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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Michael Goodier
In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in the UK to protest against structural racism within British institutions, including the police. The Black Lives Matter protests were the largest anti-racism rallies in the UK since the abolition of slavery, and led to the government announcing a new review – the 12th since 1981 – into ethnic disparities.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Rob Davies |Michael Goodier
Slot machine companies are targeting Britain’s poorest neighbourhoods and channelling the proceeds to billionaire-owned overseas corporations and a Wall Street fund that uses an offshore lending structure, the Guardian can reveal. The number of slot machine shops has risen by 7% since 2022, as companies -friendly planning and licensing laws to flood Britain’s high streets with new “adult gaming centres” (AGCs), most of which are open 24 hours a day.
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Raphael Boyd |Michael Goodier |Eleni Courea
On social media they call it “clout”. The term refers to the amount of influence a personality can command through their posts and followers who like and share their content. Among UK politicians, one man has more of it than all the others put together.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Michael Goodier
Across England, more families than ever are being squeezed into temporary accommodation – hotels, bed and breakfasts and short-let flats that were never intended to be permanent homes. Cash-strapped councils are running out of options to deal with the rising number of people housed in temporary lodgings, while some private landlords are pocketing millions of pounds.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Kiran Stacey |Michael Goodier
Private landlords and hotel owners are charging councils far in excess of market rent to house people who would otherwise end up on the street, an investigation has found, laying bare the depth of England’s homelessness crisis. Local authorities in England are paying 60% more for rooms in places such as bed and breakfasts and hostels than it would cost to rent similar-sized accommodation on the private market, with half of them spending double the local going rate.
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