Interview: Cost-of-living crisis could exacerbate social divide in UK, scholar warns

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom (UK) could exacerbate social division, furthering the divide between the country's rich and poor, a leading London-based academic has warned.

"There is a lot of evidence that the cost-of-living crisis is becoming more prolific and more serious," public policy expert and associate professor Dr. Patrick Diamond from Queen Mary University of London told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.