Today’s poor are depicted as a freak show, just as the Elephant Man was
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The Conservatives are inviting people to see poverty as a kind of self-inflicted moral freak show, to be gawped at and despised Continue reading
Tag Archives: Social exclusion
The ‘nutrition gap’ between Britain’s rich and poor is vast – and wicked
The gulf between people’s diets is worse today than it was when George Orwell wrote The Road to Wigan Pier in 1936. However complex the reasons, the fact is shocking Continue reading
Breadline Britain Day Four: benefits, mental health, poverty
The psychological and financial impact of austerity and welfare reform on vulnerable citizens Continue reading
Loss of funds sinks former pit village’s ‘big society’ plans
Nottinghamshire scheme that helped cut crime and sparked community involvement falls victim to government cuts