Thousands of homeless children are growing up in cheaply
converted shipping containers and cramped rooms in former office blocks;
130,000 families in England are being crammed into one-bedroom flats; and
social housing residents of a block of flats in east London engulfed in flames
say they are being forced to move back despite safety fears. These are just a
few recent examples of how the UK housing crisis is affecting the country’s
poorest and most vulnerable citizens. But how much notice is the prime
minister, Boris Johnson, taking? He has made spending pledges for the NHS and
police, but there is little to suggest Johnson will address the UK’s shortage
of truly affordable homes for rent. Read more on the Guardian website.
The Guardian view on unhealthy Britain: from housing to junk food, there
are solutions | Editorial
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People are living with sickness or disability younger than a decade ago.
That should shock the country and prompt action
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