A bright sunny weekend. As the offshore workers offspring who bullied my daughter at school hang around in groups wearing clothes inappropriate for 14yr olds. And smoking on the promenade, my daughter refusing to go outside. Don't get me wrong I'm relieved my daughter isn't hanging about with them, but my heart is broken as wealth buys confidence and friendship while my daughter is lonely and isolated to the extent her mental health is affected.
Contributors featured in
Home What we've learned ⤷ People's experiences ⤷ Write-ups ⤷ Zine ⤷ Audio Researching together ⤷ Resources ⤷ Researching poverty blog ⤷ Webinars Blog About ⤷ Meet the team ⤷ Contact ⤷ Data ⤷ Privacy Get involved
Covid Realities
is a collaboration between the Universities of
York and Birmingham, and
Child Poverty Action Group. The project has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation
but the views on this site are those of the project team and not necessarily the Foundation.
Menu