BASINGSTOKE train station has come under fire for failing to acknowledge the needs of homeless people, with regard to its platform seating. One Twitter user, who was passing through the station on their way from London to Portsmouth, posted a picture of the sheltered platform benches, currently cordoned off, with the caption: “Very disappointed to see Basingstoke train station invest in anti-homeless shelters. A travesty.” Speaking to the Gazette, they added: “I was just so appalled. Homeless and those struggling with addiction need support, that is where money should go to, not these inhumane things that are not just incredibly uncomfortable for passengers but designed especially so that the homeless cannot lay down.”