Showing posts with label UK cutbacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UK cutbacks. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

UK Riots: "A Punishment for Being Poor?" continued...

Following my previous blog entry,
UK Riots: "A Punishment for Being Poor"? - life as a young mother on a London council estate, 
should also add to that the riots in the UK occurred as Britain prepares for austerity measures with severe cuts to social services including public libraries, health, education and community services; and that in the poor areas in London that I refer to, cutbacks and closures of public facilities such as youth clubs and programs for young people have already begun.

UK Riots: "A Punishment for Being Poor?" continued...

Following my previous blog entry,
UK Riots: "A Punishment for Being Poor"? - life as a young mother on a London council estate, 
should also add to that the riots in the UK occurred as Britain prepares for austerity measures with severe cuts to social services including public libraries, health, education and community services; and that in the poor areas in London that I refer to, cutbacks and closures of public facilities such as youth clubs and programs for young people have already begun.