• knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml
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    5 days ago

    Poverty is rising in the UK. The UK used to have (in practice if not explicitly codified) the death penalty for being poor.

    • DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      4 days ago

      Still does. Many people have died of starvation and suicide after their benefits were stopped, and people still die of exposure outside when they’re homeless.