James Forsyth James Forsyth

A statistic that shames Britain

Camila Batmanghelidjh’s op-ed in The Times today contains a truly shocking fact:

The truth, based on research by Kids Company and London University, is that one in five children in deprived inner cities is surviving neglect and abuse.
 

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