Shortchanged : Why British Life Expectancy Is Falling
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/world/europe/uk-life-expectancy.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
The 2010 turning point in mortality statistics coincided with the aftermath of the financial crisis, as Britain reined in public spending. Danny Dorling, a professor of geography at Oxford University, argues that “the link with austerity is not easy to correlate, but it is incredibly strong.” Hartlepool’s representative in Parliament, Mike Hill, agrees. “There is no doubt that austerity has hit Hartlepool, and that there is a connection with life expectancy,” said Mr. Hill, a member of the opposition Labour Party. Hartlepool has had to cut around 20 percent of its budget of 100 million pounds, about $120 million, and shed about 500 employees. Local officials say the town has dipped into reserves and increased local property taxes, but acknowledge some cutbacks in programs. Others see (...)