Signs of cleavages in the UK
My guess is that the health statistics cited here represent other, more politically relevant cleavages. What would your students hypothesize those other cleavages to be? Could they find evidence to support their hypotheses?On the political side, arguments about reforming NHS might become more heated.
Stark gaps in UK life expectancy between north, south, rich and poor
A four-year north-south divide in life expectancy at birth for men is revealed in official figures for the UK published on Wednesday.
For men in the south-east of England it is 79.4 years, while in Scotland the figure is 75.4, according to the Office for National Statistics. For women the gap is slightly less: 83.3 in south-east and south-west England against 80.1 in Scotland…
The pattern in the geographic age gaps remains similar to those of previous years, showing just how stubborn social and economic inequalities remain…
Related story: NHS waiting times for diagnostic tests increase despite Cameron's pledge
The number of patients waiting more than six weeks for diagnostic tests on the NHS has tripled within 12 months, according to figures released a day after David Cameron pledged not to lose control of NHS waiting times…
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Labels: cleavages, economics, politics, UK
posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:08 AM
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