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This month Catherine Neilan at The Pavement reports on new legislation in Westminster that means rough-sleeping Eastern Europeans will be deported if they cannot prove they are seeking work. By Darren Lehane It is a policy peppered with the language used to veil uncomfortable truths: …

This month, Pavement reporters look at the power of the internet – both to support and damage a cause, having won a small victory for those who have found themselves the subject of online fans and foes. By Matthew Gidley via the Londonist Flickrpool Facebook …

The Pavement is a magazine written by a team of journalist volunteers about, and for, the homeless. The magazine covers everything, from obituaries of long term rough sleepers, to the small print changes in policy from the corridors of powers. Anything that is of interest …

Image by Doilum from the Londonist Flickr pool We’ve all fallen asleep on the night bus and ended up stuck at the end of the route (haven’t we?) but if you don’t have a home to (eventually) go to, the night bus can seem a …