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Fred's story starts when he was no longer homeless or drinking, but he needed some encouragement to achieve real independence.
Illiteracy and innumeracy are often overlooked, but key factors in social exclusion. Jonathan Douglas, Chief Executive of the National Literacy Trust, explores what can be done.
“I turned out the light, I laid back in the bed and I thought ‘what happens now?’ Is there another switch to turn off? I have no idea what to do. How do I get to sleep without alcohol?”
