Property News · January 27, 2022

UK poverty statistic is truly shocking | Brief letters


Breadline Britain | Get the parties charted | Pruning progress | Postal delaysWe have got used to reading of the shocking goings on in Downing Street day after day – with some degree of schadenfreude, I admit. But it was truly appalling to read that 22% of of the population were living in poverty even before the pandemic (Editorial, 24 January). In one of the richest countries in the world, that is over a fifth – more than one in five. Do those in power have no shame at all?Florence ChallandsLondon• I am beginning to lose track of all the parties that took place at Downing Street during lockdown. Perhaps it’s time to produce a handy Guardian wallchart?Nick RozanskiLondon Continue reading…

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