London's local authorities fear that the government's
welfare reforms are fuelling a housing crisis, a new report has revealed. Based
on interviews with councils, advice services and parents, as well as a review
of existing evidence, the Child Poverty Action Group's 'Families on the Brink:
Welfare Reform in London' report highlights that these key groups all share the
same fear: a housing crisis uprooting families from their homes and communities,
with children’s education facing huge disruption. Almost half of all the
households in the country hit by the benefit cap are in London. Read more on
24dash.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
That...
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