Help needed, Council let's us down again Options

[Simon]

A friend of mine is an english citizen, who has worked full time for over 10 years and has never claimed anything from the government before.

She has now hit a rough patch in her life and requires help but is not getting anything of what she needs.

She is 20 weeks pregnant and has just split from her boyfriend, she has no where to live and does not accrue enough points with council to get housing.

She has been offered a room at a b&b in slough (even though she works in Newbury) or a room at a half way house sharing bathroom facilities with the other guests. This place does not look or sound safe for her.

Does anyone know of way she could be helped or anyone else she can speak to?

[Strafin]

But this website is not representative of the people of Newbury, it's a small percentage of people who have an interest in local issues and like to vent their spleens. Why should they be charitable? And why should they not be allowed to put what they like, when others can. The piousness and intolerance always comes from those who think that anyone who disagrees with them is "right wing" and therefore deformed in some way and therefore not entitled to an opinion. All those exclaiming that this woman "must" be helped at all costs make me want to help less.

[Andy Capp]

But this website is not representative of the people of Newbury, it's a small percentage of people who have an interest in local issues and like to vent their spleens. Why should they be charitable? And why should they not be allowed to put what they like, when others can.

Did I say you should be charitable and shouldn't be allowed to say what you think? I think that a number of people's comments on here are simply uncharitable in spirit if not in practice. What is so hard about being kind natured, if not helpful?

The piousness and intolerance always comes from those who think that anyone who disagrees with them is "right wing" and therefore deformed in some way and therefore not entitled to an opinion.

I said that? Where? The rest was a joke.

All those exclaiming that this woman "must" be helped at all costs make me want to help less.

That is up to you and your conscience.

Like you said yourself, this is an area for posting opinions and comment and that is what I am doing. Frankly, I think some people's attitude on here embarrass Newbury if not southerners. But then this is a safe Tory seat; what else should I expect.

PS I admire Biker1 and his humility; he gets it.

[Strafin]

I said that? Where?

No you didn't say it, but it is the implication of various posts on this forum, in other subjects too. I did not mean to single you out personally.
I also think that most postings on here are the to the extremes of peoples genuine feelings, a text only view of everybody is kind of dehumanising. Finally I think that this is entirely the wrong place to be asking for help, however if you're desperate everything is worth a shot, I just don't think you shouuld get upset if you don't get the response you were after.