The least wealthy 5%? Which would be around 3.5 million people, not 5.2 million kids.
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The least wealthy 5%? Which would be around 3.5 million people, not 5.2 million kids.
vegster
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Just what we need... Jezza and his £500BILLION of unfunded spending promises.
Do you prefer continuing austerity and further cuts to Education,Council services and the NHS ? Do you not understand or see that the country is going backwards ? When child poverty is set to increase yet again in the 5th biggest economy in the world do you not feel ashamed ?
ManOfSussex
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Absolutely. I can't stand 'Swing Low'. I'd never been to an England away game before Cardiff in 2013 but seriously, after seeing The Welsh compared to some of The England fans, who as you say, are not like me and you, I did genuinely feel more empathy with The Welsh fans that day. We shook hands with The Welsh around us at full time and said 'well done, have a good night mate' etc and I meant it, really meant it too. They love to beat England and all that, but they also know full well the particular type of English they're beating at Rugby.
This makes no sense. What if 50% of the population cannot afford to feed, clothe or house themselves? Would you only say the lower 10% of this group were in poverty? No, you wouldn’t.
Poverty is not just defined by wealth, or lack of it. Factors such as access to services, accomodation and information all play a part.
Fitzcarraldo
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Is that 'common sense'? Or an arbitrary number that you have chosen based on nothing?
Chief Whip Gavin Williamson has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary after Sir Michael Fallon's resignation.
Mr Williamson has been replaced as Chief Whip by his former deputy, Julian Smith.
Seem like a good solid appointments.
Mr Williamson has been replaced as Chief Whip by his former deputy, Julian Smith.
Seem like a good solid appointments.
The person who knew about all the scandals in the Tory Party and did nothing
How do you know what he did?
Similarly poverty shouldn't be defined as dysfunctionality or neglect.
In what sense?
As taken from dictionary.com, (not Oxford I know, but easily accessible) 'the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor.' Your point of 50% of the population being unable to feed or clothe themselves is simply a political smokescreen, it simply is not true as well you know.
Food, clothing, shelter, END.
He never claimed 50% of the population would be in poverty.
You typing it doesn't make it so. By your definition a family of five in a single hostel room with coats and a can of soup is not living in poverty. Patently ridicuous.
Is that a reasoned reposte, or a very poor attempt at a political point?