The problem with the UK not having a 'Good Samaritan Law' is that no one then is made to be a good samaritan and then unsurprisingly when a person is compassionate to a homeless person or someone else in need, its considered a very rare deed; the whole thing seems extraordinary.

What happens if emergency bed spaces are closed? Homeless people will 'tramp', they will walk, to an area where they can find a bed for the night. Is it any surprise then that areas with good services for homeless people have a higher homeless population? No; it necessarily follows. It has always been this way and so, it will always be. What a nonsense.

I was once in a debate about the merits of fighting for homeless people against the merits of fighting for the little creatures at risk in the UK (mice, worms moths et al). The nonsense is that ALL have their own merit and we know from the ludicrous money lost by bankers, there is enough wealth to solve all the needs. There is no argument.

You need to be quiet now and stop wasting our air.

The pragmatic solutions to almost any situation or problem is what endears me to the Thai people.

A conceptual, intangible, idealogical foe is a necessary evil in the modern age for most governments where the majority of ordinary people balk at the concept of conscription, rationing or death on an industrial scale and where the motivations of national pride and victory can stimulate a flagging economy.