13-+poverty+in+Britain

Over the years, Britain has become more economically unbalanced. We are one of the richest countries in the world, and we are usually credited for our free healthcare and our cheap public services. But is that our government, or the fact that we lower classes couldn't afford it otherwise. In a society where a meal costs less than £1, people are either losing money, or we aren't being paid enough: statistics found at http://andrewkbrown.wordpress.com/2006/08/10/local-child-poverty-statistics-uk/ http://tutor2u.net/economics/content/topics/poverty/measuring_poverty.htm
 * Just about 1 in 6 children live in poverty in the UK.
 * almost 1 in 4 adults are being classed as underpaid, and 14% of those adults are living in poverty.
 * Across London they say there are 105 local wards where the percentage of children on benefits is at least //twice// the national average.