Comments on: Peter Riley, Kitchen Porter & Cleaner

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 24 May 2024 07:20:26 +0000

I wish Peter the best of everything .

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:46:12 +0000

I’ve sent this post to my (London-based) employer’s HR department asking if there is any cleaning work going. How utterly devastating it is to read what Peter has gone through, I cannot imagine what it is like to live it. I will continue to ask around in the hope he gets some long overdue good luck.

By: Kasey Grier

Kasey Grier — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:29:09 +0000

Please let your readers know if you set up some kind of fund for this gentle man. The whole world has let him down….yet he perseveres. I would be happy to contribute to a fund to give him a “jump start” toward shelter, comfort and safety. It also strikes me that he has not been able to be a strong advocate for himself. He’s no squeaky wheel, so he needs some advocates for him in London.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 23 May 2024 08:25:00 +0000

I wish Peter only good things.

Please GA, do update us with further news of Peter.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 23 May 2024 00:59:51 +0000

I worked as a community worker/advocate in Vancouver, Canada from 1997-2014. Unfortunately, his story is very common in Western countries including Canada, the U.S. and the UK. Single people without health issues (in fact, many of them DO have physical or mental health issues, but they are unidentified) are left out to dry. There is very little concrete help for them, esp. in terms of housing, which is a nightmare these days – although income support can turn into a major problem as well. Hence why so many of our countries have loads of people sleeping on the streets.

Occasionally, I would come upon a single person from a very middle class background who had fallen on hard times and they were horrified at how little support there was and how the system hectored them to pull themselves up by their boot straps. (This was particularly evident in the U.S., where one of the states named their welfare ministry “The Office of Self Sufficiency”. )

Peter’s experience with employment is also not atypical. I saw many people who were ripped off or underpaid by their employers, who often ran sketchy operations.

I do hope you’re able to find someone to help Peter….

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Wed, 22 May 2024 17:07:14 +0000

I trust that life improves for Peter after people reading this article. He deserves a bit of luck for once, so fingers crossed that someone can help

By: Saba

Saba — Wed, 22 May 2024 15:03:48 +0000

I live in the U.S. and searched for a job for several years late in my life. I did come up with something unexpected and during the search family members helped me, otherwise I would have been evicted. I’m retired now on a very small pension and am okay, but I remember the nagging fear always present.

My heart going out won’t rent a flat, but I send that nevertheless. And love.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Wed, 22 May 2024 14:44:19 +0000

This morning I am thinking of all the ways Spitalfields Life makes an impact.
GA, your readers are enriched and informed, your surroundings are chronicled and preserved,
your own personal expression has a voice, you provide optimism every day. And you’re an
advocate, for this fine gent.

Sending positive vibes from the Hudson River Valley.
Onward and upward, everyone.

By: Cherub

Cherub — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:33:09 +0000

Thank you so much for giving Peter a voice. He deserves better and I hope he will find safe housing soon. God bless him.

By: Margaret Shea

Margaret Shea — Wed, 22 May 2024 10:59:04 +0000

Try the Bethnal Green Mission 305 Cambridge Heath Rd E2. They do lots to help the homeless including a safe clean place to sleep overnight. Advice with employment, housing and benefits. Please go along or contact them at 0207 729 4286. I wish you a better future and many blessings