A sharp rise in homelessness since David Cameron came to
power has been driven by even steeper increases in people from ethnic
minorities with nowhere to live. Official
data shows that the number of those people classified as “black and minority
ethnic” accepted as homeless by councils has risen by 63 per cent since 2010 –
around twice as high as the 33 per cent increase across all ethnic groups. In
total 19,260 people from ethnic minorities were declared homeless by local
authorities in 2015 – up from 11,790 in 2010. Read more on the Independent
website.
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’
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