When I saw the preceding headline by the BBC I immediately assumed the worst, that they were claiming that reading was bad for families. Then I reconsidered and wondered if it was something that families weren't doing enough of (I'm sure that is true) and that thus current conditions were bad for families.
Then I started to read the article and it all made sense. I do enjoy reading Commonwealth (UK, Australia, New Zealand) news, but some things do trip me up because I'm not familiar with them. Place names are one of those, especially on a local level. I know Manchester, or London, or Canberra, but smaller locales aren't quite so familiar.
A Berkshire town has been named the worst place in Britain to bring up a family, according to a new survey.~Matt
The Reader's Digest poll asked 1,000 parents to list the things that make for a family-friendly environment.
The researchers then ranked places on how they scored against the criteria - which included crime rates, good local hospitals and affordable housing.
Reading was last in 408th place, while Oxford was 399th. The Scottish district of East Dunbartonshire came top.
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"A room without books is as a body without a soul." -Cicero
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