27 March 1897 | German Jew, Gerhard Brock, was born in Stettin (today Szczecin in Poland). An engineer. He lived in Berlin.

He was deported to Auschwitz from Berlin on 2 March 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

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Looking at the incidence of relative poverty across different groups its clear that after decades of policies favouring pensioners, the UK has reduced their relative poverty...

So that was the good news, but child poverty has nearly doubled, as have relative poverty of those of working age.

Perhaps more notable the real deterioration took place under the Thatcher/Tory regime.... not so much under the current lot, who've caused other problems!

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In the last five years the UK's consumption of instant noodles has risen around 14%....

Certainly they are protein rich (and a cheap source of calories), but of course are also ultra-processed.

As Leo Lewis (FT) suggests, this is really a progressive 'down trading' of nutrition, caused by the cost of living crisis.

It may be convenient food but the rise in consumption tells us more abbot the fragility of households feeding plans than shifts in popular tase.

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20 January 1890 | A Pole, Romuald Mańko, was born. A locksmith.

He was deported to #Auschwitz on 14 June 1940 from Tarnów in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
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He perished in the camp on 9 November 1941.

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