I have been to some really poor and deprived areas of the Philippines twice. Some of you will have seen Red Nose Day or Live 8 or similar and seen the conditions of the street kids and those who live on/near rubbish tips and the temporary shanty 'towns' with no running water, no electricity, TV etc and sometimes only the clothes they stand up in. I'm sure I'm not the only ones but this, to me, is the meaning of TRUE poverty. People in the UK simply don't understand the meaning of the word. I do NOT believe there is child poverty in the UK. Hardship, low incomes, those on the breadline, sure. Life is hard. I'm long term unemployed myself and living from day to day trying to get full time paid work and doing voluntary work in the meantime.
Sorry, didn't mean to go on so long but would love to hear people's views on this. Am I talking nonsense or do you agree with me that this is just politicians trying to get more votes or give the impression that they are doing something?
2006-09-04
11:01:38
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mancunian_nick
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