Posted September 16, 200717 yr The gap between rich and poor is at its widest for more than 60 years, new research has found. The study by academics from Sheffield University analysed 641 parliamentary constituencies from across the UK and concluded that some children in them are condemned to a life of poverty from birth. Dr Bethan Thomas, the co-author of the report said: “Britain is becoming increasingly segregated across all ages by class, education, occupation, home ownership, health status, disability and family type. People are left with no idea of how other people live.” What does it say about the Labour Party that the gap has widened while it has been in power? Whose fault is it: Tony Blair's, Gordon Brown's, that of the wealthy or of a work-shy underclass? What should we do to lessen social inequality? Does it in fact matter that British society is increasing divided into rich and poor? Is this is not an inevitable consequence of rising living standards enjoyed by more and more people? Should we not be doing more to boost education and law and order in Britain's more deprived areas instead of worrying about a "wealth gap"? Source: Sunday Telegraph
September 16, 200717 yr well, i dont think you can compare todays world with 60 years ago, we have so much more as part of our lives that the upper levels of wealth IS increasing whilst the lower end stays exactly there. im rich compared to my dad 40 years ago, but in reality is about the same. so theres more oportunity to earn more as theres more to buy, but poverty is poverty, work shy scroungers will always be at the bottom of the pile. it would worry me if no one could actually better themselves through hard work/study... if we were fixed in our positions, but we arnt.
September 16, 200717 yr No There is no such thing as poverty in this country, anyone who thinks there is should go and visit India or Bangladesh, even the poorest of families in this country seem to have Sky TV and widescreen tv's and so on so poverty to me does not exist there is simply varying degrees of wealth There is no reason why anyone of any colour or any background or any class can't set up a business if they have a good idea and work their butts off to be successful
September 16, 200717 yr No There is no such thing as poverty in this country, well thats true, but poverty here is relative..
September 18, 200717 yr There is no such thing as poverty in this country, anyone who thinks there is should go and visit India or Bangladesh, even the poorest of families in this country seem to have Sky TV and widescreen tv's and so on so poverty to me does not exist there is simply varying degrees of wealth 100% agreement. I'm sick of people who have six children in a small flat complaining that they want a house, when there's countries where twelve people share a tiny shack and still get up, smile and are grateful for what they have. There is no reason why anyone of any colour or any background or any class can't set up a business if they have a good idea and work their butts off to be successful I partly agree with this. In a newspaper they revealed that banks are much less likely to lend money to black people to help set up businesses, so they must rely on credit cards instead. Also Korean hair store owners are apparently shutting black hair product producers out of the black hair care market by refusing to sell their products in store, so their colour/class can affect their chances, but there are people e.g. Oprah who obviously had to work twice as hard to make it.
September 18, 200717 yr Who could care about any of this when they still haven't found Madeleine McCann yet??!
September 28, 200717 yr There is no such thing as poverty in this country, Are you serious no such thing as poverty?????? Tell that to a single mother who has three kids and earns minimum wage, who can barely afford to feed her kids let alone buy any of the things they need. Poverty is relative compared to third world countries but plenty kids here go hungry all the time, and it's not just 'dole scoungers' who this affects
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