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Fifth of young men ‘do not consider controlling someone’s spending to be abuse’

The Standard

June 16, 2026

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Fifth of young men ‘do not consider controlling someone’s spending to be abuse’

The Government is teaming up with banks to highlight economic abuse behaviours as part of the Enough campaign.

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