MY piece about giving to beggars touched a nerve with readers.
Joe Froggatt of Honley says: “Not much is written about the homeless or beggars that is not critical in tone, though, in many cases, I've no doubt many have a secret life-long history of misfortune, being in care, perhaps prison, broken families etc. Your column is a good place to at least get people to start thinking differently.”
As I wrote, Joe: There but for the grace of God …
