{"id":124363,"date":"2022-01-27T01:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-poverty-statistic-is-truly-shocking-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T02:10:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:10:27","slug":"uk-poverty-statistic-is-truly-shocking-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-poverty-statistic-is-truly-shocking-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"UK poverty statistic is truly shocking | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBreadline 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 \u2013 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 \u2013 more than one in five. Do those in power have no shame at all?Florence ChallandsLondon\u2022 I am beginning to lose track of all the parties that took place at Downing Street during lockdown. Perhaps it\u2019s time to produce a handy Guardian wallchart?Nick RozanskiLondon Continue reading…
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