The Spectator opinion piece, on UK Politics, 14 November 2026
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Read the original article on spectator.com (opens in a new tab)A first-person piece by a Samaritans volunteer who argues that the charity's decision to close its Scunthorpe branch is another case of a declining steel town being neglected. It sets out the charity's stated reasons alongside the author's objections, and nothing in it vilifies a community, smears a named person or uses misleading figures. Nothing in it misleads the reader.
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“as part of their ‘future proofing’ plans”
The author gives the charity's own stated reason for the closure in its own words, so the reader can weigh it against her objections.
“They have decided they need to have bigger branch offices in bigger towns with the ability to take more calls.”
The piece sets out the charity's reasoning plainly, which lets the reader see what the decision rests on rather than only the author's anger at it.
“is closing along with Caithness, Grimsby, Orkney, Shetland, Stornoway and Worthing”
The author tells the reader that Scunthorpe is one of several branches closing, which keeps the decision in proportion rather than presenting it as aimed at one town.
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