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Unfortunately, place like Maryhill are still some of the most deprived areas in Scotland: http://simd.scot/2016/#/simd2016/BTTTFTT/9/-4.0000/55.9000/ http://si
by arethuza 8y ago
Unfortunately, place like Maryhill are still some of the most deprived areas in Scotland:
http://simd.scot/2016/#/simd2016/BTTTFTT/9/-4.0000/55.9000/ http://simd.scot/2016/#/simd2016/BTTTFTT/9/-4.0000/55.9000/
I still find it shocking that in such a small country (6 million people) there can be a variation of over 10 years in the life expectancy of a newborn based purely on where they are born:
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2017/variation-in-life-expectancy-between-areas-in-scotland https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2017/variation-in-life-ex...
NB I'm 53 so a contemporary of many of the kids in those photos - although I grew up in a fairly idyllic rural part of Scotland.
- slededit 8y agoThis BBC documentary shows what its like in more recent times. Its better, but not dramatically so. Most importantly the despair and lack of hope is still there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bxYeyq0xq4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bxYeyq0xq4