Destitution, unlike success in football, is coming home
“The government is not helpless to act; it is choosing not to” Paul Kissack, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 24 October 2023
“The government is not helpless to act; it is choosing not to” Paul Kissack, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 24 October 2023
‘Fifty years on from now, Britain will still be the country of long shadows on county [cricket] grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers, and—as George Orwell said—old maids bicycling to Holy Communion through the morning mist.’
In his new book “Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State”, Danny Dorling paints a bleak picture of life for many UK citizens today.
Something was done differently on the lands of the University of Oxford during the exceedingly long summer vacation of 2023.
In an apparent attempt to “talk across the political divide”, former chancellor George Osborne and former shadow chancellor Ed Balls have launched a podcast.
In this excerpt from his new book, academic Danny Dorling exposes a new geography of inequality and social fissures across the country.
Not very long ago, the world had a different shape. The cities were shaped differently too.
‘The refrain we hear again and again is “We have to be electable.” No one disagrees. But is that actually what’s happening?’