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Why is Blackpool so poor? A lot of things have been said about the unpleasant condition of the town Blackpool. We have seen powerful proof that it’s a depressing state. We have also found it on several lists of the poorest seaside towns. It has taken even the topmost position among the worst places to live in England. It’s even contesting for a slot on the list of the most deprived town, though large. All these points to just one thing about the town-it’s very poor. We think it’s high time we attempted the question “why is Blackpool so poor?” That is why this video is devoted entirely to analyzing the poverty in Blackpool. Please watch carefully and form your opinion.
Evidence or Effects of Poverty in Blackpool
Let us begin the whole thing by looking for the evidence or effects of poverty in this town. The town’s official website decries its sordid condition saying that poverty bites. According to it, a considerable number of among the thousands of people in the UK who die poor are from Blackpool. Estimates published for the first time, according to the source says, hundreds of people in Blackpool die of poverty every year.
It can be deduced from that estimate that in 2019, for example, as many as 408 people in the town died of poverty, having spent the last years of their life poor. That is around 22 percent of total deaths in the area. This is the highest rate in Lancashire and among the highest in England.
Poverty afflicts especially children in this town. There have been nationwide concerns about child poverty in the UK. The UN has also frowned at how England is allowing children in some towns to fall into poverty. Narrowing down the search, some areas of Lancashire have been given some kind of special focus. A national figure had revealed that Blackpool is among the areas of Lancashire where child poverty is alarmingly high.
Blackpool is now the town with the highest level of child poverty there. As far back as 2016, government figures have revealed that 26 percent of children in the town were living below the determined breadline. Across the remaining areas of Lancashire, the number of children in poverty ranged from 6 percent (in Ribble Valley) to 22 percent (in Burnley). The situation is appalling in a neighborhood of Blackpool where over 50 percent of children live in poverty.
Poorest Districts
Bloomfield is the poorest district of Blackpool. More than half of Bloomfield residents smoke. This is the highest rate in the country. It’s the area where one-third of pregnant women smoke till their delivery date. Alcoholism is rife while drug-related death rates are high. You will find in this area of Blackpool bedsits, all-night drinking in clubs that close doors around 7 am, illicit cheap cigarettes, and streets dominated by payday lenders and betting shops.
Grange Park and Queens Park are other areas increasing the poverty rate in Blackpool. Poverty has exposed many vulnerable single moms here to constant harassment. And in Queens Park, anti-social and destructive behaviors are so rampant that an office of security guard has to patrol daily. This has not prevented the constant breakdown of law and order.
The Implications of Life Expectancy and Health
The low life expectancies in Blackpool speak volumes about the town. To put that in perspective, the world odometer source puts the world life expectancy currently at 72.98 years. In Britain, it’s 81.8 years. Females in this place have a life expectancy of 83.3 years while males are expected to live up to 80.2. The question now is, how does Blackpool compare?
A source says the town’s life expectancy is as low as 67.63 years. Well, we won’t
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