Property News · May 17, 2020

In lockdown, gardens have become the new great social divide | Torsten Bell


The Office for National Statistics has discovered huge inequalities in access to private outside spaceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Leaver/Remainer gap was huge but in this pandemic what recently seemed like the Grand Canyon of divides now feels … oh so very last year. But new divisions have sprung up.This year it’s all about those with gardens versus the rest, unsurprisingly, given that access to outdoor space makes a huge difference to experiences of lockdown. There’s a very good reason why use of parks is up 16%, according to Google – and that was before we lifted the mother of all lockdown restrictions and let people sunbathe. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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