{"id":28086,"date":"2018-01-21T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=28086"},"modified":"2018-01-21T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T15:00:18","slug":"meet-lez-the-homeless-story-you-havent-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/meet-lez-the-homeless-story-you-havent-heard","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lez: The Homeless Story You Haven\u2019t Heard\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Homelessness is a persistent concern for cities like Cardiff, but what happens when someone chooses to stay on the streets to keep out of the system?<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28207\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28207 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/small-feature-imagte-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28207 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/small-feature-imagte-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Lez smiling among the bookshelves of the public library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lez\u2019s gruff Blackburn accent is somehow both assertive and reserved\u00a0as he sits\u00a0tucked\u00a0away in the back corner of the\u00a0city library.\u00a0He appreciates the building\u2019s traditional grandeur and, although he avoids spending time indoors, he will come inside\u00a0to\u00a0check up on his emails.\u00a0Lez\u2019s\u00a0lined and wizened face shadows with mistrust\u00a0as he\u00a0surveys\u00a0the\u00a0modern\u00a0bookshelves\u00a0and glass dividers\u00a0surrounding him.\u00a0But\u00a0as he\u00a0begins to speak,\u00a0his eyes shine a quality which can be described as little else but maverick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say everyone\u2019s part of the system. One, I\u2019m not part of it and two, it\u2019s not a system. It\u2019s not a system if it just doesn\u2019t work,\u201d\u00a0he says. \u201cMe? Well I\u2019m Lez. L.E.Z. That\u2019s as far as the names go.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>See the world through Lez&#8217;s eyes.<\/h4>\n<p>For the past 20 years,\u00a0Lez has been\u00a0all over the British Isles. He discusses\u00a0South Wales;\u00a0Cardiff, Cross Keys and\u00a0Swansea\u00a0(\u201chorrible place\u201d)\u00a0as well as Lancaster and\u00a0Blackburn (\u201cshould be bulldozed off the map\u201d).\u00a0For the past 18 months,\u00a0however,\u00a0Lez has been living on the streets of Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>On the edge of the city-centre,\u00a0a row of commercial properties face\u00a0the public library, alongside the mouth of the great\u00a0Queensway\u00a0Tunnel. Nestled in the alcove of a salon doorway is where Lez makes his bed for the night.\u00a0He sets up\u00a0once\u00a0the shop is closed for business and is always packed away before opening. The owners of the salon say\u00a0he walked\u00a0over one day and made\u00a0formal introductions, asking if it would be okay with them if he\u00a0stayed\u00a0in their doorway.\u00a0Lez has been there ever since, becoming as much a part of the landscape there as the architecture he so admires.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28093\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28093 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Library-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28093 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Library-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> The exterior architecture Lez admires of Liverpool Central Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just like it\u2026it\u2019s an old city,\u201d he says.\u00a0\u201cIf you can\u2019t relate to the population,\u00a0you can relate to the\u00a0city, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The regulars of the caf\u00e9 next door all know Lez, as do many of the passers-by. They nod or stop for a chat if they see\u00a0him in his usual spot, sitting on the top of\u00a0a set of steps opposite\u00a0the shops.\u00a0Lez\u00a0likes his own company and\u00a0has little need to deviate from this corner of the city. Here, he is\u00a0away from the\u00a0hordes\u00a0of tourists, shoppers and the majority of the city\u2019s other homeless.\u00a0And Lez\u00a0is content outdoors, even in the cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I came here I was in a hostel and all the kids used to say to me, we can always tell which\u00a0is your room\u00a0because the windows are open in winter,\u201d he says. \u201cI suppose I\u2019ve just got acclimatised to it, you know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hostels and homeless shelters would perhaps seem like a preferable\u00a0choice to sleeping on the streets. However, Lez\u00a0says hostels are crowded with people constantly\u00a0knocking on his door asking for money or tobacco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can live better on the street, you know what I mean?\u00a0Alright, I might only get four decent\u00a0night\u2019s\u00a0sleep out of seven, but it\u2019s still better than a hostel where you don\u2019t get\u00a0any,\u201d\u00a0he says.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28089\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28089 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Doorstep-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28089 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Doorstep-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> The doorstep on the street Lez has become a part of.