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But who is living in 'poverty'. I perhaps accept a void on aspiration, opportunity and financial equity for some and I'll willingly stick the boot into politicians, bankers and footballers but poverty, really ??

But this was my point earlier and the connotations of the word poverty seems inappropriate and undermines its aim. I offered my own experience when I had the distribution of free food hampers foisted upon me, I was delivering to those that qualified rather than those that were in need or...

I suspect our poltics are different, but this is a serious question. Could you offer an example of a person in poverty in Britain 2014. Working/not working, any benefits to include housing, free health care, prescriptions, school dinners, dental, etc etc. I fully accept some are better off...

If your children were going hungry, then yes, but I suspect that they eat well, which really answers the original point.

Nibble, my point was the validity of the need for food banks and the million people that we are told to have used them. Poverty isnt the problem, its dysfunctionality and neglect, the most vulnerable children that my wife has to deal with are not necessarily financially poor and rarely...

There will always be recipients of free stuff if offered. I had an experience last year when my wifes office seemed full of free hampers and they were trying to work out how and who might be the worthy beneficiaries. A quick scroll down the free school lunches register seemed to offer some...