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It is basically unethical and unhealthy.
The UN agree - It confirmed that the British government’s austerity measures are indeed in breach of its obligations to the human rights of citizens living in B

THE United Nations committee on economic and cultural rights recently published a highly damning report.
It confirmed that the British government’s austerity measures are indeed in breach of its obligations to the human rights of citizens living in Britain.
The report considers a number of areas, all of which are drastically important to our everyday lives. . . .
foodbanks, unemployment rates, the housing crisis, mental health care and discrimination against migrants and disabled people.

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