@patrickhadfield@mastodon.scot
2026-03-06 09:37 UTC
"British governments have made choices that mean poorer children get old sooner and die earlier than richer children. The fact our healthy lives are now getting shorter is also a political choice. Much of the choosing was done by George Osborne and David Cameron, by Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander, who imposed year after year of spending cuts."
"This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?"
#UKpol #health #inequality
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/06/uk-death-healthy-life-expectancy-decline-state?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Replies (2)
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@epistatacadam@toot.wales 2026-03-06 10:38
@patrickhadfield on a similar note, it's worth noting that at a regional level life expectancy is still rising in the South East of England, but falling everywhere else. Thus it really is the rich South East living off the sacrifice of the rest of the UK. Government investment is focused on the South East too.
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@BashStKid@mastodon.online 2026-03-06 11:43
@patrickhadfield Makes a nice change to not let Alexander off the hook …