No Fixed Abode: Part 1 - World in Action

In 1991, on behalf of World in Action, Adam set out to live homeless on the streets of London. With no bank accounts or credit cards, his worldly possessions consisted of the clothes that he was standing in, £30 cash, and a bag with a concealed camera and microphone.
No Fixed Abode tells the story of his struggle to find food to eat and a roof to sleep under. On his journey, he shows us the harsh reality of homelessness in London. This episode depicts the beginning of Adam's experience, and provides a shocking insight into the benefits system of the time and the treatment of the homeless by the public.

[@TheSuperLegoMan100]

he saw all of this, became a tory mp, and decided to do absolutely nothing about it. bravo

[@cjmillsnun]

He decided to contribute to making it worse.

[@Nemo59646]

Looking at his voting record he voted to cut welfare payments. Shocking!

[@ianwhitehead691]

🤬 Tory twit.

[@paddygibbons8244]

Really thats diabolical so he made this for his own gratification

[@stephenduncan3605]

Just goes to show how much of a hypocrite he is.

[@mrfugazi6713]

It’s okay for this guy, he knows that he only has to endure it for a week, and then he knows he’ll back at home eating good food and everything else that goes with a home, so does he really care? I doubt it for one minute.

[@christywright5439]

We tried to help homeless people on several occasions and each one went back to the streets as if it were there comfort zone. I was left with the impression that many of them are actually mentally ill.

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

Many are.The Tories introduced care in the community in the 80's causing families to care for mentally ill relatives..while selling off psychiatric hospitals to developers.

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

They've fenced the square garden off.

[@daisychain3007]

Many ofthe homeless would prefer to sleep in the streets instead of in shelters.

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

@@daisychain3007 True but that does not mean eradicating homelessness is a waste of time.

[@daisychain3007]

@@a.m.armstrong8354 You are right.

[@tinaxtony]

Banks at Coutts? Another bloody toff "slumming it" for the camera

[@tatsnneeps341]

He is full of shit

[@TheWorldofGood79]

Way before this Nationwide in 1981 made a series called Down & Out where one of its reporters Tony Wilkinson, using the alias Tony Crabbe lived as a down & out for a month. It was really well done I thought & it had a profound affect on me, which I've never forgotten. The conditions he lived in were awful almost Dickensian. It was repeated in 1982 but Ive never seen any footage of it since. I still have copy of the book that accompanied it, which is well worth reading. I wonder if anyone has any footage of it? I've not seen any anywhere sadly.

[@colinfarren8326]

OMG! The good old B1! I've been through all of this, I'm so thankful I've had a really good job for the past 8 yrs with a really good company and now working from home (due to COVID). I understand the wonderful Universal Credit is really bad, which promised so much but delivers so little.

[@Keithbarber]

No benefits system has ever worked properly

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

@@Keithbarber They did before 1979.

[@Ytnzy250]

Why should the state support anyone long term? It was designed as a safety net to prevent people becoming homeless after losing their job. Not a life style choice for the feckless.

[@jedfra9172]

@@Ytnzy250 Perhaps one day you will grow up, stop playing video games and experience real life and the adversity that many face through no fault of their own. Pathetic pos.

[@ruthbashford3176]

This is really interesting, I wonder if things are any better today!

[@mrfugazi6713]

I doubt it very much Ruth, do you really believe that our government, no matter party it is, actually care about the youngsters living on our streets in the capital, when I was living in London with my sister, we used to travel to the west end of London nearly every day, and I remember seeing the young kids in Piccadilly Circus tube station just standing around, waiting for men to pick them up so they could sell their bodies just to get something to eat and go to the penny arcade in old Compton street believe it or not, it gave me mixed feelings of pity and disgust to be honest with you Ruth, but like I said our governments really don’t give a dam in my opinion.

[@lor-px8wo]

No, probably much much worse

[@atmakali9599]

This is embarrassing. He’s so obviously not a vagrant. All groomed and posh. It’s utterly ridiculous.

[@CARLIN4737]

Coutts private bank. As one does!😉 classic

[@Mistwalker67]

😂😂

[@MichaelSmith-tp1pj]

20 minutes in and he feels like a second class citizen, get used to it.

