DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS

All over the world millions of workers find themselves homeless but in the city of Guangzhou in China they have come up with a "solution" to the problem of homelessness. "Sharp concrete spikes are cropping up under China's city bridges in a bid to stop homeless people from sleeping there. Pictures of the lethal 20cm high barbs in Guangzhou have sparked online outrage with citizens angry that authorities are trying to 'hide' the homelessness problem. A staggering 200 million of China's 1.4 billion population are believed to be living on the streets, according to recent statistics." (Daily Mail, 3 July) No doubt in some American and European cities the local authorities will soon be considering this Chinese "solution" to homelessness! RD