Save the Children urges action for poorest UK children

Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:13 pm » by **One-23**

I heard this earlier today on the radio and it made me sick and angry that this report highlights the obvious.
It's a no brainer that if you are poor you will suffer regardless of the state of the economy.

Rich get Richer and you all know the rest :hell:

I personally find it very patronizing.

Save the Children urges action for poorest UK children

The charity Save the Children, best known for helping some of the world's poorest families, has launched an appeal to help UK children.

The charity says the UK's poorest children are bearing the brunt of the recession, with some missing out on regular hot meals or new shoes.

The campaign urges the government to focus on benefits for low-paid families and ask employers to pay a living wage.

The government said it was committed to eradicating child poverty.

Read the rest here if you can bare it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19478083

Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:36 pm » by **Noentry**

When I read things like this, it boils my blood.
How can a country like England have child poverty?
This can only prove the system is wrong.
What else can it be?

Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:36 pm » by **Perronick**

Charles Dicken's good ole days are coming back, sort of.