact I keep as far away from them as possible. God is allowing this to happen to the world right now because we are in the last days. I pray many Brit’s seek God as things get worse, it does break my heart though, how our Government are so Anti British, corrupt, cowardly, spineless and Godless 😢😞🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🙏❤️

  • @StevieSpiers-ru3mf
    @StevieSpiers-ru3mf 6 місяців тому +4

    In recent years Brighton has been the drug death capital of Britain, the teenage pregnancy capital of Britain, homeless everywhere, a huge disparity between rich and poor. We left Brighton because the rent was £1600 per month for a three ned ex council house. It's a strange, strange place.

    • @MiaSummer-cm6cy
      @MiaSummer-cm6cy 5 місяців тому

      According to new figures published by the UK's Office for National Statistics, Middlesbrough, Blackpool and St. Helens are England's teenage pregnancy capitals

    • @StevieSpiers-ru3mf
      @StevieSpiers-ru3mf 4 місяці тому

      @@MiaSummer-cm6cy Can you read? I said IN RECENT YEARS, not today.

    • @Danielmountford_
      @Danielmountford_ 10 днів тому

      ​@@StevieSpiers-ru3mfHow can you be that rude when talking out your arse. Lived in Brighton for over 15 years. Declared drug death capital in the UK over ten years ago, it's not now and that's not considered recent. Stating it's the teenage pregnancy capital of Britain is also not true, but it has been high.

  • @adrianshjadesheehan9991
    @adrianshjadesheehan9991 6 місяців тому +4

    Brillant video olly and that Paul man deserves a Nobel peace prize yere a credit to the UK

    • @garyrodden4426
      @garyrodden4426 2 місяці тому

      No chance of Paul getting a Nobel peace prize he's doing good work for the people more likely to get one if you are selling weapons to another country to destroy people

  • @TheSchmonk94
    @TheSchmonk94 6 місяців тому +1

    Donated ✅️ thank you for doing this )

  • @b.2221
    @b.2221 5 місяців тому

    Money could not buy that man’s honesty.

  • @martinsummers7347
    @martinsummers7347 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice one Paul👍 I have made a donation.

  • @user-ol9kb5xt4c
    @user-ol9kb5xt4c 28 днів тому

    What a great man ❤

  • @harrytrent13
    @harrytrent13 4 місяці тому

    Paul just shows that there really is great people about in this country

  • @catherinefranklin9128
    @catherinefranklin9128 3 місяці тому

    It's great to have you as a genuine investigative journalist/film maker on You Tube Wendall!.I am sending your videos on far and wide. The UK needs help by the right people, not by corrupt councils(Labour councils seem to run the worst towns)We don't want anymore greedy landlords buying up everywhere with dodgy backhanders!

  • @Sparks923
    @Sparks923 2 місяці тому

    Spent almost every day of the summer here when I was 18. Good times for the most part

  • @johnsharman76142
    @johnsharman76142 6 місяців тому +2

    Hi Wendall, Still continuing to doing a great Job.🥰🥰