What is the postcode lottery? The postcode lottery is shorthand for seemingly random countrywide variations in the provision and quality of public services - the huge gap between the best and the rest ...

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Postcode Lottery, formerly People’s Postcode Lottery, has launched a new brand identity in the UK to align more closely with its European counterparts and emphasise the “warmth and relatability” of ...

Campaigners around the UK are waging a series of hard-fought battles to change their postcodes. Why does a mail-sorting protocol arouse such strong passions? It's a rare system of alphanumeric ...

For many children born in Britain today, the postcode they grow up in will influence the kind of life they can look forward to. The former deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has condemned this ...