The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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According to Oxfam, just under one-in-four people in the UK live in poverty including one-in-three children — four million of them. But even though that is a high figure for such a ‘rich’ country, poor families are faced with daily discrimination.
Oxfam is famed for bringing the plight of those living in poverty in Third World countries to our attention, so when many people think of poverty they think of starving people in Africa.
Even those in the UK who are…
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