World news | The Guardian6h ago
White working-class children failed by England’s school system, inquiry finds https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jun/29/white-working-class-children-failed-by-england-school-system-inquiry-finds #Schools #Education #Children #EducationPolicy #Society #SocialExclusion #Inequality #England #UkNews
White working-class children failed by England’s school system, inquiry finds

Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographic

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Environment | The Guardian US4d ago
’It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/25/reality-life-cornwall-young-van-dwellers-priced-out-of-the-housing-market #Homelessness #Cornwall #Housing #Property #Communities #Society #YoungPeople #Poverty #SocialExclusion
’It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market

With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to give them a roof over their heads

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Front Page [Unofficial]Jun 18

Her friends said there was no room in the car for prom photos. A stranger gave her a better shoot.

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Opinion | The Guardian USJun 10
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/economists-maths-growth-doomed-strategy-un-agencies-political-leaders #Poverty #Inequality #Society #SocialExclusion #UnitedNations #WorldNews #Economics #Business
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others

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World news | The GuardianJun 7
Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/07/homeless-face-inhumane-ultimatums-by-london-councils #SexTrafficking #Homelessness #London #ImmigrationAndAsylum #UkNews #Society #SocialExclusion #Housing
Homeless face ‘inhumane’ ultimatums by London councils

Choice between living on the streets or moving hundreds of miles away faced by homeless people.

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World news | The GuardianJun 7
Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/07/social-housing-119-years-waitlist-current-building-rate #SocialHousing #England #LocalGovernment #Labour #Housing #Communities #Politics #Society #Homelessness #RentingProperty #Property #SocialExclusion #Poverty #Money #UkNews
Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’

Research shows generations of children in England will grow up homeless unless government addresses council housing debt, charity says

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Environment | The Guardian USJun 3
Deprivation, resilience and a giant bunny: Polly Braden on capturing the ‘beauty and bleakness’ of young lives on the coast https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/03/polly-braden-photography-young-people-coastal-communities-england-wales-against-the-tide #YoungPeople #Photography #Poverty #SocialExclusion #England #Wales #UkNews #Society
Deprivation, resilience and a giant bunny: Polly Braden on capturing the ‘beauty and bleakness’ of young lives on the coast

In the Guardian’s Against the tide series, the documentary photographer got to know some ‘amazing’ 16- to 25-year-olds living on the fringes of England and Wales, and now her work is the centre of a new touring exhibition

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World news | The GuardianMay 31
California reports one of largest drops in homelessness in past year, Hud reports https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/31/california-homelessness-hud-data #California #Homelessness #WestCoast #Housing #UsNews #Poverty #Society #SocialExclusion #GavinNewsom
California reports one of largest drops in homelessness in past year, Hud reports

New data suggests success in Gavin Newsom’s crackdown, as Illinois, Hawaii and Florida also report notable decreases

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World news | The GuardianMay 30
Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/30/young-people-neets-jobs-housing-crisis-homelessness #YoungPeople #Unemployment #Homelessness #EconomicPolicy #UkNews #Poverty #Politics #Inequality #Society #SocialExclusion #Apprenticeships #Housing
Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis

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Environment | The Guardian USMay 26
Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2026/may/26/vape-shops-but-no-jobs-one-young-mans-search-for-work-in-grimsby #Unemployment #YoungPeople #UkNews #Poverty #SocialExclusion
Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby

The Lincolnshire seaside town is often written off by YouTubers as a place defined by deprivation and decline. But for many young people it's a place they love and are proud to call home, even though high unemployment limits their opportunities. As part of the year-long Against the tide project reporting on the lives of young people in coastal communities across England and Wales, the Guardian follows 19-year old Cohen, who is desperate to find a permanent job while running a mascot hire company and chasing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler

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