Spikes are 'brutal way' to approach homelessness

Each year our teams, in Southwark and elsewhere, help thousands of people off the streets.

Part of their role is to prevent people adopting a street lifestyle which, on occasions, means adapting the physical environment to prevent people sleeping rough in a particular location on a regular basis.

These 'studs' appear a rather brutal way of doing just that.

However to undertake such measures without providing the necessary assistance to people who sleep rough is wrong - the aim is to help people move in, not just move on.