“The situation is hardly improved by the closures of youth facilities and libraries – since 2010, a staggering 478 libraries have closed in England, Scotland and Wales. It’s unsurprising, therefore, that during the school holidays, students from low-income backgrounds experience what is sometimes called the ‘summer learning loss’. In other words, while middle-class pupils continue to make modest gains during the summer, their less advantaged contemporaries experience a decline in reading skills, starting the new school year even further behind. ==========” People Like Us Book:People Like Us: What it Takes to Make it in Modern Britain Source: People Like Us: What it Takes to Make it in Modern Britain