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The council saw us as a way to improve the wellbeing of key workers and people isolated in quarantine.
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From juggling self-care and childcare, to locking down, and paying bills. People and communities from across the UK share their take on the economic issues affecting us right now, in their own words.
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Alex* sells crack cocaine in the North of England. He talked to us candidly about what his job is like.
All I get is £57.90 per week from the council. It’s not enough to live or to enjoy life.
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