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UK public services in ‘doom loop’ due to short-term policies, thinktank warns
Institute for Government says ‘crumbling’ services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010. Britain’s public services are stuck in a “doom loop” of recurring crises as a result of ministers’ short-term...
More than 1 million UK children experienced destitution last year, study finds
More than 1 million children experienced destitution last year – meaning their families could not afford to adequately feed, clothe or clean them, or keep them warm – according to a major study which reveals an...
High rents and benefit cuts push poorer renters out of UK’s cities, report finds
The social fabric of the UK’s biggest cities is being transformed by sky-high rents and cuts to housing benefits as thousands of low-income private renters are pushed out of central areas, accelerating the...
Deprivation causes extra 33,000 UK cancer cases each year, analysis finds
Health inequalities are causing 33,000 avoidable cases of cancer in the UK every year, a damning analysis suggests. Ministers have promised for years to tackle differences in health outcomes as part of their declared...
More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds
More than a million children in the UK either sleep on the floor or share a bed with parents or siblings because their family cannot afford the “luxury” of replacing broken frames and mouldy linen, according to the...
