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摘要

Brutal high-rise towers, dark alleyways haunted by criminals - and entrenched poverty. The picture painted by Downing Street of the UK's most run-down housing estates this week is one that, to Britain's shame, is instantly recognisable. However, the portrayal that accompanied the launch of the government's latest headline-grabbing housing initiative - the regeneration of 100 of the country's sink estates - offered only part of the story. The government's "solution" to the problem, likewise, is very far from complete.