theinsider Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/6354/1/Child-poverty-5245-at-risk/Page1.html I bet you'd struggle to find 22 per cent of children in inner wards who didn't have a mobile phone, access to subscription TV, fags and booze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 in that case i am at risk of poverty please give generously all denominations gratefully accepted please send all donations in a brown paper envelope to save the poster from poverty behind the cistern third toilet stall from the entrance warrington bus station PS i may be 51 but my mum is still alive so technically i am a child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifles Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Our child poverty must not be as bad as other countries, maybe thats why we give billions away each year instead of looking after our own backyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Nice one Rifles; and the Tories have said their going to increase it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 This is a bogus issue, poverty is relative!!! If 99% of the people have a mobile phone, 1% is poor. If 99% can afford 1 meal a day 1% is poverty stricken. Trust you, Obs, to bring some supposed Tory idea into the equation to muddy the waters. I will reiterate that I am not a supporter of ANY political party, but I dislike the way that people on here, and in the media, try to pigeonhole everybody. There are people of every political persuasion who wish nothing but good for the population of the country and, indeed the world. At the same time there are a lot of them who are only looking out for number one - human nature at its worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 It is not only financial poverty that can be the problem, it is poverty of aspiration, and maybe that is the worst poverty of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I think I?m with Asperity on this one. The report suggests developing an overarching child poverty strategy, carrying out a local needs assessment on children living in poverty in the borough, considering how integrated working might be expanded and exploring improvements and integrated working with adult services. Such words are completely meaningless and convey nothing to the average person. The only facts these so-called experts managed to come up with is the revelation that places like Lymm have less poverty than Bewsey. I?d love to know what criteria they use to determine poverty because from where I sit, I just don?t see it. For sure some kids are less privileged than others are but surly that doesn?t qualify them to be classed as living in poverty. I think this sort of report has more to do with politics than reality and just serves to feed the political animals with a meatless bone to fight over. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Been saying that for yonks Asp; poverty is a relative concept. But on the basis of relativity; if the rich get richer - the poor get poorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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