clutter

Hoarding goes beyond mere clutter.

"They give feelings of comfort, safety, security - whatever it may be. The clutter is just a symptom of what's going on with the individual."

Her right hand gripped the edge of a coffee table strewn with clutter: two lighters, a can of Coca-Cola, an ashtray containing three cigarette butts, a bulbous glass pipe, a small plastic bag.

Mr Roberts, a father of two who has lived in Corstorphine for 32 years, said the wider pavements now had more clutter and bollards on them, and that this defeated the purpose of the scheme.

“I didn’t want to say anything at the time because I didn’t want anything surrounding, you know. I really don’t want sympathy. Please don’t do that because it’ll clutter up my inbox and I hate that,” he said, adding, “The good news is I’m OK. Just doing what I’m told, which is basically nothing. I’m grounded.”