Wednesday 21 February 2007

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Here the effects of untreated schizophrenia are plain to see. "Jessie" is the 42-year-old daughter of an accountant from Manchester and, although science still fails to tell us why, Jessie is also "Reginald Smith Wright" a retired battalion commander from the 3rd Light Armoured Division. "They" were spotted waiting for the E2 bus on Pitshanger Lane, or was it the E9?

#13















Jarek moved to London from Poland in 2004. With only a basic grasp of English and no formal qualifications he quickly found himself out of money and on the street. Here we found him doing some gardening on The Avenue, West Ealing for one of the many wealthy residents who don't have time to do it themselves. The wages are surprisingly high and his clientele now large enough to keep him under a roof, clothed and well fed.