A third of social housing tenants have seen their
standard of living decline in recent years as above-inflation increases have
hit food, fuel and transport, a report by the Human City Institute (HCI) has
concluded. The thinktank surveyed 6,500 social housing tenants across England
and nearly a third (31%) said their standard of living had worsened in the past
two years. Meanwhile 49% said there had been no change and 20% reported
improvement. Download the report from the HCI 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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