A cold childhood
My unheated home wasn’t a temporary discomfort. The chill got into my bones.
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Letter from Wigan
In the post-industrial north, a town searches for a sense of belonging.
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Stained by shame: Britain’s hygiene poverty crisis
In the absence of state support, teachers are providing everything from clothing to soap.
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Tackling health inequalities
At a New Statesman event bringing together policymakers and industry, experts analysed the origins of health inequality and talked about…
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How should the government tackle health inequalities?
Addressing the issue will be key to fulfilling its health mission.
Wes Streeting can’t solve unemployment with weight-loss drugs
There is a link between obesity and worklessness, but this is not the solution.
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It’s time to recognise the link between housing and health
There needs to be a renewed focus on how good quality homes can act as an effective public health intervention.
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The Policy Ask with Habib Naqvi: “Policymakers should acknowledge that communities know better”
The chief executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory on tackling injustice, and why we need better representation in…
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Long and healthy lives will be the ultimate indicator of levelling up
We can’t claim to be focused on tackling regional inequalities if gaps in life expectancy are widening.
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Exclusive: Half of Conservative councillors think the NHS has worsened since 2010
Forty-eight per cent of Tory local leaders say health services have deteriorated since their party came to power.
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People blame the economy and work for ill-health – not just the NHS
Exclusive data by Opinium for the Fairness Foundation has shown that the majority of people believe social determinants are making…
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How to turn prevention into reality
Without proper measurement, the gulf between good intentions and positive change for people’s health will persist.
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The government has failed on mental health – it’s up to Labour to fix it
The Conservatives have consistently let patients down and broken their promises on policy reform.
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Digital exclusion is leaving coastal communities behind
We need investment into connectivity, or inequalities will only widen.
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Charity chief: “We know it’s controversial but clean air zones work”
Reducing air pollution is crucial for tackling respiratory disease, says Sarah Woolnough of Asthma + Lung UK.
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Two thirds of young people say work damages their mental health
Polling shared exclusively with Spotlight finds that most workers think their job does them harm.
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The Covid Inquiry must find answers on racial disparities
While the focus is on WhatsApps and Tory infighting, we risk letting the government off the hook.
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To truly tackle regional disparities, we need a new type of devolution
PwC’s Good Growth for Cities Report shows that empowering local leaders is central to closing the economic gap between places.
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Health equity is the key to prosperity
We need intervention to close widening regional divides.
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Disability benefit delays are causing cancer patients’ health to worsen
People are waiting an average of 14 weeks to find out if they will get welfare payments, Macmillan research reveals.
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