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New research: 'High-speed broadband availability, Internet activity among older people, quality of life & loneliness' - Gretta Mohan & Seán Lyons, 2022.
What does the #evidence say - and what did the #propaganda say? 🧐
#BroadbandCommunism
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
New research: 'High-speed broadband availability, Internet activity among older people, quality of life & loneliness' - Gretta Mohan & Seán Lyons, 2022.
What does the #evidence say - and what did the #propaganda say? 🧐
#BroadbandCommunism
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, linked to administrative data on high-speed broadband availability from infrastructure maps, this study examines patterns of Internet uses and psychosocial outcomes for over 3500 people aged 50 plus across Ireland. 
High-speed broadband availability is associated with higher reported levels of home Internet access, greater frequency of use, & more engagement with Internet activities.
Controlling for demographic & socio-economic circumstances, quality of life is higher among daily users.
Controlling for demographic & socio-economic circumstances, quality of life is higher among daily users.
As @UKLabour announce free #broadband for all - or "#BroadbandCommunism" as Tory government propaganda service the @BBC prefer to call it, here's a short THREAD on privatisation in the UK.
Privatisation has been central to the neoliberal project for decades. The 'market' goes deep into spheres of society previously insulated from business: private firms, their owners & senior managers profit from services that should be provided publicly, on the basis of need.
The objective of Thatcher's privatization was to turn British people into a nation of shareholders. It failed. Before Thatche, almost 40% of the shares in British companies were held by individuals. By 1981, it was less than 30%. When she died in 2013, it was under 12%.
