When it comes to alleviating poverty, the blows to the government’s plans seem to just keep coming. Last week saw the announcement of a rise in child poverty at a time when it was supposed to be falling rapidly http://www.ft.com/cms/s/272983e8-dd92-11db-8d42-000b5df10621.html . Separately, another report highlighted the low birth weight and higher infant mortality of the children born in disadvantaged households http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6496253.stm. Some in government are now very gloomy about achieving major reductions in the levels of child poverty, let alone eliminating it by 2020. The feeling is that there is no chance of raising significant revenue by further tax increases and that too few single parents are showing signs of wanting to enter the workforce. Any views or ideas? I’m sure Gordon is listening.
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