[@daisychain3007]

At least, he was wearing several sweaters under his coat. Many homeless people don't even have those.

[@Nemo59646]

On 21 Sep 2021: Adam Holloway voted for rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low and middle income workers.

[@shehanmoses8222]

Posh rich Tory boy voluntarily experiencing life of homelessness and poverty for few days and yet doing nothing to end such homelessness despite his Tory Party and political buddies have been in government over a decade. Well played sir

[@elacross3898]

Has he been confronted about this? How he did the tv show and now nothing?

[@chrisapperley2616]

Omg the job centre looks like a bombshell 🫣

[@murkydepths181]

Coutts bank!! 😳

[@CARLIN4737]

Royal bank.

[@CARLIN4737]

The benefits system is hugely frustrating.

[@RichieW90210]

I know, they really need to get themselves a job and stop relying on the tax payer

[@lukerobertson3380]

Yeah it's crazy it start off so meaningful then he start grassing people up shame

[@guy4469]

He still looks to posh for the streets . .They should have put boris on the streets he would fit straight in . And if it was diane abbott she would have got all the medication straight away or .maybe sectioned the first night .Come on diane step in the van were going to Broadmoore ..

[@brianmunich553]

Who would leave a cushy life to experience all that hell I bloody wouldn't lol well done for bringing awareness to this issue, although things are worse now fresh off the boat immigrants are the only ones who get hotels now homeless brits(regardless of race) get nothing. What a state the country has become.

[@lukerobertson3380]

We'll what a shame they knocked the salvation army down that's why many people are competing for a dry warm space to rest there souls rip uk

[@mrfugazi6713]

Haha 😂 i went to saint martins and the field and I ended up in bow street police station so much for their charity, mind you I was very young that’s why they called the police. This guys getting pushed from pillar to post through the benefits system, it’s a good job that when his week of staying on the streets is over, he’s got a home to go to, unbelievable.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

Watched the new one tonight .

[@CARLIN4737]

Get back to crime watch

[@daisychain3007]

How complicated all these rules are. No wonder there are so many homeless people.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

@@CARLIN4737 fuck off prick

[@stevenoakes4728]

Couts bank that says it all lol!

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Closure of nut houses,mass immigration ie housing shortage n high rent.

[@colinfarren8326]

Immigrants get given housing as London Boroughs are dead scared of being called racist. Ooooo nice bit of glue! Make you pass out for the night, being woken up by the police with your hair on end as your bein stabbed with a tazer.

[@CARLIN4737]

yep a mixture of all 3.

[@RichieW90210]

Yes , they need to lock up the mental and stop giving them free houses. And sterilise them too.

[@colinfarren8326]

Given the date on the videos I'm guessing this was filmed at the same time the lovely Davie Cameron and Georgie Osbourne were in power. Davie is now sunning it up in France and Georgie is earning millions as the Editor of the Evening Standard and doing talks for £250000 a pop.

[@cocknukkles]

1991 .

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

I was homeless in 1991. Same locations, eventually a relative took me in,to sleep with his dog,in a drug dealers flat.Cleaned the flat of dog mess then my cousin began raising the 'rent'..It never ends when you're homeless.

[@guynelson2341]

11:53 Hey....iIt's Charles Manson !

[@jasonyoung9530]

homelessness still as bad if not worse 15-2-2015 great videos adam..............................then i noticed you went on to become a tory mp ..............lmao the jokers that helped cos all this mess in the 1st place offtt

[@CARLIN4737]

2019 even worse

[@Ytnzy250]

Lots of people on here criticising this chap who went onto become a Tory MP & did nothing. When will people take personal responsibility for their life choices? If you know what you want & ask for help you will be put in touch with someone who can help advise you. Sitting around & expecting a regular hand out is never going to work long term.

[@jedfra9172]

Did you see how many mentally ill people were featured in this. Care in the community lmao. You haven't got a scooby have you? You think everyone featured in this made a life choice to be there? Folk like yourself who most likely have never faced sudden and life changing adversity and likely have always had family and friends to help them out just do not get how some people end up in this situation. Even if you have and coped with it, not everyone has that resilience. Your lack of compassion and understanding is nauseating 🤢🤮