Pia Sinha: how criminal gangs are taking over prisons
The ex-prison governor and justice reformer on a crumbling British penal system.
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How Conservative complacency left schools to rot
In 2003 Labour aimed to refurbish all of England’s secondary schools, but in 2010 the Tories dropped the project.
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A state in disrepair
Crumbling schools exemplify an age of private affluence and public squalor.
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The curious case of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s disappearing bus route
The loss of 42 bus services in the West Country is a symptom of the austerity that the Tory MP…
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What happens when you lose a public swimming pool?
Ageing facilities, cash-strapped councils and private competitors risk making swimming a luxury in Britain – and put swimmers in danger.
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Austerity Coronanomics: How vital support for carers is being cut during the Covid-19 pandemic
The loss of a service for unpaid carers in Tower Hamlets, east London, reveals how austerity is still scuppering Britain’s recovery.
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Crumbling Britain: Big Issue competitors arrive as rough sleeping rises
Grassroots responses to homelessness, like the radical alternative DOPE magazine, expose the scale of the crisis.
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Inside the pilot Universal Credit town doubling the size of its foodbank
Warrington opened new premises on an industrial estate this week to meet surging demand.
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