ONE of the most depressing things about our so-called “mainstream media” is how little they cover the devastating impact of Tory austerity on our communities and people from all across Britain.

One such thing that deserves much more attention is how the Tories are failing a whole generation of children, including through rising homelessness and poverty. This was shown by a recent report from the Children’s Commissioner for England which estimated that there could be more than 210,000 children without a permanent home in England, with thousands living in dangerous converted shipping containers.

Shockingly, child homelessness has surged by 80 per cent since the onset of austerity in 2010. In addition to this, the government’s own figures show that 30 per cent of children (over 4.1 million) across England are living in poverty.