Home secretary criticised for tweets vowing to restrict use of tents by homeless people, ‘many of them from abroad’

  • Mouselemming
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    1 year ago

    I know “sleeping rough” is the UK phrase for being homeless or living on the street but “rough sleeping” just sounds too close to “rough sex” for me

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      1 year ago

      I figured out what it meant from context but when I first read the headline my immediate thought was something along the lines of “what the hell does that mean? Sleeping on a bed without sheets? lumpy pillows? The fuck?” lol