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Anti-homeless spikes removed after cushion protest. Humanity prevails

John Plunkett. Updated February 1st, 2017

“Anti-homeless spikes” – you read that right – “anti-homeless spikes” – have been removed from Manchester city centre after local people kept covering them up with cushions.

God knows who thought it was a good idea to put the spikes outside an office block where homeless people often slept.

Here’s what they looked like.

But in a sign that the world has not gone entirely to shit, they have been taken up following a “common sense” conversation between the council and the building’s owners.

And here’s what happened after local people got involved.

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Mum Jennie Platt and her two sons were among those leading the protest.

She said she was angry at people being treated “like pigeons”. She wasn’t alone.