title: Whose power?
abstract: One of the very best things about gaining a certain notoriety is the phone calls and letters I receive and the new people I meet. There are two things that people often say to me. The first is a question, the second a statement. The question goes something like this. 'I'm very interested in the work you do with the homeless. How do I go about it?' The statement is usually versed thus: 'Where I work we wouldn't be allowed to do that.'