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While accidents (almost by definition) are to some extent random... the structural causes (from social context to the lived environment) actually skew people's actual propensity to die in an accident.

New data suggests people in the North East are most likely to die in an accident while the population in London is least likely.

However, the highest level of accidental deaths is in Blackpool, an area of heightened depravation....

Make of this what you will

#politics
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/16/people-in-north-of-england-twice-as-likely-to-be-killed-in-accidents-as-londoners-report-finds
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dissident · 17w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4mstcx9tq An interesting article which as usual largely ignores #Scotland despite accidental deaths there being higher than anywhere else in the UK. Surely, that's the big news, not that the NE of...
✊🇵🇸Palestine🇵🇸Action✊ · 17w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4mstcx9tq is tired the answer? As in folk are so tired from hard work hurt to earn enough that they can't pay attention or just need the short cut to keep up?
AnneH · 17w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4mstcx9tq Type of work contributing? https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm Much safer in a white-collar job (London & SE).
HighlandLawyer · 17w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqg0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4mstcx9tq Could it possibly be connected with areas of high deprivation having more badly maintained, and therefore potentially dangerous, infrastructure?