Paul has just closed an art exhibition in the Gallery At Oxo, Paul Atherton's Greatest Londoners: A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way When You're Homeless. It was designed to change the media narrative away from simply the Street Homeless to all those who find themselves in the situation.
https://www.oxotower.co.uk/events/paul-athertons-greatest-londoners/
This is him explaining on Newsflare
https://www.newsflare.com/video/338047/other/paul-atherton-talks-about-his-groundbreaking-exhibition-paul-athertons-greatest-londoners
Paul has insights to the problem that he can elucidate clearly and knows London way better than most. He spoke at the House of Commons to Bob Blackman during his research for the Homelessness Reduction Bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xbxRe9Ud64
And advised, but was totally ignored, by the Housing Team at City Hall when he was residing in the No Second Night Hub in Shepherds Bush for over 3 months, though should have been there for no more than 48 hours.
He's even written a play about his experiences, entitled "Fifty Years Of Trying" which he describes as Kafka's "The Trial" for real as he's battled with insane bureaucracies like having to prove he's homeless "How do you prove the absence of something, it's mathematically impossible."
https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/production/big-bang-sprint-2020-1/
We'd like to see Paul take Rory through the problems with Credit Files, Estate Agents, Council Housing Offices, but mainly the failings of the DWP to assist him in getting a deep understanding of the problems of Homelessness in the capital so he can share it with the city as a whole and if he becomes Mayor, end the problem once and for all.
So we would all urge Rory Stewart to accept Paul Atherton's application to "Come Kip With Me".
https://twitter.com/LondonersLondon/status/1227237132848312321
