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Mat's column: Live, listen, learn

When the Pavement was offered a chance to host a panel at this year’s Byline Festival, we thought it might be an opportunity to raise awareness about our magazine and the issues faced by the homeless community we represent, writes Mat Amp.

Object Hunters

19 April 2017

Julz Watt and Mat Amp spent a day with the founders of the Museum of Homelessness ahead of their State of the Nation event at the Tate Modern

“Never give up...”

01 February 2017

A tribute to Jimmy Carlson, OBE

Hollywood homelessness

14 March 2016

Richard Gere attends the closing night of Glasgow Film Festival for the first UK screening of his new film

Skippering

09 May 2016

A new spoken word piece by a homeless group reveals the sounds of rough sleeping

Features

Time to listen

01 February 2026

In a world increasingly being torn apart by hate and division, choose love. Looking back to move forward, thoughts by Mat Amp

Sharing and caring

01 December 2025

How sharing his experiences has helped our writer recognise and work through events and trauma from his past. By Mat Amp

Intro to SOSH

01 October 2025

Why we need to replace self-help with helping each other. By Mat Amp

The matter of time

01 February 2025

A trip (no pun intended) down memory lane leads our writer to some considered conclusions about time and Class A drugs.
By Mat Amp

Listening, the key to visibility

01 December 2024

Our deputy editor discusses the lessons he learned while working on Groundswell’s Listen Up hub project. By Mat Amp

Barriers to healthcare

01 August 2024

Thoughts on the difficulties and stigma people experiencing homelessness face when trying to access healthcare. By Mat Amp

Opinion

Crack squirrels

01 October 2022

In a world constantly vying for our attention, our deputy editor at times felt lost in it all. He talks about distraction, addiction, cracking on in life and, well, crack squirrels. By Mat Amp

Access denied by Mat Amp

01 June 2022

Drawing on his own experience of homelessness and feeling disconnected to the wider world, deputy editor Mat Amp outlines the need for free, open access to the internet for all

The fuel for connection

01 April 2022

Tackling the disconnection many of us have felt since the Covid-19 pandemic started, Mat Amp emphasises the need to share and empathise with stories

Circle of truth

01 February 2022

Taking in the day-to-day, service delivery, addiction and work, Mat Amp explores what respect, disrespect and self-respect mean

Lockdown, life & other things

01 December 2021

Musings and meditations on the past 18 months, after a brush with bad health.

Creative writing

01 May 2021

Confronting and (gradually) overcoming grief and writer’s block,
by Mat Amp