Glasgow Necropolis; Glasgow is nearly at the bottom for life expectancy for men and women. Pic Credit: historicgraves.com creative commons
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Britain is literally dying. Ever since the Tory and Liberal Democrat coalition came to power a 50 year improvement in the death rate year on year went into reverse. Whether it is the weather’s toll on the elderly, more homelessness or the NHS failing to cope, something has happened and nobody either notices or wants to know.
The figures are not speculation. They are official and were published in a reportfrom the House of Commons library just before Parliament came back after the Easter recess.
It is however remarkable that this abrupt change in trends has happened ever since successive governments committed themselves to austerity. The period also coincides with a huge attack on the welfare state – including cuts in working benefits and a…
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Tory Britain! 