The differential between male and female suicides in the UK is around 3.3, a differential which has almost doubled in the space of 30 years. The government has historically taken virtually no interest in male suicide. We thank H for pointing us to this by Michael Buchanan (a BBC reporter, no relation). Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister, is reported as saying:
Suicide is one of the biggest killers of men under the age of 50 and if this was a physical health problem, there would be a national outcry.
What he should have said, of course, was this:
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50 and if this was a physical health problem, there would be a national outcry.
We cover suicide on pp 46-48 of our election manifesto. Most of the drivers of the high male suicide rate are a consequence of the state’s actions and inactions e.g. denying fathers access to their children after family breakdowns, denying support to male victims of domestic violence, and so much more.
Hi Mike,
I read this too, had similar thoughts. But didn’t you mean:
“What he should have said, of course, was this:
“Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50 and if this was the case for women, there would be a national outcry.””
Best regards
Jon
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