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Islington was one of the boroughs that the government tried to sue because they closed schools early
Islington also offers universal free school meals to all nursery & primary aged children - including during half term when the government voted against feeding hungry children https://twitter.com/islingtonbc/status/1347830495300739074
Islington also offers universal free school meals to all nursery & primary aged children - including during half term when the government voted against feeding hungry children https://twitter.com/islingtonbc/status/1347830495300739074
(When the govt sneer at Islington metropolitan elites, just remember that Islington has the 4th highest rate of children living in poverty in the country)
https://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/chid-poverty-is-becoming-the-new-normal-in-parts-of-britain/
https://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/chid-poverty-is-becoming-the-new-normal-in-parts-of-britain/
& that Islington is the most densely populated borough in the UK, with a higher population density than the average of Beijing, Bogota & Delhi.
Whilst residents like Dominic Cummings live in the wealthiest streets, neighbourhoods in each ward are among the poorest 20% in England
Whilst residents like Dominic Cummings live in the wealthiest streets, neighbourhoods in each ward are among the poorest 20% in England
Citations for the poverty stats also here
e.g.that Islington ranks 4th worst nationally in terms of older people living on very low incomes
Remember that when sneering Islington elite comments are thrown out (by former Islington resident Boris Johnson)
https://www.cripplegate.org/inside-islington/picture-islington
e.g.that Islington ranks 4th worst nationally in terms of older people living on very low incomes
Remember that when sneering Islington elite comments are thrown out (by former Islington resident Boris Johnson)
https://www.cripplegate.org/inside-islington/picture-islington
