The article was a way to manipulate the readers, or reinforce the idea that indeed Polish immigrants (possibly the largest number in the UK, therefore the most visible) are becoming a menace. Nothing less, nothing more.
Very good point...And Lipsky is a Jewish name.
While this article is sensationalist, it illustrated the point Jesus made when He said 'You will always have the poor with you'...Even in an amazingly affluent Western world, where the notion of someone going hungry, or without a useful occupation, should be unheard of, we see that certain people, due to either psychological or spiritual infirmity, go to the gutter.
In any case, it is the duty of a civilized society to reach out to them...However, in the capitalist world. they are merely a nuisance, and 'unsightly', and are candidates for elimination, or a perverse entertainment.