A 'disgusting' sign that urges people not to give money to 'beggars' over fears they will spend it on drugs is going to be removed. The plaque, spotted just off Deansgate in Manchester city centre over the weekend, refers to 'beggars' using the money given to them on the street as being spent on 'a fix'.
The sign reads in full: "Dinner or drugs?" followed by: "Would you give a beggar a pound for a fix? Give to the box not to the beggar."
Beneath it is a metal box with a small gap in it for money to be slotted inside. The box was pictured on the wall underneath the arches at the Great Northern Square, in Manchester city centre.
