[Politics] Tory party annual conference Birmingham

portslade seagull said:

Not sure you understand poverty. Try asking your grandparents how they managed without any help from the government unlike today. My dad used to go to the coal yard in kemptown picking up the strays dropped by the trains so they could keep warm as did my mum's brothers. 12 living in a 3 bedroom house often worse in some cases with both parents working no handouts from the government, they survived. I suppose it depends on what you spend the money on these days

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portslade seagull said:

Not sure you understand poverty. Try asking your grandparents how they managed without any help from the government unlike today. My dad used to go to the coal yard in kemptown picking up the strays dropped by the trains so they could keep warm as did my mum's brothers. 12 living in a 3 bedroom house often worse in some cases with both parents working no handouts from the government, they survived. I suppose it depends on what you spend the money on these days

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portslade seagull said:

Not sure you understand poverty. Try asking your grandparents how they managed without any help from the government unlike today. My dad used to go to the coal yard in kemptown picking up the strays dropped by the trains so they could keep warm as did my mum's brothers. 12 living in a 3 bedroom house often worse in some cases with both parents working no handouts from the government, they survived. I suppose it depends on what you spend the money on these days

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Thunder Bolt said:

You're lucky they survived. I never knew my paternal grandparents because one died of diptheria, and the other of pneumonia (no penicillin prewar)
Infant mortality was a lot higher, as my younger sister only lived an hour after she was born in 1950.
Yes, that was poverty, but don't tell me people survived it.

There is poverty now because of this dreadful Universal Credit, where the recipient gets absolutely nothing for 6 weeks. How do you live for 6 weeks if you have no savings? That's why people are having to use food banks.
Rents are going through the roof because of greed.

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lawros left foot said:

I think he understands poverty, far better than you.
Everyone who comes from a working class background,can give examples of how bad poverty was in the past,
But, we are the 6th richest country in the World, and yet we have a record number of working families having to use food banks.

Modern poverty.

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Thunder Bolt said:

You're lucky they survived. I never knew my paternal grandparents because one died of diptheria, and the other of pneumonia (no penicillin prewar)
Infant mortality was a lot higher, as my younger sister only lived an hour after she was born in 1950.
Yes, that was poverty, but don't tell me people survived it.

There is poverty now because of this dreadful Universal Credit, where the recipient gets absolutely nothing for 6 weeks. How do you live for 6 weeks if you have no savings? That's why people are having to use food banks.
Rents are going through the roof because of greed.

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portslade seagull said:

No comparison im afraid. Maybe using food coupons might help, instead of paying money in some circumstances

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portslade seagull said:

You really think poverty is worse now really ?. At least they have heating and an indoor toilet

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Ernest said:

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portslade seagull said:

Not sure you understand poverty. Try asking your grandparents how they managed without any help from the government unlike today. My dad used to go to the coal yard in kemptown picking up the strays dropped by the trains so they could keep warm as did my mum's brothers. 12 living in a 3 bedroom house often worse in some cases with both parents working no handouts from the government, they survived.

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portslade seagull said:

You really think poverty is worse now really ?. At least they have heating and an indoor toilet

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lawros left foot said:

I don’t think food banks hand out money, that’s real banks. Food banks hand out food.

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Raleigh Chopper said:

I would just like to leave this with all Tory voters on here, something to have a think about on the eve of your leaders address tomorrow.
Today, Surrey council axed 21 million pounds From their budget for children with special needs due to cuts in funding from Central Government.
Good night, sleep well.

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Raleigh Chopper said:

I would just like to leave this with all Tory voters on here, something to have a think about on the eve of your leaders address tomorrow.
Today, Surrey council axed 21 million pounds From their budget for children with special needs due to cuts in funding from Central Government.
Good night, sleep well.

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