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Friday, May 26, 2006 |
Ecademy: "Just under 1 in 4 people in the UK - or nearly 13 million people - live in poverty, according to the latest figures. This includes nearly 1 in 3 children, almost 4 million.
One recent survey showed that about 6.5 million adults go without essential clothing, such as a warm waterproof coat, because of lack of money.
Over 10.5 million people live in financial insecurity: they can't afford to save, insure their house contents, or spend even small amounts on themselves. About 9.5 million can't afford adequate housing - heated, free from damp, and in a decent state of decoration."
Oxfam: "With a quarter of Britain's population living below the national poverty line, and three million households in debt to door-to-door money lenders, life is bleak for many in this apparently affluent country. Poverty rose sharply during the last two decades, particularly in the 1980s."
In Britain you can blame Margaret Thatcher for the catastrophe, but this happens all over the world where deregulation and privatisation are the new dogmas.
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© Copyright 2006 Hetty Litjens.
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