Children’s lives in the UK are changing - shorter in height, more are hungry, more have died - Increased poverty, more destitution & the effects of ongoing austerity are the clear culprits

Children’s lives in the UK are changing. They are becoming shorter in height. More of them are going hungry than they were a few years ago. Recently, more have died each year than they did a few years ago. Increased poverty, more destitution & the effects of ongoing austerity are the clear culprits.

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— Fionna O’Leary (@fascinatorfun.bsky.social) September 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM