Councillor Upex's emotional appeal conflates four different issues so as to make out that no decent person could reasonably oppose turning Hamilton Lodge into a homelessness hostel.
1) No one denies, in fact everyone agrees, that homeless people in London, including the many children among them, should have acceptable accommodation.
2) But it does not follow that that this accommodation cannot be found in B&B's. They are not all bad, as Mr Upex seems to suggest. There are many that are perfectly well run and it is unfair to condemn them all out of hand.
3) Nor does it follow that so many of Lewisham's homeless people should be concentrated in Forest Hill. Why cannot they shared around the borough, or placed outside the borough? Apparently there are already 6 homeless hostels in Forest Hill and the present plans will add another two. Haven't we already done our bit?
4) Finally, it does not follow that homeless people should packed into large hostels of a 80 beds as will be the case at Hamilton Lodge. Children would be better off coming home to do their homework in smaller scale accommodation than in the institutional environment that will be created at Hamilton Lodge.