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Desperate circumstances can also lead to tensions and fighting amongst residents. A new emergency homeless shelter opened up nearby over the winter, but Lez chose to stay where he was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many squad cars parked outside that place,\u00a0I thought the cops had volunteered to work there,\u201d\u00a0he says, the\u00a0spontaneous joke arising with a gruff chuckle and glint in his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that one in every two hundred people are homeless in the United Kingdom. In\u00a0Cardiff\u00a0alone there have been at least 1,400 individuals\u00a0recorded\u00a0sleeping\u00a0on the streets\u00a0over just 25 months. This issue was brought\u00a0particularly\u00a0into focus when a\u00a0homeless\u00a0woman\u00a0died in Alexandra Gardens after freezing temperatures\u00a0this winter.<\/p>\n<p>Causes for homelessness involve complex circumstances\u00a0and\u00a0differ\u00a0for every individual, although issues with addiction have\u00a0been a\u00a0long-documented and\u00a0frequent\u00a0complication.\u00a0For this reason, Lez prefers to remain alone rather than with others of the homeless community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely nothing in common whatsoever.\u00a0I do talk to them but I don\u2019t socialise&#8230;it\u2019s just,\u00a0you alright? How are you? Right, goodbye,\u201d\u00a0he says.\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t drink, I don\u2019t use drugs\u2026I\u2019ve always had sense\u00a0to stay away from those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lez, however,\u00a0does not sleep on the\u00a0streets\u00a0through desperation,\u00a0as\u00a0many individuals\u00a0in Cardiff and other cities\u00a0across the U.K. do. He is intent on remaining out of the government system, one which he insists is equipped only to suit those at the top.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28097\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28097 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/lez-feature-650-version-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28097 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/lez-feature-650-version-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Lez in one of his usual places at the top of a set of steps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGet them to vote for me,\u201d says Lez.\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re not my government,\u00a0I could do better than they do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lez\u00a0does not receive\u00a0any\u00a0state\u00a0benefits or follow job-centre programs\u00a0and says he has no intention of doing so\u00a0again\u00a0in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey tried to get me on a community work program\u2026It\u2019s compulsory, slave-gang, chain labour. [They\u2019re] punishing us for being unemployed and it\u2019s [their] fault we\u2019re\u00a0unemployed,\u201d\u00a0he says.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve got no qualifications. I\u2019m nearly 60, no-ones\u00a0gonna\u00a0employ me, you know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although he does not have paid employment,\u00a0Lez\u00a0has found\u00a0ways to contribute to his\u00a0own\u00a0corner of\u00a0society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe window cleaner wasn\u2019t cleaning the windows properly so I started doing them. Just as a favour,\u201d he says. \u201cFor the girls in hairdressers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The business-owners along the street\u00a0say Lez often offers to help out\u00a0and is always getting involved. They\u00a0have become good friends\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0has even given them birthday presents.\u00a0They look out for Lez\u00a0and are concerned for his well-being, should he\u00a0choose\u00a0to remain\u00a0on the streets\u00a0as he gets older.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow,\u00a0this\u00a0rather\u00a0eccentric\u00a0lone-wanderer has stumbled upon a\u00a0perfectly ordinary row\u00a0of local businesses and become\u00a0completely\u00a0absorbed into\u00a0their\u00a0close\u00a0community.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28091\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28091 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/LEZ-SCREENSHOT-625x352.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28091 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/LEZ-SCREENSHOT-625x352.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Lez inside the library where he comes to check up on his emails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But what about the future?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll probably stay in Liverpool till this mortal body\u2019s dead,\u201d says Lez.\u00a0\u201cI just like it\u2026you know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man who chooses to sleep on the streets so he can\u00a0stay out\u00a0of\u00a0the system.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":28206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-28086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","category-global-city"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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