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It's a form of respectable begging, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that it would eventually be exploited by entire families of professional beggars who come thousands of miles to use the magazine as a prop alongside their wheelchairs and dogs.

If you want to see this in action, walk around the financial districts of London at lunchtime.



A professional beggar, as you describe it, has little to do with modern slavery, as mentioned by the grandparent comment.




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