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Unreported Britain

The Guardian is publishing a series of articles as part of the Unreported Britain​ project, launched by the Orwell Prize together with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) as part of a new journalism award: the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils.

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  • Rebecca said that she still has not been able to repair her teeth since she was attacked by two men while driving for Uber.

    Unreported Britain: the nation's teeth - The Story podcast

    How is it that charities are having to step in to help people falling through the net in a country with dental healthcare for all?
  • Focus E15 Mothers protesting at plans to demolish a housing estate.

    On the road to Wigan pier, it's the women driving change

    Female volunteers are taking the lead in grassroots activism, from setting up art classes to providing free advice and interest-free loans for the desperate
  • The former home of the South Wales Evening Post.

    Unreported Britain: without local newspapers, who is keeping tabs?

    With 150 papers having closed since 2008, it is proving hard for residents to campaign against everything from council pay to road closures
  • People digging on Folkestone Harbour beach

    Why the digging has never stopped in England's gold-rush town

    Folkestone Digs ‘participatory artwork’ turned into a documentary of despair as local people grasped at the chance of escaping poverty
  • A jobseeker uses a computer at a Citizens Advice office in Newcastle.

    Unconnected and out of work: the vicious circle of having no internet

    Jobseekers must spend up to 35 hours a week on online applications, or risk losing benefits. When you can’t afford a computer, this is no mean feat
  • Home dental treatment

    The rise of DIY dentistry: Britons doing their own fillings to avoid NHS bill

    Over-the-counter kits intended as temporary remedies for lost fillings, caps and crowns being used to avoid costly surgery trips
  • About the Unreported Britain series

    The Unreported Britain series is published by the Guardian, as part of the Unreported Britain project launched by the Orwell Prize and Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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