In Britain, there was a Minister of solitude
The first Minister of being alone in the UK was Tracey Crouch, reports the Evening Standard. The creation of such a post was recommended by the parliamentary Commission on combating loneliness. Reportedly, more than nine million people in the UK always or often feel lonely, and 200 thousand older people haven’t spoken to friends or relatives more than a month. “For many people loneliness is a sad reality of modern life. I want to confront this challenge to society and […]
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