A drone view shows informal shacks of the high-density suburb of Masiphumelele extending into a wetland adjacent to Lake Michelle private estate in Cape Town, South Africa. REUTERS/Nic Bothma

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#inequality
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'Why is #Britain’s #MentalHealth so incredibly poor? It’s because our society is spiralling backwards'

''...out of the 71 countries it assessed, the #UnitedKingdom, alongside #SouthAfrica, has the highest proportion of people in #MentalDistress – and the second worst overall measure of mental health...'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/10/britain-mental-health-society-neoliberalism-politicians
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Why is Britain’s mental health so incredibly poor? It’s because our society is spiralling backwards

Even as neoliberalism destroys our dreams of a better life, politicians tell us ‘there is no alternative’. But there is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

^{George Monbiot (The Guardian)}

On this day in 1980, the South African government banned Pink Floyd's single 'Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)' after Black children adopted the song as their anthem in protest against inferior education.

Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrxX9TBj2zY

Movie version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5ApYxkU-U

More info: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-banned-south-africa/

#SouthAfrica #PinkFloyd #Apartheid #80sMusic #Education